Professor Simon Neill
Professor in Physical Oceanography
Aelodaeth
Contact info
Room: Room 212, Marine Centre Wales Phone: 01248 383938
Email: s.p.neill@bangor.ac.uk
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I am professor in physical oceanography, specializing in ocean renewable energy: characterizing the wave and tidal energy resource, understanding wave-tide interaction, optimizing grid integration of arrays of marine renewable energy devices, and quantifying the environmental impacts of extracting energy from the oceans. I am founder and course director of an MSc in Marine Renewable Energy, and committee member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), working on revising IEC Technical Specification 62600-201: Tidal Energy Resource Assessment and Characterization. I am a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier journal Renewable Energy, have written a textbook on marine energy "Fundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy: Generating Electricity from the Sea", and am lead sediment scientist at FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy). I also have other shelf sea research interests, including palaeoceanography, sediment dynamics, and simulating the dispersal of marine organisms and microplastics.
I currently lead a wide range of research projects at Bangor University, including:
- NERC – SE Asia Plastics. South East Asia MArine Plastics (SEAmap): Reduction, Control and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in the Philippines. Neill SP (PI), Hiddink JG, Robins PE, Lewis MJ, Skov MW, Dunn CP (School of Natural Sciences), Taboada E (University of San Carlos, Philippines); £708,034. 2020-2023.
- European Regional Development Fund. Smart Efficient Energy Centre (SEEC) (£7M) Simon Neill (PI), Iestyn Pierce & Graham Ormondroyd. 2019-2023.
Research Areas
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The role of Coriolis in sandbank formation due to a headland/island system.
Neill, S. P., 10 Medi 2008, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 79, 3, t. 419-428Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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An enhanced depth-averaged tidal model for morphological studies in the presence of rotary currents.
Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Ion 2007, Yn: Continental Shelf Research. 27, 1, t. 82-102Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Simulating storm waves in the Irish Sea
Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Meh 2007, Yn: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 160, 2, t. 57-64Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Changes in wave climate over the northwest European shelf seas during the last 12,000 years.
Neill, S. P., Scourse, J. D., Bigg, G. R. & Uehara, K., 17 Meh 2009, Yn: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 114, t. C06015Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Tidal energy leasing and tidal phasing
Neill, S. P., Hashemi, M. R. & Lewis, M. J., Ion 2016, Yn: Renewable Energy. 85, t. 580-587Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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In situ measurements of spring-neap variations to unsteady island wake development in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 1 Meh 2004, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 60, 2, t. 229-239Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Three-dimensional modelling of turbine wake interactions at a tidal stream energy site
Michelet, N., Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Thiebot, J., Guillou, S., Goward Brown, A. & Neill, S., 1 Chwef 2020, Yn: Applied Ocean Research. 95, 102009.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Sensitivity assessment of bathymetry and choice of tidal constituents on tidal stream energy resource characterisation in the Gulf of California, Mexico
Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Medi 2020, Yn: Applied Ocean Research.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Tidal-stream energy resource characterisation for the Gulf of California, México
Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Wells, N., Coles, D., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., 1 Awst 2018, Yn: Energy. 156, t. 481-491Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Tidal range energy resource assessment of the Gulf of California, Mexico
Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I. D., Angeloudis, A., Lewis, M. & Neill, S., Awst 2020, Yn: Renewable Energy. 155, t. 469-483Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Comparison of dense optical flow and PIV techniques for mapping surface current flow in tidal stream energy sites
McIlvenny, J., Williamson, B., Fairley, I., Lewis, M., Neill, S., Masters, I. & Reeve, D. E., Medi 2023, Yn: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering. 14, 3, t. 273-285 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Ocean Renewable Energy Test Centers
Marti, V., Culina, J. & Neill, S., 9 Medi 2021, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2nd gol.Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf
Marti, V., Neill, S. & Angeloudis, A., 1 Meh 2023, Yn: Renewable Energy. 209, t. 85-96Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Modelling of SAR signatures of bathymetric features in the Bristol Channel using a coupled wave-current model
Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Ion 2005, t. 611-618.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
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The benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.
Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 23 Ion 2006.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
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The benefits of combining coupled wave-current models with SAR observations for the interpretation of ocean-surface currents.
Macklin, T., Wolf, J., Wakelin, S., Gommenginger, C., Ferrier, G., Elliott, A. J. & Neill, S. P., 1 Ion 2006.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
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Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites
Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Rhag 2017, Yn: Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, t. 258-272Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy
Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Maw 2017, Yn: Energy. 122, t. 25-36Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource
Lewis, M., O'Hara Murray, R., Fredriksson, S., Maskell, J., de Fockert, A., Neill, S. & Robins, P., 1 Meh 2021, Yn: Renewable Energy. 170, t. 1308-1323Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Wave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height
Lewis, M. J., Palmer, T., Hashemi, R., Robins, P., Saulter, A., Brown, J., Lewis, H. & Neill, S., Maw 2019, Yn: Ocean Dynamics. 69, 3, t. 367-384Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply
Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C., Todeschini, G., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Allmark, M., Stallard, T., Neill, S., Goward Brown, A. & Robins, P., 15 Medi 2019, Yn: Energy. 183, t. 1061-1074Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Inter-annual variability of two contrasting offshore sand banks in a region of extreme tidal range
Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Elliott, A. J., 10 Rhag 2014, Yn: Journal of Coastal Research. 31, 2, t. 265-275Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Realistic wave conditions and their influence on quantifying the tidal stream energy resource
Lewis, M. J., Neill, S. P. & Hashemi, M. R., 8 Hyd 2014, Yn: Applied Energy. 136, t. 495-508Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays
Lewis, M., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Ebr 2015, Yn: Energy. 83, t. 403-415Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Identification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish
Lee, P. L., Dawson, M. N., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Houghton, J. D., Doyle, T. K. & Hays, G. C., 1 Maw 2013, Yn: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10, 80, t. 20120920Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid