[HTML][HTML] Wave energy resource assessment for exploitation—a review

N Guillou, G Lavidas, G Chapalain - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Over recent decades, the exploitation of wave energy resources has sparked a wide range
of technologies dedicated to capturing the available power with maximum efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Wave exploitability index and wave resource classification

A Martinez, G Iglesias - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The selection of areas for wave energy development requires a thorough characterisation of
the resource. For all its importance, wave power should not be the only criterion, and overly …

[HTML][HTML] Shifting wave energy perceptions: The case for wave energy converter (WEC) feasibility at milder resources

G Lavidas, K Blok - Renewable Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Wave energy can provide significant benefits as renewables acquire more share in
electricity production. So far, focus for the development of wave energy is given to areas with …

Annual and seasonal variabilities in the performances of wave energy converters

N Guillou, G Chapalain - Energy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Locations of wave energy converters (WECs) are, most of the time, determined in areas with
the highest density of mean wave power while ignoring the temporal variabilities of the …

A decision-making process for wave energy converter and location pairing

O Choupin, FP Andutta, A Etemad-Shahidi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Global awareness concerning clean energy is increasing worldwide. Wave energy
converters harvest energy from waves and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This …

[HTML][HTML] Selection index for Wave Energy Deployments (SIWED): A near-deterministic index for wave energy converters

G Lavidas - Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel index that accounts for the interactions of wave climate and
wave energy converters, offering an unbiased approach that considers climate variability …

[HTML][HTML] The ECHOWAVE Hindcast: A 30-years high resolution database for wave energy applications in North Atlantic European waters

M Alday, G Lavidas - Renewable Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The ECHOWAVE hindcast is an open source dataset specially developed for wave climate
and energy applications within European Atlantic waters. It provides high resolution (∼ 2. 3 …

Maybe less is more: Considering capacity factor, saturation, variability, and filtering effects of wave energy devices

RG Coe, S Ahn, VS Neary, PH Kobos, G Bacelli - Applied Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
While a great deal of research has been performed to quantify and characterize the wave
energy resource, there are still open questions about how a wave energy developer should …

Wave energy status in Asia

D Khojasteh, SM Mousavi, W Glamore, G Iglesias - Ocean Engineering, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Climate change can bring about destructive effects (eg, rising temperatures, heavy rains and
droughts) to countries worldwide, severely influencing future growth and degrading the …

An assessment of the wind and wave power potential in the island environment

E Rusu, F Onea - Energy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The objective of the present work is to provide a comprehensive picture of the benefits
coming from a wind and wave project that would operate near the largest and the most …