Hydrodynamic modelling of marine renewable energy devices: A state of the art review
This paper reviews key issues in the physical and numerical modelling of marine renewable
energy systems, including wave energy devices, current turbines, and offshore wind …
energy systems, including wave energy devices, current turbines, and offshore wind …
Numerical benchmarking study of a selection of wave energy converters
The aim of this study is to estimate the mean annual power absorption of a selection of eight
Wave Energy Converters (WECs) with different working principles. Based on these …
Wave Energy Converters (WECs) with different working principles. Based on these …
[BOOK][B] Ocean wave energy conversion: resource, technologies and performance
A Babarit - 2017 - books.google.com
The waves that animate the surface of the oceans represent a deposit of renewable energy
that for the most part is still unexploited today. This is not for lack of effort, as for more than …
that for the most part is still unexploited today. This is not for lack of effort, as for more than …
Characterizing the wave energy resource of the US Pacific Northwest
P Lenee-Bluhm, R Paasch, HT Özkan-Haller - Renewable Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The substantial wave energy resource of the US Pacific Northwest (ie off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon and N. California) is assessed and characterized. Archived spectral …
Washington, Oregon and N. California) is assessed and characterized. Archived spectral …
A methodology to determine the power performance of wave energy converters at a particular coastal location
R Carballo, G Iglesias - Energy Conversion and Management, 2012 - Elsevier
The assessment of the power performance of a wave energy converter (WEC) at a given site
involves two tasks:(i) the characterisation of the wave resource at the site in question, and (ii) …
involves two tasks:(i) the characterisation of the wave resource at the site in question, and (ii) …
Wave resource assessment along the Cornish coast (UK) from a 23-year hindcast dataset validated against buoy measurements
Long-term knowledge of the wave climate of a potential wave energy site is essential for
project planning and design, not only for an understanding of the resource variability, but …
project planning and design, not only for an understanding of the resource variability, but …
Wave groupiness and spectral bandwidth as relevant parameters for the performance assessment of wave energy converters
JB Saulnier, A Clément, AFO Falcão, T Pontes… - Ocean …, 2011 - Elsevier
To date the estimation of long-term wave energy production at a given deployment site has
commonly been limited to a consideration of the significant wave height Hs and mean …
commonly been limited to a consideration of the significant wave height Hs and mean …
Finding gaps on power production assessment on WECs: Wave definition analysis
This paper presents a study of several factors that affect the long-term performance of Wave
energy Converters (WECs) based on the methodology presented in de Andres et al.(2013) …
energy Converters (WECs) based on the methodology presented in de Andres et al.(2013) …
Resource assessment parameterization impact on wave energy converter power production and mooring loads
Assessing and quantifying a wave energy resource is difficult and complex. Parameterizing
the spectral wave information, the distribution of winds and current directions and …
the spectral wave information, the distribution of winds and current directions and …
[PDF][PDF] Wave energy resource analysis for use in wave energy conversion
J Pastor, Y Liu - J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng, 2015 - hpc.msstate.edu
In order to correctly predict and evaluate the response of wave energy converters (WECs),
an accurate representation of wave climate resource is crucial. This paper gives an overview …
an accurate representation of wave climate resource is crucial. This paper gives an overview …