Assessment of the performances of various wave energy converters along the European continental coasts

Rusu, Liliana; Onea, Florin

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.099

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“…The performance of a WEC is often evaluated in terms of yearly mean values of power output, energy production or as the ratio between energy production and the rated power of the WEC, the so called: capacity factor [38]. Following the latter methodology, many studies [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] compared the performances of different devices in the same site of interest.…”

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“…The performance of Wave Dragon, Pontoon, OE, Wave Star, AWS, Wave Bob, Pelamis, Oceantec, Ceto, and AquaBuoy were tested by Rusu. and Onea [44] on the European continental coast and by Rusu and Onea [45] on the European coasts. The Sea Power and the SeabasedAB devices were also analyzed on the European coasts by Rusu and Onea [45].…”

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Wave Energy Assessment and Performance Estimation of State of the Art Wave Energy Converters in Italian Hotspots

Vannucchi

Cappietti

2016

Sustainability

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This paper presents an assessment of offshore wave energy potential at the scale of the whole Mediterranean Sea. The offshore wave data were propagated, by means of numerical modeling, toward four Italian coastal areas, namely stretches of coast of Tuscany, Liguria, Sardinia and Sicily. For each area, the wave power and the monthly, seasonal and annual variability at water depths of 50 m and 15 m were analyzed and hotspots were located. The results show strong variability of the wave energy potential from point to point of the same area thus highlighting the need for spatially detailed analysis. The higher values of wave energy potential are located in the hotspots of Sardinia and Sicily, at 11.4 kW/m and 9.1 kW/m, respectively. The Tuscany and the Liguria hotspots are characterized, respectively, by 4.7 kW/m and 2.0 kW/m. In order to point out which state of the art WEC is best suited for the Italian areas, the performances of six different state of the art Wave Energy Converters (WECs) were evaluated. Finally, a comparison of the performances of each WEC in the selected Italian sites and in some European (EU) oceanic sites was conducted. The energy potential in the most energetic EU oceanic site, among those here investigated, is up to 38-times greater than the potentials in the studied Italian areas but the power output, of the best WEC technology, is no more than nine times greater.

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Section: Performance Assessment Of Wav Energy Convertersmentioning

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Wave Energy Assessment and Performance Estimation of State of the Art Wave Energy Converters in Italian Hotspots

Vannucchi

Cappietti

2016

Sustainability

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“…Wave energy technologies and the necessary power-equipment are analyzed by López et al [22], Rusu and Onea assessed the performances of various WECs along the European continental coasts [23] and recently, Di Fresco and Traverso analyzed the simulation and test of the Seaspoon WEC [24]. Besides the developments in technology and implementations, allocation of the wave energy converters have recently risen as an important issue.…”

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Wave Energy Potential Assessment for Riva and Foça, Turkey

Sulukan¹

2018

Journal of Polytechnic

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Bu makaleye şu şekilde atıfta bulunabilirsiniz (To cite to this article): Sulukan E., "Wave energy potential assessment for Riva and Foça, Turkey", Politeknik Dergisi, 21(1): 129-135, (2018). Politeknik Dergisi, 2018;21(1):129-135 Journal of Polytechnic, 2018;21(1):129-135 Riva ve Foça, Türkiye için Dalga Enerji Potansiyeli Değerlendirmesi ÖZİnsanoğlu alternatif enerji arz seçenekleri arayagelmektedir. Bu arayış her zaman büyük bir mücadele olmuştur. Yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları, doğaya en uyumlu olası seçenekleri, zararlı bir yayılım veya emisyon olmadan sunar. Türkiye, gelişmekte olan bir ülke ve Avrupa Birliği üyeliğine oldukça deneyimli bir aday olarak, yerli enerji potansiyellerini değerlendirerek ilgili enerji politikaları belirlemektedir. Bununla birlikte, bugüne kadar denizlerden enerji kullanımı için resmi bir hedef belirlenmemiştir. Dalga enerjisi Türkiye'nin enerji karışımına katkıda bulunabilecek alternatiflerden biri olabilir. Dalga enerji çevrim teknolojileri olgunlaşarak enerji piyasalarına nüfuz ederken, bu katkı ülkenin fosil yakıt ithalat oranlarını da olumlu yönde etkiler. Bu düşünceyle, Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Seyir, Hidrografi ve Oşinografi Dairesinden alınan ve elde edilen verilere dayanılarak, Riva ve Foça olmak üzere iki konum için dalga enerjisi potansiyeli hesaplanmıştır. Ölçüm sahalarının açık deniz veya okyanus kıyılarında değil, iç sahillerde olması sebebiyle nispeten düşük dalga enerji seviyesi sonuçları elde edilmiştir. Bu sonuçların bu alanda çalışacak mühendislerin bu dalga karakteristikleri için en uygun tasarımlara ulaşmalarına yardımcı olması umulmaktadır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Dalga enerjisi, dalga enerjisi potansiyeli, belirgin dalga yüksekliği, dalga periyodu.

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“…In particular, countries with suitable coastlines are able to exploit wave energy that is associated with the motion of the water surface, produced by wind currents blowing across the sea. Such a form of energy is not uniformly distributed throughout the world [3][4][5][6] and being generally weak in enclosed seas, is therefore scarcely used for energy exploitation. In particular, the wave energy availability in the Mediterranean Sea, in terms of mean annual wave power, gives values in a range of 2-12 kW/m [7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Wave Energy Exploitation System Integrated in the Coastal Structure of a Mediterranean Port

2016

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A feasibility study for installing Wave Energy Converters (WECs) in a Mediterranean port is presented here. The final aim is to evaluate the possibility of building a green touristic infrastructure in a site having ordinary wave energy. In particular, the site of interest is Giardini Naxos, which is located in the northern Ionian coast of the island of Sicily (Italy). A preliminary estimation of the available energy has been carried out. The chosen type of WEC device is the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) system, which is found here to allow for good integration with the vertical breakwater needed for the extension of the existing port. Its feasibility is evaluated from the structural and economic point of view. Towards this aim, the system is tested in the laboratory for estimating the reflection coefficients and the pressures on the structure, which allow us to carry out the optimization of the OWC breakwater. Furthermore, the air turbine noise is estimated and an attenuation chamber is designed to reduce such noise to within acceptable levels. The economic feasibility study allows for an evaluation of the recuperation period of the investment, which is slightly less than the service life of the WEC device.

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Assessment of the performances of various wave energy converters along the European continental coasts

Cited by 96 publications

References 32 publications

Wave Energy Assessment and Performance Estimation of State of the Art Wave Energy Converters in Italian Hotspots

Wave Energy Assessment and Performance Estimation of State of the Art Wave Energy Converters in Italian Hotspots

Wave Energy Potential Assessment for Riva and Foça, Turkey

Wave Energy Exploitation System Integrated in the Coastal Structure of a Mediterranean Port

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