Coastal impact assessment of a generic wave farm operating in the Romanian nearshore

Zanopol, A.T.; Onea, Florin; Rusu, Eugen

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2014.05.093

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“…Most of these studies indicate that the western part of the sea is more energetic in terms of the wave power potential, which may reach an average value of 7 kW/m, compared to the eastern sector where the energy level is two times lower [23,24]. According to the in situ measurements coming from the Gloria drilling platform (located in the northwest of the sea), the wave conditions are defined by average values located in the range of 1.3-1.6 m, while extreme waves of 8.6 m may occur during the winter [25]. Although the wave conditions from the Black Sea have been intensively studied, most previous research has focused on the calibration of various numerical models or for renewable studies, which may be considered a drawback from a meteorological point of view since the long-term variability of the local resources is not fully understood.…”

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A Long-Term Assessment of the Black Sea Wave Climate

Onea

Rusu

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:In the present work the Black Sea wave climate is assessed using a total of 38 years of data . As a first step, the long-term variations of the main wave parameters were evaluated using data provided by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Based on these values, the nearshore and offshore conditions from the Black Sea were evaluated. Moreover, the Sea of Azov was also targeted in this study, since in some cases the conditions are comparable with those of the Black Sea. Going up to the present day, the regional wave climate was assessed through satellite measurements provided by the AVISO project, at the same time indicating the differences between these data and the ECMWF reanalysis dataset. In general, the conditions reported in the northwestern sector of the Black Sea seem to be more energetic, indicating more frequently the presence of rough conditions. Finally, it can be concluded that the results presented in the present study cover a broad range of applications in climatological studies and other types of research related to coastal protection.

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A Long-Term Assessment of the Black Sea Wave Climate

Onea

Rusu

2017

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“…Instead, scaled physical models and numerical models have been used far more extensively to determine the likely near-field (close to WEC) and far-field (close to shore) effects, respectively, of offshore wave farms. Numerical modelling of such coastal effects has been undertaken for case studies in England [6][7][8][9][10][11][12], Scotland [13], Spain [14][15][16], Portugal [17][18][19], Mexico [15], Romania [20][21][22], and the United States [23,24], as well as for generalised cases with idealised bathymetry [25][26][27].…”

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Modelling Offshore Wave farms for Coastal Process Impact Assessment: Waves, Beach Morphology, and Water Users

Stokes

Conley

2018

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The emerging global wave energy industry has the potential to contribute to the world's energy needs, but careful consideration of potential impacts to coastal processes in the form of an impact assessment is required for each new wave energy site. Methods for conducting a coastal processes impact assessment for wave energy arrays vary considerably in the scientific literature, particularly with respect to characterising the energy absorption of a wave energy converter (WEC) array in a wave model. In this paper, modelling methods used in the scientific literature to study wave farm impacts on coastal processes are reviewed, with the aim of determining modelling guidance for impact assessments. Effects on wave climate, beach morphology, and the surfing resource for coastal water users are considered. A novel parameterisation for the WEC array transmission coefficient is presented that, for the first time, uses the permitted power rating of the wave farm, which is usually well defined at the impact assessment stage, to estimate the maximum likely absorption of a permitted WEC array. A coastal processes impact assessment case study from a wave farm in south-west Ireland is used to illustrate the application of the reviewed methods, and demonstrates that using the new 'rated power transmission coefficient' rather than a WEC-derived transmission coefficient or complete energy absorption scenario can make the difference between significant and non-significant levels of coastal impacts being predicted.

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“…Economically speaking, the marine areas have a significant role in the global financial mechanism. Besides the renewable energy extraction from waves [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], these areas are very competitive also as regards gross and passenger transportation.…”

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An Evaluation of the Wind and Wave Dynamics along the European Coasts

Ganea

Mereuţă

Rusu

2019

JMSE

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The objective of this work is to analyze the wind and wave conditions along the coasts of the European seas. The emphasis is put on the mean and maximum values. The areas studied are characterized by intense maritime activities, including traffic, as well as various harbor and offshore operations. In the present study, 35 years of data coming from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) were processed, corresponding to 40 different geographical locations. Thus, these 40 reference points are defined for some of the most relevant offshore locations in the coastal environments targeted. As regards the data considered in the analysis, two different sets were used. The first corresponds to the wave model, while the second to the atmospheric model, both operated by ECMWF. Finally, it can be concluded that the proposed work provides a global perspective related to the average and maximum wind and wave conditions and to a further extent on the climate dynamics along the coasts of the European seas.

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Coastal impact assessment of a generic wave farm operating in the Romanian nearshore

Cited by 40 publications

References 27 publications

A Long-Term Assessment of the Black Sea Wave Climate

A Long-Term Assessment of the Black Sea Wave Climate

Modelling Offshore Wave farms for Coastal Process Impact Assessment: Waves, Beach Morphology, and Water Users

An Evaluation of the Wind and Wave Dynamics along the European Coasts

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