Nearshore wave energy resource characterization along the East Coast of the United States
| Autor: | Vincent S. Neary, Ruoying He, Seongho Ahn, Mohammad Nabi Allahdadi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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East coast
Resource (biology) 060102 archaeology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 020209 energy 06 humanities and the arts 02 engineering and technology Energy planning Physics::Geophysics Climatology 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Range (statistics) Hindcast Energy transformation Environmental science 0601 history and archaeology Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Energy (signal processing) Wave power |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Energy. 172:1212-1224 |
| ISSN: | 0960-1481 |
| Popis: | A feasibility level nearshore wave energy resource characterization is conducted for the East Coast of the United States using a 32-year (1979–2010) hindcast from a high-resolution unstructured-grid Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) model with a spatial resolution of 200 m along the coastline. Wave energy resource attributes including wave energy potentials, seasonal variability, frequency and directional spreading, and extreme sea states are characterized using a broad range of resource parameters from which opportunities, risks, and constraints for wave energy conversion (WEC) projects are assessed. Cross-shore and alongshore variations of these parameters due to varying wave energy climate and coastline orientation relative to the dominant wave systems are examined. The present study also introduces a zero-crossing method for delineating wave energy climate regions based on a broad range of resource attributes beyond just wave power. Applying this method, eight nearshore wave energy climate regions are delineated for the East Coast; each region with a unique set of resource attributes to inform regional energy planning, WEC project development, conceptual WEC design, and the operation and maintenance of WEC projects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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