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The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea [PDF]

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2013
The present work describes a study related to the influence on the shoreline dynamics of a wave farm consisting of Wave Dragon devices operating in the western side of the Black Sea.
Sorin Diaconu, Eugen Rusu
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Experimental Update of the Overtopping Model Used for the Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converter [PDF]

open access: yesEnergies, 2013
An overtopping model specifically suited for Wave Dragon is needed in order to improve the reliability of its performance estimates. The model shall be comprehensive of all relevant physical processes that affect overtopping and flexible to adapt to any ...
Erik Friis-Madsen   +2 more
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Combining Sentinel-2 and diverse environmental data largely improved aboveground biomass estimation in China’s boreal forests [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Accurately mapping aboveground biomass (AGB) in China’s boreal forests is crucial for assessing global carbon stock and formulating forest management strategies but remains challenging as the environmental heterogeneity complicates AGB estimation.
Pan Liu   +7 more
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Wave Farms Impact on the Coastal Processes—A Case Study Area in the Portuguese Nearshore

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
The aim of the present work is to identify the expected nearshore and offshore impact of a marine energy farm that would be implemented in the coastal environment of Portugal.
Florin Onea   +3 more
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The Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wave Energy Farms in the North of Spain

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
A technique to analyse the economic viability of offshore farms composed of wave energy converters is proposed. Firstly, the inputs, whose value will be considered afterwards in the economic step, was calculated using geographic information software ...
Laura Castro-Santos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysing the Possibility of Extracting Energy from Ocean Waves in Cabo-Verde to Produce Clean Electricity - Case-Study: the Leeward Islands

open access: yesInternational Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2019
This work analyses the possibility of extracting energy from the ocean waves around the Leeward Islands of Cabo-Verde. This study was based on 31 years of wave and wind data, obtained through the SOWFIA - Streamlining of Ocean Wave Farm Impact Assessment,
Wilson Madaleno Leger Monteiro   +1 more
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Wave Power Variation near the Romanian Coastal Waters [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2019
In the present work, the relationship between Romanian wave power and the distance to the shoreline is evaluated, by taking also into account the performances of some wave energy converters.
Onea Florin, Rusu Liliana
doaj   +1 more source

Nearshore Wave Energy Resource Assessment for Off-Grid Islands: A Case Study in Cuyo Island, Palawan, Philippines

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Electrifying off-grid and isolated islands in the Philippines remains one of the challenges that hinders community development, and one of the solutions seen to ensure energy security, energy access and promote a low-carbon future is the use of renewable
Jonathan C. Pacaldo   +2 more
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Theoretical design for ascertaining sustainability of energy systems with special reference to the competing renewable energy schemes

open access: yesResources, Environment and Sustainability, 2022
A single criterion assessment tool for gradation of the competing energy devices, was considered important for advancing R&D for improving upon their performance efficiency, particularly for the renewable energy systems.
Subhashish Banerjee
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Prediction of Wave Energy Transformation Capability in Isolated Islands by Using the Monte Carlo Method

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
In this work, a mathematical computer simulation model is used to predict the possible energy generated from different Waves Energy Converters (WECs) in the Canary Islands.
Deivis Avila   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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