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Analyzing the Near-Field Effects and the Power Production of an Array of Heaving Cylindrical WECs and OSWECs Using a Coupled Hydrodynamic-PTO Model

Energies, 2018
The Power Take-Off (PTO) system is the key component of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) that distinguishes it from a simple floating body because the uptake of the energy by the PTO system modifies the wave field surrounding the WEC.
Philip Balitsky, Nicolas Quartier, Gael Verao Fernandez, Vasiliki Stratigaki, Peter Troch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-Effective Optimization of an Array of Wave Energy Converters in Front of a Vertical Seawall

Energies, 2023
The present paper focuses on investigating the cost-effective configuration of an array of wave energy converters (WECs) composed of vertical cylinders situated in front of a vertical seawall in irregular waves.
Senthil Kumar Natarajan, Il Hyoung Cho
doaj   +1 more source

Numerical Investigation of Multi-body Wave Energy Converters’ Configuration

한국해양공학회지, 2022
We investigate the performance of multi-body wave energy converters (WECs). This investigation considers multiple scattering of water waves by the buoys of a WEC under the generalized mode approach.
Kyeonguk Heo, Yoon-Rak Choi
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Time and Frequency Domain Wave Forcing on the Power Estimation of a Wave Energy Converter Array

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020
Industry-specific tools for analyzing and optimizing the design of wave energy converters (WECs) and associated power systems are essential to advancing marine renewable energy. This study aims to quantify the influence of phase information on the device
Fadia Ticona Rollano, Thanh Toan Tran, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Gabriel García-Medina, Zhaoqing Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wave basin testing of hydrodynamic interactions in centralized controlled wave energy converter arrays for irregular short- and long-crested waves

Applied Ocean Research
To increase the total installed capacity, multiple wave energy converters (WECs) will be installed in an array configuration. Within these WEC arrays, hydrodynamic interactions occur and the sea state is modified accordingly. These WECs are equipped with
Timothy Vervaet, Laurens Cromheeke, Nicolas Quartier, Maximilian Streicher, Vasiliki Stratigaki, Peter Troch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a novel multi-level hybrid methodology for a new concept of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) [PDF]

, 2022
Successful WEC design and development needs massive experimental and in-field studies to cover different aspects of hydro-servo-elastic-geo interaction.
103344, Saeidtehrani, Saghy
core   +1 more source

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Felix Orole, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Romanus Osabohien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Management Control Practices Do Electric Utilities Rely on When It Comes to Fostering the Social Pillar of Sustainability? A Comparative Analysis of the European Union and the United States

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electric utilities are expected to implement measures to improve their performance in all three dimensions of sustainable development—environmental, social, and economic. While several studies have investigated the environmental dimension, measures related to the social pillar have hardly been researched to date.
Shekerta Aliu, Albert Anton Traxler, Dorothea Greiling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Energies, 2018
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.
Christopher Stokes, Daniel C. Conley
doaj   +1 more source

Geometrical Framework for Hydrodynamics and Control of Wave Energy Converters

PRX Energy, 2023
This article presents a simple geometrical approach to visualize the hydrodynamic properties of wave energy converters (WECs), in terms of wave reflection, transmission, and absorption, and how those properties are governed by the WEC control parameters.
Alexis Mérigaud, Benjamin Thiria, Ramiro Godoy-Diana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source