Wave energy resources in sheltered sea areas: A case study of the Baltic Sea

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2164-2170

  Bernhoff, Hans ^a   Sjöstedt, Elisabeth ^a   Leijon, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Point absorber; Renewable energy; Transmission system; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENGINEERING; MARINE POWER PLANTS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

POINT ABSORBERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

WATER WAVES;

MARINE ENGINEERING; MARINE POWER PLANTS; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

ENERGY RESOURCE; LATITUDE; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEA STATE; SHELTER; WAVE ENERGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH SEA;

EID: 33746488852     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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