Further analysis of change in nearshore wave climate due to an offshore wave farm: An enhanced case study for the Wave Hub site

Renewable Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-64

  Smith, Helen C M ^a   Pearce, Charles ^a   Millar, Dean L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Nearshore impact; SWAN wave model; Wave energy; Wave farm; Wave modelling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY EXTRACTION; FARM SITES; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; MODEL DOMAINS; NEAR-SHORE WAVES; NEARSHORES; NUMERICAL WAVE MODELS; OFFSHORE WAVES; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SEA STATE; SOURCE CODES; SPECTRAL MODELS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SWAN WAVE MODEL; WAVE CLIMATES; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE ENERGY DEVICES; WAVE MODELLING; WAVE SPECTRA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; CODES (SYMBOLS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY FLUX; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PREDICTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEA STATE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE FIELD; WAVE MODELING; WAVE POWER; WAVE SPECTRUM; WIND FARM;

EID: 80755156247     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Millar D.L., Smith H.C.M., Reeve D.E. Modelling analysis of the sensitivity of shoreline change to a wave farm. Ocean Engineering 2007, 34:884-901.
2. Pelamis Wave Power, Pelamis P-750 wave energy converter. [Online]. Available at: [accessed 21.9.10]. http://www.pelamiswave.com/our-technology/pelamis-wec.
3. Ocean Power Technologies, P150 PowerBuoy. [Online]. Available at: [accessed 21.9.10]. http://www.oceanpowertechnologies.com/pb150.htm.
4. Aquamarine Power, Oyster wave power technology. [Online]. Available at: [accessed 21.9.10]. http://www.aquamarinepower.com/technologies/.
5. Simas T.C., Moura A.C., Patricio S., Batty R. Review and discussion of common environmental legislation for ocean energy schemes, Proc. 8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2009.
6. South West of England Regional Development Agency, Wave hub environmental Statement. [Online]. Available at: [accessed 4.8.10]. http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/working_for_the_region/areas/cornwall__the_isles_of_scilly/wave_hub/documents1.aspx.
7. Le Crom I., Brito-Melo A., Sarmento A. Maritime Portugese pilot zone for wave energy conversion: modelling analysis of the impact on surfing conditions, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Ocean Energy 2008.
8. Venugopal V., Smith G.H. Wave climate investigation for an array of wave power devices, Proc. 7th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2007.
9. Palha A., Mendes L., Juana Fortes C., Brito-Melo A., Sarmento A. The impact of wave energy farms in the shoreline wave climate: Portugese pilot zone case study using Pelamis energy wave devices. Renewable Energy 2010, 35:62-77.
10. Guedes Soares C., Nolasco M.C. Spectral modelling of sea states with multiple wave systems. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 1992, 114:278-284.
11. Barrett S., Ashton I., Lewis T., Smith G. Spatial and spectral variation of seaways, Proc. 8th European wave and Tidal energy Conference 2009.
12. Alexandre A., Stallard T., Stansby P.K. Transformation of wave spectra across a line of wave energy devices, Proc. 8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2009.
13. Beels C., Troch P., De Visch K., Kofoed J.P., De Backer G. Application of the time-dependent mild-slope equations for the simulation of wake effects in the lee of a farm of Wave Dragon wave energy converters. Renewable Energy 2010, 35:1644-1661.
14. Beels C., Troch P., De Backer G., Vantorre M., De Rouck J. Numerical implementation and sensitivity analysis of a wave energy converter in a time-dependent mild-slope equation model. Coastal Engineering 2010, 57:471-492.
15. Smith H.C.M., Millar D.L., Reeve D.E. Generalisation of wave farm impact assessment on inshore wave climate, Proc. 7th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2007.
16. Tucker M.J., Pitt E.G. Waves in ocean engineering 2001, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford.
17. Rodriguez G., Guedes Soares C. A criterion for the automatic identification of multimodal sea wave spectra. Applied Ocean Research 1999, 21:329-333.
18. Guedes Soares C. Representation of double peaked sea wave spectra. Ocean Engineering 1984, 11(2):185-207.
19. M.K. Ochi, E.N. Hubble, Six-parameter wave spectra, Proc. 15th Coastal Engineering Conference, vol. 1, Honolulu; 1976. p. 301-328.
20. Booij N., Ris R.C., Holthuijsen L.H. A third-generation wave model for coastal regions. 1. Model description and validation. Journal of Geophysical Research 1999, 104(C4):7649-7666.
21. Falnes J. Ocean waves and oscillating systems 2002, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
22. Smith G.H., Venugopal V., Fasham J. Wave spectral bandwidth as a measure of available wave power, Proc. 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 2006.
23. Rusu L., Pilar P., Guedes Soares C. Hindcast of the wave conditions along the west Iberian coast. Coastal Engineering 2008, 55:906-919.
24. Hasselmann K. On the spectral dissipation of ocean waves due to whitecapping. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 1974, 6:107-127.
25. Wamdi The WAM model - a third generation ocean wave prediction model. Journal of Physical Oceanography 1988, 18(12):2330-2344.
26. Hasselmann K., Barnett T.P., Bouws E., Carlson H., Cartwright D.E., Enke K., et al. Measurementd of wind-wave growth and swell decay during the Joint North Sea Wave Project. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift 1973, A8(12):1-95.