Wave farm impact: The role of farm-to-coast distance

Renewable Energy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 375-385

  Iglesias, G ^a   Carballo, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Marine energy; Numerical model; Wave energy; Wave energy converter; WEC array

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUMERICAL MODELS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

IMPACT INDICATORS; LABORATORY TEST; MARINE ENERGY; NEAR-SHORE WAVES; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; WEC ARRAY;

WATER WAVES;

ARRAY; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 84898984451     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.059     Document Type: Article

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