Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21278/brod73104
EVALUATION OF VARIOUS WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS IN THE BAY OF CÁDIZ
María José Legaz
; Department of Sciences and Techniques of Navigation and Naval Construction, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
Carlos Guedes Soares
; Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract
The Andalusian Agency of Energy has identified three areas of major interest for harnessing wave energy, in their plan of “Marine Energy and Energy Resources of Andalusia”. One of these areas is located on the Atlantic coast, the bay of Cádiz. Considering this initial interest, the objective of this work is to carry out an evaluation of the performance provided by various technologies of wave energy conversion in the bay of Cádiz. The data for the wave climate in the target area are obtained from the Spanish Agency Puertos del Estado. Diagrams for bivariate distributions of the sea states occurrences, defined by the significant wave height and the energy period, are shown. On this basis, the output of nine different technologies for the conversion of wave energy is assessed in the reference locations in the bay of Cádiz. According to the results obtained, it can be said that the bay of Cádiz is a suitable place for wave energy extraction.
Keywords
Bay of Cádiz; wave energy; WEC
Hrčak ID:
272212
URI
Publication date:
1.1.2022.
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