Wave Energy Potential, Behavior and Extraction
Abstract
Wave energy has a higher potential than most of the available ocean energy resources; however, it fluctuates dramatically depending on geographical and temporal baselines. The complexity of wave energy is only exacerbated by that fact that the cycle of creation, transport, and disappearance of wave energy is influenced by a wide variety of factors. This Special Issue of Energies explores the latest developments in wave energy potential, behavior, and extraction. This Special Issue introduces 1) thorough reviews on the status of wave energy development, 2) novel technologies to extract wave energy including wave energy converter design, and 3) latest methodologies applied in analyzing wave energy potentials.
Keywords
efficiency improvement; pontoon; hydrodynamic optimization; time domain; power take-off; hybrid system; short-crested waves; parks; eigen-function expansion; optimization; linear potential flow theory; capture width ratio; wave energy converter; potential flow theory; OpenFOAM; raft-type wave energy converter (WEC); survival; wave energy converter (WEC); power take-off (PTO); oscillating water column; multiple scattering; wind power; offshore oil platforms; wave power; wave energy converters (WEC); air chamber; arrays; Geographic Information Systems; wave energy converters; challenges; power fluctuations; frequency domain; tsunami; surrogate model; design; levelised cost of energy; Gulf of Mexico; extreme conditions; Mediterranean Sea; cost; wave diffraction; WaveWatch III; meta-model; wave energy; friction; station keeping; extreme waves; peak forces; power capture ability; point absorber; linear damping; multidirectional; mooringISBN
9783039283972, 9783039283965Publisher website
www.mdpi.com/booksPublication date and place
2020Classification
Research & information: general