TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of wave energy farms in the shoreline wave climate
T2 - Portuguese pilot zone case study using Pelamis energy wave devices
AU - Palha, Artur
AU - Mendes, Lourenço
AU - Fortes, Conceição Juana
AU - Brito-Melo, Ana
AU - Sarmento, António
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper describes the study of the impact of energy absorption by wave farms on the nearshore wave climate and, in special, the influence of the incident wave conditions and the number and position of the wave farms, on the nearshore wave characteristics is studied and discussed. The study was applied to the maritime zone at the West coast off Portugal, namely in front of São Pedro de Moel, where it is foreseen the deployment of offshore wave energy prototypes and farms between the 30 m and 90 m bathymetric lines, with an area of 320 Km2. In this study the REFDIF model was adapted in order to model the energy extraction by wave farms. Three different sinusoidal incident wave conditions were considered. Five different wave farm configurations, varying the position of the wave farm, its number and the width of the navigation channels at each wave farm were analysed. The results for each configuration in terms of the change of the wave characteristics (wave height and wave direction) at the nearshore are presented, compared and discussed for three representative wave conditions.
AB - This paper describes the study of the impact of energy absorption by wave farms on the nearshore wave climate and, in special, the influence of the incident wave conditions and the number and position of the wave farms, on the nearshore wave characteristics is studied and discussed. The study was applied to the maritime zone at the West coast off Portugal, namely in front of São Pedro de Moel, where it is foreseen the deployment of offshore wave energy prototypes and farms between the 30 m and 90 m bathymetric lines, with an area of 320 Km2. In this study the REFDIF model was adapted in order to model the energy extraction by wave farms. Three different sinusoidal incident wave conditions were considered. Five different wave farm configurations, varying the position of the wave farm, its number and the width of the navigation channels at each wave farm were analysed. The results for each configuration in terms of the change of the wave characteristics (wave height and wave direction) at the nearshore are presented, compared and discussed for three representative wave conditions.
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Numerical modeling waver farm
KW - Pelamis
KW - Portuguese Pilot Zone
KW - Wave climate
KW - Wave energy extraction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=69449104247&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.025
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:69449104247
SN - 0960-1481
VL - 35
SP - 62
EP - 77
JO - Renewable Energy
JF - Renewable Energy
IS - 1
ER -
