RT Journal Article
T1 Suitability of wave energy converters in northwestern Spain under the near future winter wave climate
A1 Arguile Perez, Beatriz
A1 Ribeiro, A.S.
A1 Costoya Noguerol, Jorge
A1 De Castro Rodriguez, Maria Teresa
A1 Gómez Gesteira, Ramon
K1 2510.91 Recursos Renovables
AB Marine renewable energies can play a key role by reducing the dependency on fossil fuels and,  therefore, mitigating climate change. Among them, it is expected that wave energy will experience rapid growth in the upcoming decades. Thus, it is important to know how wave climate will change and how suitable the wave energy converters (WECs) will be to the new wave conditions. This paper aims to evaluate the capability of four different WECs—a WaveRoller type device (WRTD), Atargis, AquaBuoy and RM5—to extract wave energy on the Northwest coast of Spain (NWCS). The analysis was performed using the high-resolution wave data obtained from the Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) model over the near future winters (2026–2045). The energyoutput (PE), the power load factor (ε), the  normalized capture width (NCw) and the  operational time (OT) were analyzed. According to these parameters, among the devices that work for intermediate-deep waters, Atargis would be the best option (PE=1400 ± 56 kW, ε =55.4 ± 2.2%, NCw=35.5 ± 4.1% and OT =84.5 ± 3.3%). TheWRTD would also be a good option for shallow nearshore areas with PE=427 ± 248 kW, ε =12.8 ± 7.4%, NCw = 48.9 ± 9.6% and OT = 88.7 ± 18.9%. A combination of Atargis and WRTDs is proposed to make up the future wave energy farms on the NWCS.
PB Energy
SN 03605442
YR 2023
FD 2023-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/4908
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/4908
LA eng
NO Energy, 278, 127957 (2023)
NO Xunta de Galicia | Ref. ED431C 2021/44
DS Investigo
RD 19-sep-2024