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Test Center

Data collected at an established test center.

Test centers are typically commercial, academic, or government facilities or offshore berths that provide a range of testing capabilities and services to the marine renewable energy community. Well-known test centers around the world include the European Marine Energy Centre, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, and PacWave.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Test Center

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Test Center.

Total: 157

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
High-resolution metocean modelling at EMEC's (UK) marine energy test sites Lawrence, J., Kofoed-Hansen, H., Chevalier, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics
Implications of Site-Specific Conditions on the Prediction of Loading and Power Performance of a Tidal Stream Device McCann, G., Thomson, M., Hitchcock, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Performance
Wave energy from the North Sea: Experiences from the Lysekil research site Leijon, M., Boström, C., Danielson, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Test Center
Update on EMEC activities, resource description, and characterisation of wave-induced velocities in a tidal flow. Norris, J., Droniou, E. Conference Paper Tidal, Wave Modeling, Test Center
A New Test Facility for evaluating turbines for use in OWC power plants Herring, S., Laird, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Test Center Performance
Full-scale Data Assessment In OWC Pico Plant Brito-Melo, A., Neumann, F., Sarmento, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Test Center
Conceptual design of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plants in the Philippines Uehara, H., Dilao, C., Nakaoka, T. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Test Center
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