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Wave energy resource assessment at Hvide Sande on the west coast of Denmark

Conference Paper

Title: Wave energy resource assessment at Hvide Sande on the west coast of Denmark
Author:
Temiz, I.; Potapenko, T.; Kumar, A.
Publication Date:
Event Name:
14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021)
Event Location:
Plymouth, UK
Publisher:
14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Affiliation:
Uppsala University
Technology:
Wave
Collection Method:
Modeling
Resource:
Site Characterization
Engineering:
Array Effects, Grid Integration
Language:
English

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Citation

Temiz, I.; Potapenko, T.; Kumar, A. (2021). Wave energy resource assessment at Hvide Sande on the west coast of Denmark. Paper presented at 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021), Plymouth, UK.
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author = {Temiz, I and Potapenko, T and Kumar, A},
title = {Wave energy resource assessment at Hvide Sande on the west coast of Denmark},
year = {2021},
month = {sep},
series = {14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021)},
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publisher = {14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference},
url = {https://submissions.ewtec.org/proc-ewtec/issue/view/14th-ewtec-2021},
keywords = {Wave, Modeling, Site Characterization, Array Effects, Grid Integration},
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TY - CONF
TI - Wave energy resource assessment at Hvide Sande on the west coast of Denmark
AU - Temiz, I
AU - Potapenko, T
AU - Kumar, A
T2 - 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021)
C1 - Plymouth, UK
AB - The wave power potential in the North Sea was studied in several publications for different locations. This paper estimates the wave power potential at a specific location, namely, near the town of Hvide Sande, located on the western coast of Denmark. To assess the wave energy resource at Hvide Sande, a hindcast model utilizing SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) simulation tool is developed. The model is calibrated and validated with the 8-years data from a wave measurement buoy located close to Hvide Sande. Significant wave heights from simulations show a high correlation with the buoy data, and the mean wave periods are in good agreement with the measurements. Utilizing 30-years ERA5 reanalysis wind and wave data provided by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, the model was used to obtain the sea states at four sites. These sites are chosen to fulfil the placement requirements of two wave energy converter concepts: Seabased and ECO Wave Power. The average annual power density is found from 17.3 kW/m to 18.32 kW/m for offshore locations and 10.8 kW/m for the breakwater location. The obtained results on wave power potential and the time series of sea states during the 30years period will be used for the (micro-) grid studies for the town of Hvide Sande.
DA - 2021/09//
PY - 2021
PB - 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
UR - https://submissions.ewtec.org/proc-ewtec/issue/view/14th-ewtec-2021
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Modeling
KW - Site Characterization
KW - Array Effects
KW - Grid Integration
ER -
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Abstract

The wave power potential in the North Sea was studied in several publications for different locations. This paper estimates the wave power potential at a specific location, namely, near the town of Hvide Sande, located on the western coast of Denmark. To assess the wave energy resource at Hvide Sande, a hindcast model utilizing SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) simulation tool is developed. The model is calibrated and validated with the 8-years data from a wave measurement buoy located close to Hvide Sande. Significant wave heights from simulations show a high correlation with the buoy data, and the mean wave periods are in good agreement with the measurements. Utilizing 30-years ERA5 reanalysis wind and wave data provided by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, the model was used to obtain the sea states at four sites. These sites are chosen to fulfil the placement requirements of two wave energy converter concepts: Seabased and ECO Wave Power. The average annual power density is found from 17.3 kW/m to 18.32 kW/m for offshore locations and 10.8 kW/m for the breakwater location. The obtained results on wave power potential and the time series of sea states during the 30years period will be used for the (micro-) grid studies for the town of Hvide Sande.