Abstract
The Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) is located west of Belmullet on the west coast
of Ireland. This site is being developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
to facilitate testing of full scale wave energy converters in an open ocean environment [1].
This report presents the results of an analysis of the characterization of the wave climate at
AMETS Test Area A (AMETS A) using data measured at a location within the area since May
2012. The characterization follows the guidelines/recommendations published by the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in the document: IEC TS 62600-101:Marine
energy Wave, tidal and other water current converters-Part 101: Wave energy resource
assessment and characterisation (referred to as IEC-62600-101 throughout the rest of this
report).
The purpose of the IEC-62600-101 is, according to its Introduction, to provide a uniform
methodology that will ensure consistency and accuracy in the estimation, measurement, and
analysis of the wave energy resource at sites that could be suitable for the installation of
Wave Energy Converters (WECs), together with defining a standardised methodology with
which this resource can be described.