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Site Characterization

Surveying a potential site for bathymetry, energy potential, etc.

Site characterization involves surveying a potential site for bathymetry, energy potential, and other characteristics specific to the location a device may be deployed. Both environmental characterizations and resource assessments typically involve a variety of data collection methods, including numerical modeling.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Site Characterization

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 Site Characterization.

Total: 1503

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
High-Resolution Numerical Model Resource Assessment of Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Karsten, R., Roc, T., Culina, J. Report Current, Tidal Modeling
Flow field estimation analysis based on the Kalman filter FEM for selection of tidal stream power generator locations Kurahashi, T., Yoshiara, T., Kobayashi, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
A study into commercial and technical considerations for the future use of marine energy in New Zealand Fleisher, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave
An Application of Ocean Mining Technology: Deep Ocean Water Utilization Otsuka, K., Ouchi, K. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Performance, Structural
A small scale Pressure Retarded Osmosis power plant: dynamics of the brackish effluent discharge along the coast Stancanelli, L., Musumeci, R., Cavallaro, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Initial Study Of Potency Thermal Energy Using OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) As A Renewable Energy For Halmahera Indonesia Andrawina, Y., Sugianto, D., Alifdini, I. Conference Paper OTEC
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy from Western Boundary Currents Bane, J., He, R., Muglia, M. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Hydrodynamics
Economic assessment of Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC): a case study in Western Australia Contestabile, P., Di Lauro, E., Buccino, M. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling
Multi-criteria evaluation of wave energy projects on the south-east Australian coast Flocard, F., Ierodiaconou, D., Coghlan, I. Journal Article Wave
Obtaining energy from tidal microturbines: A practical example in the Nalón River Alvarez, E., Rico-Secades, M., Suarez, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Modeling
Performance characterization of a cross-flow hydrokinetic turbine in sheared inflow Forbrush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK) Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P. Journal Article Modeling
Tidal Energy Site Characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK Sellar, B. Report Current Field Data, Test Center
Development of a high resolution wave climate modelling methodology for offshore, nearshore and onshore locations of interest Carr, D., Gill, L., McNabola, A. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling
Assessment of wave energy potential and its harvesting approach along the Indian coast Sannasiraj, S., Sundar, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Tidal stream resource assessment in the Dover Strait (eastern English Channel) Thiébaut, M., Sentchev, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The effect of channel constriction on the potential for tidal stream power Smeaton, M., Vennell, R., Harang, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Hydrodynamic consideration in ocean current turbine design Chen, J., Chiu, F., Hsin, C. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Hydrodynamics, Structural
A semi-analytic method to optimize tidal farm layouts – Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France Brutto, O., Thiébot, J., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Towards a practical resource assessment of the extractable energy in the Agulhas ocean current Meyer, I., Van Niekerk, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Representation and operation of tidal energy impoundments in a coastal hydrodynamic model Angeloudis, A., Falconer, R., Bray, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Analysis of the optimal deployment location for tidal energy converters in the mesotidal Ria de Vigo (NW Spain) Mestres, M., Grino, M., Sierra, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The importance of wave climate forecasting on the decision-making process for nearshore wave energy exploitation López-Ruiz, A., Bergillos, R., Ortega-Sanchez, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A Detailed Assessment of the Wave Energy Resource at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Atan, R., Goggins, J., Nash, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Yakutat Area Wave Resource Assessment Tschetter, T., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling
A high-resolution assessment of wind and wave energy potentials in the Red Sea Langodan, S., Viswanadhapalli, Y., Dasari, H. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Implementation and evaluation of the International Electrotechnical Commission specification for tidal stream energy resource assessment: A case study Ramos, V., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Lab scale assessment of power generation using pressure retarded osmosis from wastewater treatment plants in the state of Kuwait Ashly, B., Fernandes, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Hydrodynamic changes imposed by tidal energy converters on extracting energy on a real case scenario Pacheco, A., Ferreira, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The influence of waves on the tidal kinetic energy resource at a tidal stream energy site Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Mapped economic modelling of wave energy Frost, C. , Findly, D., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Wave
Indian Scenario of Wave Energy Technology Kangare, D., Bansode, S., Dhiwar, S. Journal Article Wave
Wave energy potential along the Atlantic coast of Morocco Sierra, J., Martin, C., Mosso, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Site Identification and Ranking Methodology Part II: Tidal Energy Kilcher, L., Thresher, R., Tinnesand, H. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Structural
Optimal Site Selection of Tidal Power Plants Using a Novel Method: A Case in China Wu, Y., Xu, C., Xu, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal
A simplified method to estimate tidal current effects on the ocean wave power resource Hashemi, M., Grilli, S., Neill, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Site Identification and Ranking Methodology Part I: Wave Energy Kilcher, L., Thresher, R. Report Wave Field Data Performance, Structural
Assessment of wind energy and wave energy resources in Weifang sea area Wang, Z., Dong, S., Zhang, X. Journal Article Wave Hybrid Devices
Selecting optimum locations for co-located wave and wind energy farms. Part I: The Co-Location Feasibility index Astariz, S., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave Hybrid Devices
Evaluation of wave energy absorption by heaving point absorbers at various hot spots in Iran seas Khojasteh, D., Kamali, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Temporal-spatial variation of wave energy and nearshore hotspots in the Gulf of Oman based on locally generated wind waves Kamranzad, B., Chegini, V., Etemad-Shahidi, A. Journal Article Wave
Scientific Validation of Standards for Tidal Current Energy Resource Assessment Toupin, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Capital costs in tidal stream energy projects – A spatial approach Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Capital costs in tidal stream energy projects-A spatial approach Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current
Practical Global Salinity Gradient Energy Potential Alvarez-Silva, O., Osorio, A., Winter, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling
Waves and Coasts in the Pacific: Fatato (Tuvalu), Oceanographic, Topographic Data Collection Bosserelle, C., Lal, D., Movono, M. Report Wave Field Data
Tidal current energy potential assessment by a two dimensional computational fluid dynamics model: The case of Avilés port (Spain) Gonzalez-Caballin, J., Alvarez, E., Guttierrez-Trashorras, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Numerical simulation for tidal current turbine siting metrics of Zhoushan Archipelago Xu, H., Deng, G., Li, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Development of the location suitability index for wave energy production by ANN and MCDM techniques Ghosh, S., Chakraborty, T., Saha, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A holistic method for selecting tidal stream energy hotspots under technical, economic and functional constraints Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
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