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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: 1531

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Characterization of the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, to Determine the Important Factors Affecting Site Selection, Deployment, and Operation of Hydrokinetic Devices to Generate Power Johnson, J., Toniolo, H., Seitz, A. Report Current, Riverine Field Data
Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom Iyer, A., Couch, S., Harrison, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Estimation of tidal power potential Walters, R., Tarbotton, M., Hiles, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Energy potential of a tidal fence deployed near a coastal headland Draper, S., Borthwick, A., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Assessment of arrays of in-stream tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy Karsten, R., Swan, A., Culina, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Characteristics of the Turbulence in the flow at a tidal stream power site Milne, I., Sharma, R., Flay, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Appraising the extractable tidal energy resource of the UK's western coastal waters Yates, N., Walkington, I., Burrows, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of Tidal Stream Resource in a Potential Array Area Via Direct Measurements Fairley, I., Evans, P., Wooldridge, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Wave Energy Resource Assessment in Lanzarote (Spain) Sierra, J., González-Marco, D., Sospedra, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Wave energy resource assessment in the Mediterranean, the Italian perspective Liberti, L., Carillo, A., Sannino, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling
The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Estimates of global Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) resources using an ocean general circulation model Rajagopalan, K., Nihous, G. Journal Article OTEC Modeling
Wave energy potential in the north-west of Sardinia (Italy) Vicinanza, D., Contestabile, P., Ferrante, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling
The Facility Planning and Electric Power Quality of the Saroma Lake Green Microgrid by the Interconnection of Tidal Power Generation, PV and SOFC Obara, S., Kawae, O., Morizane, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Power Take Off
Tidal Current Energy Resources off the South and West Coasts of Korea: Preliminary Observation-Derived Estimates Byun, D., Hart, D., Jeong, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Resource Mapping at Tidal Energy Sites Palodichuk, M., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Journal Article
Current patterns in the Inner Sound (Pentland Firth) from underway ADCP data Goddijn-Murphy, L., Woolf, D., Easton, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
SeaRay Experiment A Sealed Prototype Wave Energy Converter Deployment in the Puget Sound Thomson, J., Mackay, E., Polagye, B. Report Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Acoustics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Substructure
Tidal current power for Indonesia? An initial resource estimation for the Alas Strait Blunden, L., Bahaj, A., Aziz, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Applicability of Pressure Retarded Osmosis Power Generation Technology in Sri Lanka Karunarathne, H., Walpalage, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data Performance
Assessment of wave energy resource of the Black Sea based on 15-year numerical hindcast data Akpinar, A., Komurcu, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Characteristics of the wave energy resource at the Atlantic marine energy test site Cahill, Brendan Cahill, B. Thesis Wave Test Center
Assessment and Mapping of the Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource in the Continental United States Jacobson, P., Ravens, T., Cunningham, K. Report Current, Riverine Modeling
Economic modelling of the potential of wave energy Hayward, J., Behrens, S., McGarry, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
The TSE index – A new tool for selecting tidal stream sites in depth-limited regions Iglesias, G., Sanchez, M., Fernandez, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Status and potentials of tidal in-stream energy resources in the southern coasts of Iran: A case study Rashid, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Wave Power Analysis for Makapuʻu Point, Oʻahu Li, N., Stopa, J. Report Wave Field Data
Effects of CFD parameter variation on tidal energy resource assessment Abundo, M., Hon, C., Xiang, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Puget Sound Tidal Energy In-Water Testing and Development Project Final Technical Report Collar, C. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Structural
Hydrokinetic Assessment of the Kvichak River near Igiugig, Alaska, Using a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Wave energy potential in Portugal - Assessment based on probabilistic description of ocean waves parameters Mendes, R., Calado, M., Mariano, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors Report OTEC Modeling
Grid Impact Assessment of a Medium Size Wave Farm Connected to Different Test Sites Blavette, A., O'Sullivan, D., Egan, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Grid Integration
Tidal current turbines glance at the past and look into future prospects in Malaysia Hassan, H., El-Shafie, A., Karim, O. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
The dynamics of an energetic tidal channel, the Pentland Firth, Scotland Easton, M., Woolf, D., Bowyer, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modeling assessment of tidal current energy at Kinmen Island, Taiwan Chen, W., Liu, W., Hsu, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Underwater acoustic measurements of the WET-NZ device at Oregon State University's ocean test facility Haxel, J. Report Wave Test Center
Wave energy assessments in the Azores islands Rusu, L., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Utilizing the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model for the Assessment of Florida Current's Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Resource Duerr, A., Dhanak, M., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling
The assessment of ocean wave energy along the coasts of Taiwan Lin, Y., Fang, M. Journal Article Wave Field Data Hydrodynamics
Directionality in prospective Northern UK tidal current energy deployment sites Harding, S., Bryden, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Quantifying the global wave power resource Gunn, K., Stock-Williams, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
The Future Potential of Wave Power in the United States Previsic, M., Epler, J., Hand, M. Report Current, Wave
Determining currents from marine radar data in an extreme current environment at a tidal energy test site Bell, P., Lawrence, J., Norris, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Ocean Renewable Energy: 2015-2050, An Analysis of Ocean Energy in Australia Behrens, S., Griffin, D., Hayward, J. Report Current, Wave, OTEC Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hebridean Marine Energy Resources: Wave-Power Characterisation Using a Buoy Network Vogler, A., Venugopal, V. Conference Paper Wave Field Data
Assessing the wave energy converter potential for Australian coastal regions Behrens, S., Hayward, J., Hemer, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Tidal range turbines and generation on the Solway Firth Aggidis, G., Feather, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Multi-arrayed tidal current energy farm and the integration method of the power transportation Jo, C., Lee, K., Lee, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Grid Integration
Development of an integrated multi-site & multi-device rapid evaluation tool for tidal energy planning Abundo, M., Buhali, M., Ang, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
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