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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: 1504

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Reference Model 2: ‘Rev 0’ Rotor Design Barone, M., Griffith, T., Berg, J. Report Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Refinements of sea state statistics for marine renewables: A case study from simultaneous buoy measurements in Portugal Saulnier, J., Prevosto, M., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Wave energy potential along the northern coasts of the Gulf of Oman, Iran Sasket, A. , Etemad-Shahidi, A. Journal Article Wave Field Data Performance
Whitestone Poncelet RISEC Project Final Technical Report Hasz Consulting, LLC, Whitestone Power and Communications Report Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling Structural
Wave Energy Resource Characterization and the Evaluation of Potential Wave Farm Sites Cahill, B. , Lewis, T. Conference Paper Wave
Wave Energy Converters under mild wave climates Martinelli, L. Conference Paper
Modelling the Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Tidal Flow in the Pentland Firth Baston, S., Harris, R. Conference Paper Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Potential Array Sites for Tidal Stream Electricity Generation off the Pembrokeshire Coast Fairley, I., Neill, S., Wrobelowski, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
A decision support tool for the optimisation of large tidal power arrays Pans, S., Gari, J., Cheng Ann, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
An investigation of the impacts of climate change on wave energy generation: The Wave Hub, Cornwall, UK Reeve, D., Chen, Y., Pan, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Field Measurements at River and Tidal Current Sites for Hydrokinetic Energy Development: Best Practices Manual Neary, V., Gunawan, B., Richmond, M. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Choosing the site for the first wave farm in a region: A case study in the Galician Southwest (Spain) Iglesias, G., Carballo, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Atlas of global wave energy from 10 years of reanalysis and hindcast data Arinaga, R. , Cheung, K. Journal Article Wave
Characterizing the wave energy resource of the US Pacific Northwest Lenee-Bluhm, P., Paasch, R., Özkan-Haller, H. Journal Article Wave
Model-based global assessment of OTEC resources with data validation off Southeast Florida Rauchenstein, L., VanZwieten, J., Hanson, H. Conference Paper OTEC Field Data, Modeling
Capacity Value of Large Tidal Barrages Radtke, J., Dent, C., Couch, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States Haas, K., Fritz, H., French, S. Report Current, Tidal
Feasibility study of a wave energy farm in the western Mediterranean sea: comparison among different technologies Archetti, R., Bozzi, S., Passoni, G. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Performance
GIS based multi-criteria assessment of tidal stream power potential: A case study for Georgia, USA Defne, Z., Haas, K., Fritz, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal
An application of the Fast Fourier Transform to the short-term prediction of sea wave behaviour Halliday, J., Dorrell, D., Wood, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Assessing the impact of ADCP resolution and sampling rate on tidal current energy project economics Stiven, T., Couch, S., Iyer, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Estimation of the wave energy in the Italian offshore Vicinanza, D., Cappietti, L., Ferrante, V. Conference Paper Wave Performance
The hydrokinetic power resource in a tidal estuary: The Kennebec River of the central Maine coast Brooks, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Wave and tidal energy in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters: How the projects could be built BVG Associates Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Geotechnical issues related to renewable energy Yun, T., Lee, J., Lee, S. Journal Article Current, Wave Materials
Integrating Wave and Tidal Current Power: Case Studies through Modelling and Simulation Santos, M., Salcedo, F., Ben Haim, D. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Regulatory, design and methodological impacts in determining tidal-in-stream power resource potential Atwater, J., Lawrence, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Assessment of wave energy resources in Hawaii Stopa, J., Cheung, K., Chen, Y. Journal Article Wave Modeling
An overview of ocean renewable energy in China Wang, S., Yuan, P., Jiao, Y. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Wave Model Intercomparison Venugopal, V., Davey, T., Girard, F. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Iran atlas of offshore renewable energies Abbaspour, M., Rahimi, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Wave and Tidal Resource Characterisation Venugopal, V., Davey, T., Smith, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Extreme Ocean Wave Conditions for Northern California Wave Energy Conversion Device Berg, J. Report Wave, Point Absorber Field Data
Power and ice in the Bay of Fundy, Canada Sanders, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Extremes and Long Term Extrapolation Prevosto, M. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Modelling and field measurements in support of the hydrokinetic resource assessment for the Tanana river at Nenana, Alaska Toniolo, H., Duvoy, P., Vanlesberg, S. Journal Article Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Prospective energy needs in Mediterranean offshore aquaculture: Renewable and sustainable energy solutions Menicou, M., Vassiliou, V. Journal Article Current, Wave Grid Integration
Protocols for wave and tidal resource assessment Davey, T., Venugopal, V., Smith, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
An overview of development of tidal current in China: Energy resource, conversion technology and opportunities Li, D., Wang, S., Yuan, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Project OTEC Technology Development Report Cable, B. Report OTEC Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Belmullet Wave Energy Connection Belderra Stran County Mayo Geophysical Survey Minerex Geophysics Limted Report Wave Field Data
Wave energy and nearshore hot spots: The case of the SE Bay of Biscay Iglesias, G., Carballo, R. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling
Comparison of PMSG and DFIG for marine current turbine applications Benelghali, S., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Wave Energy Resources for Representative Sites Around the Hawaiian Islands Vega, L. Report Wave
3-D Modelling and Assessment of Tidal Current Resources in the Bay of Fundy, Canada Cornett, A., Durand, N., Serrer, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Limits to the predictability of tidal current energy Polagye, B., Epler, J. , Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current
Idealized headland simulation for tidal hydrokinetic turbine siting metrics Thyng, K., Riley, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
An Optimum Operation and Mathematical Model of Tidal Energy System at Red Sea Area Fahmy, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Procedures for Estimating Site Accessibility and Appraisal of Implications of Site Accessibility Noguera, C., Dhedin, J., Saviot, S. Report Current, Wave
Considerations of a horizontal axis tidal turbine O'Doherty, T., Mason-Jones, A., O'Doherty, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
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