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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: 1522

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Far-field theory of wave power capture by oscillating systems Farley, F. Journal Article Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Simplified site-screening method for micro tidal current turbines applied in Mozambique Hammar, L., Ehnberg, J., Mavume, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
HYDROKAL: A module for in-stream hydrokinetic resource assessment Duvoy, P., Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Wave resource in El Hierro-an island towards energy self-sufficiency Iglesias, G., Carballo, R. Journal Article Wave
Study on the wave climate variation to the renewable wave energy assessment Ching-Piao, T., Ching-Her, H., Chien, H. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Far-field modelling of the hydro-environmental impact of tidal stream turbines Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R., Bockelmann-Evans, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Opening remarks and the power spectrum of ocean waves Farley, F. Journal Article Wave Field Data Hydrodynamics
Wave energy: a Pacific perspective Paasch, R., Ruehl, K., Hovland, J. Journal Article Wave Hydrodynamics
Resource Assessment for Wave Energy Mackay, E. Book Chapter Wave Modeling
Modeling global ocean thermal energy resources Nagurny, J., Martel, L., Jansen, E. Conference Paper OTEC Modeling
Assessment of HYCOM as a tool for estimating Florida's OTEC potential VanZwieten, J., Rauchenstein, L., Hanson, H. Conference Paper OTEC Modeling
PG&E WaveConnect Program Final Report Dooher, B., Cheslak, E., Booth, R. Report Wave
Numerical modeling of tidal currents and the effects of power extraction on estuarine hydrodynamics along the Georgia coast, USA Defne, Z., Haas, K., Fritz, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Estimating the power potential of tidal currents and the impact of power extraction on flow speeds Vennell, R. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource Hagerman, G., Scott, G., Jacobson, P. Report Wave
A Transient Model for Wave Energy Resource Assessment on the West Coast of Vancouver Island Hiles, C., Buckham, B., Tarbotton, M. Workshop Article Wave Modeling
Finding and Optimal Placement Depth for a Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion Device in an Energetic, Baroclinic Tidal Channel Kawase, M., Beba, P., Fabien, B. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
The importance of flow and turbulence characteristics for hydrokinetic energy development on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska Walsh, C., Fochesatto, J., Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
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
Reference Model 2: 'Rev 0' Rotor Design Barone, M., Griffith, T., Berg, J. Report Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
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 Converters under mild wave climates Martinelli, L. Conference Paper
Wave Energy Resource Characterization and the Evaluation of Potential Wave Farm Sites Cahill, B., Lewis, T. Conference Paper Wave
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
Extreme Ocean Wave Conditions for Northern California Wave Energy Conversion Device Berg, J. Report Wave, Point Absorber Field Data
Extremes and Long Term Extrapolation Prevosto, M. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Power and ice in the Bay of Fundy, Canada Sanders, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal
An overview of ocean renewable energy in China Wang, S., Yuan, P., Jiao, Y. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
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