Location
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Event Website
https://event.ceri2020.exordo.com/
Start Date
27-8-2020 10:30 AM
End Date
27-8-2020 11:45 AM
Description
There is significant interest globally in harnessing our ocean wave energy resource, estimated at approximately 30,000 TWh/year. The key to this is understanding the resource. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has developed a technical specification for the evaluation of wave energy resource, IEC-TS 62600- 101: Wave energy resource assessment and characterization. This research applies the IEC standard for a resource characterization study of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site on the west coast of Ireland. A key focus is the comparison of the detailed IEC validation approach using scatter diagrams with the traditional timeseries validation approach. Coarse (0.005°) and fine (0.0027°) resolution models of the site were used to produce 10 years of modelled wave data which were then used in the characterization. The IEC-62600-101 standard is a useful document especially for project or device developers and proposes a series of recommendations to develop a standard methodology with the aim of ensuring consistency and accuracy in wave resource characterization.
Recommended Citation
Anton, Iulia and Nash, Stephen, "Application of the IEC Technical Specification for Assessment of Wave Energy Resource: A Case Study from the West Coast of Ireland" (2020). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020. 1.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/12/1
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Application of the IEC Technical Specification for Assessment of Wave Energy Resource: A Case Study from the West Coast of Ireland
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
There is significant interest globally in harnessing our ocean wave energy resource, estimated at approximately 30,000 TWh/year. The key to this is understanding the resource. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has developed a technical specification for the evaluation of wave energy resource, IEC-TS 62600- 101: Wave energy resource assessment and characterization. This research applies the IEC standard for a resource characterization study of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site on the west coast of Ireland. A key focus is the comparison of the detailed IEC validation approach using scatter diagrams with the traditional timeseries validation approach. Coarse (0.005°) and fine (0.0027°) resolution models of the site were used to produce 10 years of modelled wave data which were then used in the characterization. The IEC-62600-101 standard is a useful document especially for project or device developers and proposes a series of recommendations to develop a standard methodology with the aim of ensuring consistency and accuracy in wave resource characterization.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/12/1
