Feasibility of using wave enhancement methods to optimise wave conditions in wave energy converter arrays

Wave energy is a promising renewable resource for the extraction of energy. To increase the efficiency of this technology a parabolic reflection wall is located behind a wave farm of heaving point absorber wave energy converters (WECs) to increase the power output of the WEC array by altering the wave field. The WECs are modelled with patches of...

Analysis of the Ocean Falls Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves

The world’s oceans contain a vast wave energy potential. Many promising technologies of wave energy conversion have been developed, such as the Oscillating Water Column. BAM Infraconsult B.V. has developed the Ocean Falls concept of an oscillating water column that has the addition of a tube and a back wall which is able to move in order to...

A methodology for assessing power performance of Wave Energy Converters, applied to a quasi-rigid submerged pressure differential device

In the transition to renewable energy, harvesting the power from oceanic waves is often mentioned to be next step after the deployment of wind energy technology. Although many different solutions for wave energy conversion (WEC) are being developed and financial support schemes exist, commercially extracting this energy seems however to be...

Performance assessment of the Ocean Falls Wave Energy Converter: A solution for electrical power production in the future

There is a growing demand for renewable sources of energy of which wave energy conversion is one. The Ocean Falls is an oscillating water column (OWC) system invented by BAM Infraconsult b.v. This system differs from conventional OWC systems since it includes a connection tube and an adjustable back wall. The OWC system is a resonance system for...

Time Domain Modeling of a Point Absorber

The demand for renewable energies is rising due to climate goals and high oil prices. Not only the established renewable sources like wind and solar are interesting to exploit. There is a vast amount of energy stored in the world’s oceans. To harvest this energy, one needs a Wave Energy Converter (WEC). There<br/>are already some prototype WECs...

Multi-Renewable European Power System: Wave Energy Integration

Multi-renewable energy systems, which must consider emerging technologies that exploit other available renewable energy resources, have the potential to reduce the variability of current mature renewable technologies such as solar and wind, increase power availability, diversify the electricity supply, and ultimately accelerate the substitution...

The impact of Marine and Offshore Renewable Energy on the European Energy System Evolution

The European energy transition policies aim to mitigate the effects of climate change by moving away from fossils and promoting both onshore and offshore renewable energy technologies. Although onshore renewables are driving the transition so far, policymakers believe that in order to achieve the targets, the power grid must have access to the...