Evaluation of global wave energy resource

Author

Reguero, B.G. ; Vidal, C. ; Menéndez, M. ; Méndez, F.J. ; Mínguez, R. ; Losada, I.

Author_Institution

Environ. Hydraulics Inst. "IH Cantabria", Univ. de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

6-9 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In this work, we make use of two wave databases, satellite measurements and numerical modeling, to develop a methodology to obtain reliable estimates of the spatial and temporal variability of global wave energy resources. As a result, the global distribution of wave energy resources has been evaluated (since 1948) at a global scale analyzing its variability in time (within seasons and months) and space. The inter-annual variability is also addressed by analyzing the correlation with several climate indices.

Keywords

climatology; numerical analysis; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; renewable energy sources; wave power generation; climate indices; global wave energy resource evaluation; global wave energy resource spatial variability; global wave energy resource temporal variability; interannual variability; numerical modeling; satellite measurements; wave database; wave energy resource global distribution; Energy resources; Indexes; Meteorology; Oceans; Sea measurements; Time series analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain

Conference_Location

Santander

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0086-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003523

Filename

6003523