Electrical Components for Marine Renewable Energy Arrays: A Techno-Economic Review

Collin, Adam J.; Nambiar, Anup J.; Bould, David; Whitby, Ben; Moonem, M. A.; Schenkman, Benjamin; Atcitty, Stanley; Chainho, Paulo; Kiprakis, Aristides

doi:10.3390/en10121973

Electrical Components for Marine Renewable Energy Arrays: A Techno-Economic Review

Journal Article · Sun Nov 26 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Energies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en10121973· OSTI ID:1411241

Collin, Adam J. ^[1]; Nambiar, Anup J. ^[1]; Bould, David ^[1]; Whitby, Ben ^[2]; Moonem, M. A. ^[3]; Schenkman, Benjamin ^[3]; Atcitty, Stanley ^[3]; Chainho, Paulo ^[4]; Kiprakis, Aristides ^[1]

The Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
ITPEnergised, Bristol (United Kingdom)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
WavEC - Offshore Renewables, Lisbon (Portugal)

This paper presents a review of the main electrical components that are expected to be present in marine renewable energy arrays. The review is put in context by appraising the current needs of the industry and identifying the key components required in both device and array-scale developments. For each component, electrical, mechanical and cost considerations are discussed; with quantitative data collected during the review made freely available for use by the community via an open access online repository. Here, this data collection updates previous research and addresses gaps specific to emerging offshore technologies, such as marine and floating wind, and provides a comprehensive resource for the techno-economic assessment of offshore energy arrays.

Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1411241

Report Number(s):: SAND--2017-12562J; PII: en10121973

Journal Information:: Energies, Journal Name: Energies Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 10; ISSN 1996-1073; ISSN ENERGA

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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