Wave energy resource characterization at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site, Hawaii.
- University of Hawaii
Numerical wave modeling is an important aspect of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) at the University of Hawaii’s support to the operation of the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS). A system of third-generation spectral wave models was produced a 34-year wave hindcast dataset and is currently providing daily 7.5-day wave forecasts on a hierarchy of nested grids from global to island scales. The high-resolution wave hindcast around the Hawaiian Islands provides a wealth of information for characterization of wave resources in support of WEC developers, who may test at WETS. This dataset exhibits seasonal and interannual variability of wave conditions that make WETS quite well suited for testing of various WEC types. The daily 7.5-day wave forecast complements the buoy measurements to support planning of at-sea operations and day-to-day operation of WEC devices.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-08GO18180
- OSTI ID:
- 1646670
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4th Annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium, METS 2016, Washington DC, April 25-27
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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