Wave Energy Assessment at Valencia Gulf and Comparison of Energy Production of Most Suitable Wave Energy Converters
| العنوان: | Wave Energy Assessment at Valencia Gulf and Comparison of Energy Production of Most Suitable Wave Energy Converters |
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| المؤلفون: | A. Correcher, Raúl Cascajo, E. Quiles, E. García, Francisco Morant |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 22 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8473, p 8473 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Energy-Generating Resources, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Energy & Fuels, 020209 energy, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceans and Seas, lcsh:Medicine, 02 engineering and technology, 01 natural sciences, zero emissions port, Article, energy production, Electricity, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Renewable Energy, wave energy converter, Zero emission, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Wave power, business.industry, lcsh:R, Photovoltaic system, Fossil fuel, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Tidal Waves, Port (computer networking), Renewable energy, Nameplate capacity, Alternative energy, Environmental science, business, Marine engineering, wave energy |
| الوصف: | Seaports&rsquo energy strategy should rely on the use of renewable energy. Presently, the share of renewable energy used by many of the ports worldwide is negligible. Some initiatives are in the process of implementation to produce some of the energy used by the Port of Valencia, one the largest ports in the Mediterranean Basin. Among these initiatives, a photovoltaic plant with an installed capacity of 5.5 MW is under a tendering process and the assessment studies for the deployment of three to five windmills are close to being finished. However, this is not enough to make it a &ldquo zero emissions port&rdquo as some of the energy demand would still be covered by fossil fuels. Therefore, we should consider clean alternative energy sources. This article analyses the wave energy resources in the surroundings of the Port of Valencia using a 7-year series of data obtained from numerical modelling (forecast). The spatial distribution of wave power is analysed using data from 3 SIMAR points at Valencia Bay and is compared to the data obtained by the Valencia Buoy I (removed in 2005). The obtained results are used to estimate the power matrices and the average energy output of two wave energy converters suitable to be integrated into the port&rsquo s infrastructure. Finally, the wave energy converters&rsquo production is compared to the average amount of energy that is forecast to be obtained from other renewable sources such as solar and wind. Due to the nature of the Gulf&rsquo s wave climate (mostly low waves), the main conclusion is that the energy obtainable from the waves in the Valencia Gulf will be in correlation with such climate. However, when dealing with great energy consumers every source of production is worthwhile and further research is needed to optimize the production of energy from renewable sources and its use in an industrial environment such as ports. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9e2ccf9068d30df8ce8cd1a93cc9c65e http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7697680 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9e2ccf9068d30df8ce8cd1a93cc9c65e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 16617827 |
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