The estimation of energy production of a given WEC (wave energy converter) at a given coastal site is the basis for correct decision-making regarding wave energy exploitation in a coastal region. Nevertheless, the procedure followed by the conventional approach to characterize the wave energy...

The newly available SIMAR-44 data set, covering a 44-year period, is used together with wave buoy data to assess the wave energy resource along the Death Coast, the craggy stretch from Cape Finisterre to the Sisarga Isles. Its location at the north-western corner of the Iberian Peninsula and its...

During the last years the interest of supplying the energy needs by means of renewable energy sources has risen sharply. The objective of this work is to investigate the viability of the implementation of a tidal farm to fulfill the electricity demands of the Port of Ribadeo, which is located in...

When planning the installation of a tidal farm, the disturbances on the marine environment associated with its operation must be studied in detail. The objectives of this paper are to assess the impacts on the hydrodynamics (water level and flow velocity) and to determine how these impacts can...

The objective of this work is to investigate the impact of a wave farm on the nearshore wave climate quantifying, for the first time, the interaction of the WECs (Wave Energy Converters) with the waves using ad hoc laboratory tests. To accomplish this objective, a procedure consisting of three...

The paper combines hydrographic surveying techniques with numerical modelling to evaluate the spatial and temporal distributions of tidal power in a confined channel located in Portugal (Faro Channel in the Ria Formosa). The channel is characterised by strong currents with depth-averaged...

The island of La Palma (Spain), dubbed La Isla Bonita for its beauty, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s authorities are aiming for energy self-sufficiency based on wave energy and other renewables. In this research its wave resource is investigated using a...

The offshore and inshore wave energy resource in Asturias (N Spain) is studied using wave buoy data and a hindcast dataset spanning 44 years (1958–2001). Offshore average wave power and annual wave energy values are found to exceed 30 kW/m and 250 MWh/m, respectively, at 7 of the 11 study...

In a tidal stream project the selection of the most appropriate device is of major importance. The aim of this work is to investigate the difference between two tidal farms, one with floating TSTs (Tidal Stream Turbines), the other with bottom-fixed TSTs, in terms of annual performance and its...

This work deals with the assessment of the optimal location—in terms of the electric energy production—for a shoreline Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The methodology is presented through a case study in which the wave energy conversion technology and the location selected correspond to the...