Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage
Numerical models have been widely used for the resource characterization and assessment of tidal instream energy. The accurate assessment of tidal stream energy resources at a feasibility or project-design scale requires detailed hydrodynamic model simulations or high-quality field measurements. Thi...
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| author | Zhaoqing Yang Taiping Wang Ziyu Xiao Levi Kilcher Kevin Haas Huijie Xue Xi Feng |
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| description | Numerical models have been widely used for the resource characterization and assessment of tidal instream energy. The accurate assessment of tidal stream energy resources at a feasibility or project-design scale requires detailed hydrodynamic model simulations or high-quality field measurements. This study applied a three-dimensional finite-volume community ocean model (FVCOM) to simulate the tidal hydrodynamics in the Passamaquoddy–Cobscook Bay archipelago, with a focus on the Western Passage, to assist tidal energy resource assessment. IEC Technical specifications were considered in the model configurations and simulations. The model was calibrated and validated with field measurements. Energy fluxes and power densities along selected cross sections were calculated to evaluate the feasibility of the tidal energy development at several hotspots that feature strong currents. When taking both the high current speed and water depth into account, the model results showed that the Western Passage has great potential for the deployment of tidal energy farms. The maximum extractable power in the Western Passage was estimated using the Garrett and Cummins method. Different criteria and methods recommended by the IEC for resource characterization were evaluated and discussed using a sensitivity analysis of energy extraction for a hypothetical tidal turbine farm in the Western Passage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-506f206af6b544219c14289e808df0812023-11-20T02:55:56ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122020-06-018641110.3390/jmse8060411Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western PassageZhaoqing Yang0Taiping Wang1Ziyu Xiao2Levi Kilcher3Kevin Haas4Huijie Xue5Xi Feng6Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109, USAPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109, USAPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109, USAThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USASchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USASchool of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, 168 College Ave, Orono, ME 04469, USAKey Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defence, Hohai University, Ministry of Education, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, ChinaNumerical models have been widely used for the resource characterization and assessment of tidal instream energy. The accurate assessment of tidal stream energy resources at a feasibility or project-design scale requires detailed hydrodynamic model simulations or high-quality field measurements. This study applied a three-dimensional finite-volume community ocean model (FVCOM) to simulate the tidal hydrodynamics in the Passamaquoddy–Cobscook Bay archipelago, with a focus on the Western Passage, to assist tidal energy resource assessment. IEC Technical specifications were considered in the model configurations and simulations. The model was calibrated and validated with field measurements. Energy fluxes and power densities along selected cross sections were calculated to evaluate the feasibility of the tidal energy development at several hotspots that feature strong currents. When taking both the high current speed and water depth into account, the model results showed that the Western Passage has great potential for the deployment of tidal energy farms. The maximum extractable power in the Western Passage was estimated using the Garrett and Cummins method. Different criteria and methods recommended by the IEC for resource characterization were evaluated and discussed using a sensitivity analysis of energy extraction for a hypothetical tidal turbine farm in the Western Passage.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/6/411tidal energyWestern Passageresource characterizationnumerical modelingFVCOM |
| spellingShingle | Zhaoqing Yang Taiping Wang Ziyu Xiao Levi Kilcher Kevin Haas Huijie Xue Xi Feng Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage Journal of Marine Science and Engineering tidal energy Western Passage resource characterization numerical modeling FVCOM |
| title | Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage |
| title_full | Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage |
| title_fullStr | Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage |
| title_short | Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage |
| title_sort | modeling assessment of tidal energy extraction in the western passage |
| topic | tidal energy Western Passage resource characterization numerical modeling FVCOM |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/6/411 |
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