Wave energy potential in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin. An integrated 10-year study
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Authors
Chu, Peter C.
Zodiatis, George
Galanis, George
Nikolaidis, Andreas
Kalogeri, Christina
Hayes, Dan
Georgiou, Georgios C.
Kallos, George
Subjects
Wave energy
Numerical atmospheric
Wave modeling
Numerical atmospheric
Wave modeling
Advisors
Date of Issue
2014
Date
2014
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Language
Abstract
The main characteristics of wave energy potential over Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin, an area of
increased interest for energy resources exploration/exploitation, is presented in this work. In particular,
an integrated hindcasting platform consisting of state-of-the-art wind-wave numerical models at a very
high resolution mode is utilized to produce a 10-year database for the wave energy potential in the
Levantine Basin and the environmental parameters that affect it. The numerical results are analyzed by
means of a variety of statistical measures focusing, apart from the conventional statistical information, on
the potential impact of extreme values and the probability distribution functions that optimally describe
the spatial and temporal distribution of the wave power potential over the Eastern Mediterranean sea
area. The regions with increased values of wave energy potential are mainly the western and southern
coastlines of Cyprus island, the sea area of Lebanon and Israel, as well as the coastline of Egypt especially
around Alexandria. Over these areas, relatively low but also stable, and hence exploitable, wave energy
potential is revealed. However, non-trivial impact of infrequent values is also recorded.
Type
Article
Description
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.0510960-1481
Series/Report No
Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
E-WAVE project (Project Protocol Number TEXNOLOGIA/ENEPG/0609(BIE)/01)
Research Promotion Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus
European Regional Development Fund
Research Promotion Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus
European Regional Development Fund
Funder
E-WAVE project (Project Protocol Number TEXNOLOGIA/ENEPG/0609(BIE)/01)
Research Promotion Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus
European Regional Development Fund
Research Promotion Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus
European Regional Development Fund
Format
14 p.
Citation
Renewable Energy 69 (2014) 311-323
Distribution Statement
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.