Hybrid Systems for Marine Energy Harvesting

• Other Authors: Rosa-Santos, Paulo Jorge (Editor), Taveira Pinto, Francisco (Editor), López Gallego, Mario (Editor), Rodríguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; vertical axisymmetric floaters; arbitrary shape; breakwater; diffraction and radiation problem; hydrodynamic characteristics; added mass; damping coefficient; marine renewable energy; wind energy; solar energy; resource assessment; hybrid energy systems; power take-off damping; wave power device; experimental testing; PTO simulator; uncertainty analysis; wave energy testing; experimental set-up; calibration; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling; physical model testing; Hybrid-Wave Energy Converter (HWEC); composite modelling approach; Oscillating Water Column (OWC); Overtopping Device (OTD); multi-purpose breakwater; wave power; oscillating buoy; power generation performance; standing waves; experimental research; physical modelling; wave energy; breakwaters; safety; overtopping; stability; offshore wind energy; CECO; WindFloat Atlantic; co-located wind-wave farm; n/a
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Technologies to harvest marine renewable energies (MREs) are at a pre-commercial stage, and significant R&D progress is still required in order to improve their competitiveness. Therefore, hybridization presents a significant potential, as it fosters synergies among the different harvesting tech...