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Wave energy resource assessment along the Algerian coast based on 39-year wave hindcast

dc.contributor.authorAmarouche, Khalid
dc.contributor.authorHouma, Fouzia
dc.contributor.authorBachari, Nour El Islam
dc.contributor.buuauthorAkpınar, Adem
dc.contributor.departmentMühendislik Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentİnşaat Mühendisliği
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9042-6851
dc.contributor.researcheridABE-8817-2020
dc.contributor.scopusid23026855400
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T11:03:12Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T11:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-11
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates a long-term assessment of the wave energy resource propagated along the Algerian basin, based on a 39-year wave hindcast. The wave energy hindcast dataset was developed using the Simulating WAve Nearshore (SWAN) model, calibrated and validated [1] against wave measurements performed on the Algerian coast. A detailed spatial and local analysis was performed following the hindcast results. We have determined several parameters including; hourly, monthly, seasonal and annual variations of wave energy resources, the probability of occurrence distribution for different wave power ranges with different directions, the probability of calm sea states, the wave energy development index (WEDI) and the total annual wave energy and their distribution as a function of significant wave height and energy period. All these results enabled a very important benchmark for decision making regarding the future implementation and design of wave energy converters (WECs) and other offshore structures in the Algerian basin. Our findings have shown that the Algerian coasts are characterized by a considerable wave energy potential with a large hotspot area in the eastern coasts. Thus, we have recorded a significant variability in the wave energy characteristics available in each zone along the Algerian coast. The western zone was characterized by an average energy of ∼7.5 kW/m with a low monthly and seasonal variation (<1.2), the central zone was characterized by a significant total annual wave energy of 63 MWh/m/year and a considerable WEDI of 0.019, and the eastern Algerian coast was characterized by one of the highest energy potential in the Mediterranean basin with a total annual energy exceeding 100 MWh/m for less than 15 km from the coast and a calm sea state probability lower than 18%. Thus, it has been concluded that since 1995, wave energy resources have tended to increase further.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Centers for Environmental Prediction
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Geophysical Data Center
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
dc.description.sponsorshipOffıce National de Signalisation Maritime
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research
dc.identifier.citationAmarouche, K. vd. (2020). "Wave energy resource assessment along the Algerian coast based on 39-year wave hindcast". Renewable Energy, 153, 840-860.
dc.identifier.endpage860
dc.identifier.issn0960-1481
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85079588735
dc.identifier.startpage840
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.02.040
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148120302263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/29700
dc.identifier.volume153
dc.identifier.wos000536952200069
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science
dc.relation.collaborationYurt dışı
dc.relation.collaborationSanayi
dc.relation.journalRenewable Energy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectWave energy
dc.subjectVariability
dc.subjectWEDI
dc.subjectHotspots
dc.subjectAlgerian basin
dc.subjectModel predictions
dc.subjectRenewable energy
dc.subjectWind reanalyses
dc.subjectBlack-sea
dc.subjectSwan
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectRegions
dc.subjectSensitivity
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectSimulation
dc.subjectScience & technology - other topics
dc.subjectMediterranean Sea
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectOcean currents
dc.subjectOffshore oil well production
dc.subjectOffshore structures
dc.subjectProbability distributions
dc.subjectWave power
dc.subjectHotspots
dc.subjectVariability
dc.subjectData set
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectDesign method
dc.subjectEnergy planning
dc.subjectEnergy resource
dc.subjectHindcasting
dc.subjectSeasonal variation
dc.subjectWave energy
dc.subjectWave height
dc.subjectWave power
dc.subjectWave energy conversion
dc.subject.scopusWave Energy; Wind Power; Data Buoy
dc.subject.wosGreen & sustainable science & technology
dc.subject.wosEnergy & fuels
dc.titleWave energy resource assessment along the Algerian coast based on 39-year wave hindcast
dc.typeArticle
dc.wos.quartileQ1
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentMühendislik Fakültesi/İnşaat Mühendisliği
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