Seminar： Adrean Webb
lab- Date: July 23
- Time: 15:00-17:00
- Location: Room E-206D
- Speakers
- Adrean Webb （The University of Tokyo）
- Title
- The role of wave-current interactions in marine renewable energy near Japan
- Abstract
- Energy harvested from surface ocean waves and currents has the potential to be a significant source of green energy, particularly for countries with extensive coastlines such as Japan. As part of a larger NEDO project, The University of Tokyo (in cooperation with JAMSTEC) is conducting a state-of-the-art wave resource assessment (with uncertainty estimates) to assist with generator site identification and construction in Japan.
Previous wave assessments in Japan have been based on a simplified wave power density approximation and have neglected depth and current effects. A portion of this new publicly-available assessment will be based on a 20-year high-resolution NOAA WAVEWATCH III (version 4.18) simulation with NCEP CFSR wind and JCOPE-2 current forcings. So far, considerable differences have been found when the aforementioned effects are included, particularly for regions near the Kuroshio. Here, we will briefly analyze the wave power density equation, discuss the model setup, and present wave-current interaction results from the ongoing assessment.
- Energy harvested from surface ocean waves and currents has the potential to be a significant source of green energy, particularly for countries with extensive coastlines such as Japan. As part of a larger NEDO project, The University of Tokyo (in cooperation with JAMSTEC) is conducting a state-of-the-art wave resource assessment (with uncertainty estimates) to assist with generator site identification and construction in Japan.
