Wave and tidal energy resource assessment in Uruguayan shelf seas

Rodrigo Alonso, Michelle Jackson, Pablo Santoro, Mónica Fossati, Sebastián Solari and Luis Teixeira

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 114, issue PA, 18-31

Abstract: Marine energy sources are an untapped resource that is able to make a significant contribution to renewable and clean energy generation. In Uruguay, investments in renewable energy have experienced strong growth in recent years, mainly due to the development of wind energy farms. In this research, two marine energy sources are assessed on the Uruguayan shelf seas: wave energy and tidal currents energy. To this end, high-resolution hindcasts of wave and tidal currents were obtained based on state of the art numerical models, forced with reanalysis winds. The results were used to generate maps of energy potential for both resources, and these maps are overlapped on other uses and resources maps to identify potential exploitation zones.

Keywords: Marine renewable energy; Wave energy; Tidal energy; Resource assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.074

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