The renewable wave energy resource in coastal regions of the Florida peninsula

Cigdem Ozkan and Talea Mayo

Renewable Energy, 2019, vol. 139, issue C, 530-537

Abstract: Recently there has been a global effort to increase the utilization of renewable energy resources. In this study, we use observed data to estimate the ocean wave power available in coastal Florida. We find that average values ranging from 2.073 to 6.939 kW/m are available annually. It is shown that these values vary spatially; regions in the Atlantic Ocean have more available wave power than those in the Gulf of Mexico. Average annual wave power also varies temporally, likely due to meteorological events, indicating that changes in the climate may have significant impacts on available wave power.

Keywords: Wave power; Wave power assessment; Wave energy converters; Renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.090

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