 Evaluation of the wave energy conditions along the coastal waters of Beibu Gulf, ChinaGuoqing Zhou, Jingjin Huang and Guangyun Zhang Energy, 2015, vol. 85, issue C, 449-457 Abstract: To evaluate the wave energy conditions along the coastal waters of Beibu Gulf, China, the SWAN (Simulated WAve Nearshore) model is used to estimate the wave field using 20 years of wind field data. The results show that (1) the wave field conditions are promising, for example, in the coastal waters off Guangxi, where the annually averaged significant wave height and peak wave period are approximately 0.45 m and 3.0 s, respectively, and especially along the coast of Hainan Island, where the annually averaged significant wave height and peak wave period are approximately 0.60 m and 3.7 s, respectively; (2) The major direction of wave energy is west or southwest of Guangxi and northeast or northeast by north of Hainan Island; and (3) The wave energy conditions show clear seasonal variations. The maximum storages are approximately 4.48 × 103 kWh/m off Guangxi and approximately 8.02 × 103 kWh/m off Hainan Island. In addition, the wave energy is more stable in the coastal waters off Guangxi than off Hainan Island. Finally, Weizhou Island and the southern coast of Hainan Island are suggested as potential wave power sites. Keywords: Wave energy; Coastal waters; SWAN model; Beibu Gulf (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:85:y:2015:i:c:p:449-457 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.094 Access Statistics for this article Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser More articles in Energy from Elsevier |
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