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Uncertainty of extreme wind and wave loads for marine renewable energy farms in hurricane-prone regions

Boma Kresning, M. Reza Hashemi, Amin Shirvani and Javad Hashemi

Renewable Energy, 2024, vol. 220, issue C

Abstract: The offshore wind industry is rapidly developing in a hurricane prone area off the US East Coast. For assessment of extreme environmental conditions, or hazard intensity measures, such as wind and wave loads (e.g., 50-year or 500-year wind speed) various methodologies including univariate (e.g., Generalized Extreme Value distribution; GEV) and multivariate (e.g., Inverse First Order Reliability Method, IFORM) analysis have been recommended. Further, due to lack of long-term observed data at a site, available observed/hindcast at nearby stations are commonly used which can lead to errors. The objective of this study is to better understand and quantify the level of uncertainty in extreme value analysis of wind/wave data for marine renewable energy sites in hurricane-prone regions. An area off the northeast of the US where several large projects have been planned was selected as a case study. Univariate and bivariate analyses of wind/wave data at several stations were carried out and results were compared.

Keywords: Uncertainty analysis; Offshore wind; Extreme value analysis; Northeastern United States; Bivariate analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119570

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