An assessment of available ocean current hydrokinetic energy near the North Carolina shore

Kabir, Asif; Lemongo-Tchamba, Ivan; Fernández, Arturo J.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.02.011

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“…Data from a moored 150 kHz ADCP and a ROMS model were analyzed. Figure 10 and Kabir et al (2015) use different models to conclude that nearly the same power 8/1/13 -4/28/14 Current Rose for Model at 75m Fig. The power density time series shows that the ADCP observations occasionally reach 4,500 W m −2 with an average of nearly 800 W m −2 .…”

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Marine Renewable Energy

Yang¹,

Copping²

2017

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“…Kabir et al (2015) used HYCOM and a grid bounded by 34.9°N to 35.2°N and 74.9-74.5°W to find that more than 50% of the days from November 2003 through December 2012 at 20 m depth exhibit a power density of 500 W m −2 or greater. Data from a moored 150 kHz ADCP and a ROMS model were analyzed.…”

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Marine Renewable Energy

Yang¹,

Copping²

2017

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“…It is true to state that all the technologies are initially greeted with a jubilations degree due to which potential implications are ignored which can occur due to the utilization on a large scale [4]. That is a fact nothing within the nature can be without a price and hence, taking of the energy from one framework will have a consequence inevitably [14]. Therefore, it is quite necessary to make a determination of the conceivable implications of the ocean energy and assess if such effects are found to be more acceptable in contrast to alternative methods of power generation [15,16].…”

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“…shore sediment transport [29]. This would further result in an expansion within the deposition of sediment in the zone where there could is a reduction of the wave energy which would consequently increase the erosion within the adjacent zones that are not given any particular protection [14,30]. There is a possibility that the current climate and wave around the potential site of ocean energy would not be impacted seriously [5].…”

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Easing Climate Change with Recent Wave Energy Technologies

Zullah¹,

Jae-Ung²,

Lee³

2016

J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl

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More than 80% of electric power production throughout the world originates from the fossil fuelled plants. In accordance with the anticipation for increase in the demand for electricity, there is certainly a need to determine a new method to utilize renewable sources for extracting electric energy through renewable sources. In today's world, the supply of renewable electric energy is found to be one of the significant priorities within numerous parts of the world. The significant proof of this incorporates the last agreement at Marrakech 2002 and the Kyoto declaration during 1997. Both the US and EU have already developed their focus on the future emissions of greenhouse gases. It should be noted that ocean waves makes a representation of a significant source of unexplored renewable energy. Within the EU, the potential of wave energy has been conservatively estimated as 120-190 TWh per year within offshores emulated by some additional 34-46 TWh per year within near shore locations. Moreover, such anticipations rely on presumptions of energy and technology cost. And, the genuine resource would get to be notably larger. In this particular case, it can be found to be a challenging task for converting such boundless energies within the ocean waves to the electric energy. However, a considerable attention should be paid to the economic constraints for the purpose of approaching future production of sustainable electric power production for the future. This study will discuss relevant aspects for the climate change which is found to be a global threat to the entire world. For this it is quite obvious that one of the significant cause of this is the emission of carbon within the atmosphere. For this global threat, there are numerous causes and one among them includes the emission of greenhouse gas as mentioned earlier. The study will also discuss as to how wave energy can be used to allow prevention of the carbon emissions within the atmosphere. Other than that, there would be appropriate discussions on the energy devices, policies, and protocols, regional and international developments.

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“…Section 4 describes MHK details in the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. This location has been well 40°N 30°N 20°N 10°N 0°1 0°S 20°S 30°S 40°S 90°E 135°E 180°135°W 90°W 45°W studied, the Gulf Stream there has many properties that will affect MHK energy extraction and that are found in other WBCs, and the region has characteristics suitable for possible commercial development of electrical power generation at some future time (Kabir et al 2015, Lowcher 2015, VanZwieten et al 2015. Section 5 looks ahead to the future.…”

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Marine Hydrokinetic Energy from Western Boundary Currents

Bane

Muglia

et al. 2017

Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci.

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The kinetic energy in ocean currents, or marine hydrokinetic (MHK) energy, is a renewable energy resource that can help meet global energy requirements. An ocean circulation model-based census shows that subtropical surface western boundary currents (WBCs) are the only nearshore, large-scale currents swift enough to drive large electricity-generating ocean turbines envisioned for future use. We review several WBCs in the context of kinetic energy extraction. The power density in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina at times reaches several thousand watts per square meter at 75 m below the surface, and the annual average power is approximately 500-1,000 W m −2 . Significant fluctuations occur with periods of 3-20 days (Gulf Stream meanders) and weeks to months (Gulf Stream path shifts). Interannual variations in annual average power occur because of year-to-year changes in these WBC motions. No large-scale turbines presently exist, and the road to establishing MHK facilities in WBCs will encounter challenges that are similar in many aspects to those associated with the development of offshore wind power.

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An assessment of available ocean current hydrokinetic energy near the North Carolina shore

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Marine Renewable Energy

Easing Climate Change with Recent Wave Energy Technologies

Marine Hydrokinetic Energy from Western Boundary Currents

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