A parameter mapping investigation of an OWSC : Aquamarine Power Ltd - R&D office - Belfast

ISBN-13: 9783659870569 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 56 str.

Matthieu Pettinotti

Opis

Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology development, while showing promise, has not yet achieved commercial maturity. In order to reduce the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) to a competitive level the combination of survivability, availability, performance and affordability of a WEC has to be optimised. Hence, developing an understanding of the impact of key geometrical parameters not only on performance, but also on loads is essential. A parameter mapping investigation for an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, based on numerical modelling and small scale tank tests and considering all four key LCOE metrics, will be presented.

O autorze

Matthieu Pettinotti (1991) has a Thermal/Energy Master Degree obtained at Polytech engineer school in Nantes and an European Renewable Energy Master Degree at MINES ParisTech with a Marine Renewable Energy specialization at IST in Lisbon. He has validated his degree working at Aquamarine Power Ltd on parameter mapping investigation of an OWSC.