Evaluation of Various Technologies for Wave Energy Conversion in the Portuguese Nearshore

The objective of the present work is to perform an evaluation of the performance provided by various technologies for wave energy conversion in the Portuguese continental coastal environment. The wave climate in the target area is first analyzed using the results from three years of simulations with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlos Guedes Soares, Eugen Rusu, Dina Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
WEC
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1344