Webinar #4 in Annex IV Environmental Webinar Series
Sponsored by Ocean Energy Systems (OES)
February 3, 2015 @ 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
Summary
As energy is extracted from coastal or estuarine systems by wave or tidal energy converters, changes may occur to the physical oceanography, including alternations in water flow, sediment transport, and water quality, as well as decreases in the tidal currents and tidal elevation. These effects will not be measurable for pilot or small-scale marine energy installations. This webinar will feature three modeling approaches that examine potential changes to physical systems. As wave and tidal farms are installed at the commercial scale, measurements may be made to validate the models.
Speaker Presentation Materials
- The Implications of Tidal Resource Interactions (David Woolf, Heriot-Watt University, UK)
- Tidal Energy Extraction for a Sustainable Environment - A Modeling Perspective (Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US)
- Effects of Wave Energy Converters on Wave and Sediment Circulation (Kelley Ruehl and Craig Jones, Sandia National Laboratory, US)
A video recording of the webinar has been posted below:
Past Events
- OES Annex IV Webinar #3: Tidal Energy Research in the Bay of Fundy Webinar, Online, 27 October 2014 16:30-18:00 UTC
- OES Annex IV Webinar #2: Interactions of Marine Mammals and Birds Around Marine Energy Devices Webinar, Online, 19 May 2014 04:30-06:00 UTC
- OES Annex IV Webinar #1: Instrumentation Workshop Webinar, Online, 23 January 2014 16:30-18:00 UTC