TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatiotemporal variability of marine renewable energy resources in Norway
AU - Varlas, George
AU - Christakos, Konstantinos
AU - Cheliotis, Ioannis
AU - Papadopoulos, A.
AU - Steeneveld, G.J.
PY - 2017/9/14
Y1 - 2017/9/14
N2 - Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) resources such as wind and wave energy depend on the complex behaviour of weather and climatic conditions which determine the development of MRE technologies, energy grid, supply and prices. This study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of MRE resources along the Norwegian coast employing NORA10 (NOrwegian ReAnalysis 10 km) data for the period 1957-2016. The results indicate high local mean wind and wave energy resources exceeding 1 kW m-2 and 40 kW m-1, respectively. We find that MRE resources undergo a positive trend over time which is attributed to climatic variations of cyclonic distribution, frequency and intensity.
AB - Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) resources such as wind and wave energy depend on the complex behaviour of weather and climatic conditions which determine the development of MRE technologies, energy grid, supply and prices. This study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of MRE resources along the Norwegian coast employing NORA10 (NOrwegian ReAnalysis 10 km) data for the period 1957-2016. The results indicate high local mean wind and wave energy resources exceeding 1 kW m-2 and 40 kW m-1, respectively. We find that MRE resources undergo a positive trend over time which is attributed to climatic variations of cyclonic distribution, frequency and intensity.
U2 - 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.171
DO - 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.171
M3 - Article
VL - 125
SP - 180
EP - 189
JO - Energy Procedia
JF - Energy Procedia
SN - 1876-6102
ER -