NDLI: Inventory of Canada’s Offshore Wave Energy Resources

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Andrew, M. Cornett
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Global warming, the depletion of conventional energy reserves and the rising cost of electricity generation have sparked renewed interest in renewable wave energy within Canada and internationally. Significant advances in wave energy converters have been made in recent years, and there is a growing realization in many countries, particularly those in Europe, that these technologies will be ready for large scale deployments within the next five to ten years (ABP, 2004). Despite these recent developments, very little effort has been directed to quantifying and mapping wave energy resources in Canada in the past. This paper presents results from a recent study in which the wave energy resource in Canada’s Pacific and Atlantic waters is quantified by analysing a large quantity of data obtained from four sources: direct wave measurements; two wind-wave hindcasts of the North Atlantic; and a single hindcast of the Northeast Pacific. Each data source is described and the methods used to analyse the data sets are explained in detail. The derived wave power estimates, including their seasonal and spatial variability, are presented and discussed. Results obtained from the direct measurements and the wind-wave hindcasts are also compared. The paper also includes a review of the theoretical background required to estimate wave energy. The waters off Canada’s Pacific and Atlantic coasts are endowed with rich wave energy resources. The results presented here define the scale of these resources, as well as their significant spatial and seasonal variations.
Sponsorship	Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division
Starting Page	353
Ending Page	362
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791847470
DOI	10.1115/OMAE2006-92287
e-ISBN	0791837777
Volume Number	Volume 2: Ocean Engineering and Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology
Conference Proceedings	25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
Language	English
Publisher Date	2006-06-04
Publisher Place	Hamburg, Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Water Shorelines Climate change Electric power generation Wave energy Atlantic ocean Pacific ocean Ocean engineering North atlantic ocean Waves Wave energy converters Wind waves
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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