Wave potential of the Greek seas

Soukissian, T; Gizari, N; Chatzinaki, M

dc.contributor.author	Soukissian, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Gizari, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Chatzinaki, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:53:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:53:31Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	17433541	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/36387
dc.subject	Greek seas	en
dc.subject	Wave energy	en
dc.subject	Wave potential	en
dc.subject.other	computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	conference proceeding	en
dc.subject.other	energy resource	en
dc.subject.other	in situ measurement	en
dc.subject.other	power generation	en
dc.subject.other	renewable resource	en
dc.subject.other	research and development	en
dc.subject.other	resource assessment	en
dc.subject.other	resource development	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	wave power	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.title	Wave potential of the Greek seas	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.2495/ESUS110181	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/ESUS110181	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Most of the energy resources used worldwide comes from non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels. The wasteful and inappropriate use of such energy sources has led to adverse environmental effects; at the same time, there is an emerging and urgent need for pollution-free power generation. The exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES) is now a sustainable and technologically feasible solution). EU leaders agreed that by 2020, 20% of the energy of the Member states should be produced from renewable energy sources. One of the most promising renewable energy sources are sea waves. In Europe, intensive research and development of wave energy conversion began in 1973 and since the mid 1990's there has been a real renaissance in the field. This work presents a first attempt for a detailed assessment of the wave potential of the Greek seas, using data from numerical wave simulation models of high spatial and temporal resolution in combination with in-situ wave measurements. The hindcast data are in the form of time series and cover the period 1995-2004. It is also anticipated that the obtained wave energy results will provide a basis for selecting the most appropriate family of wave energy converter devices. © 2011 WIT Press.	en
heal.journalName	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2495/ESUS110181	en
dc.identifier.volume	143	en
dc.identifier.spage	203	en
dc.identifier.epage	213	en