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Monday August 28th, 2017 Schedule
Morning:
08:00 – 09:00 – EWTEC Registration
Boole Lecture Theatre, Room 4
Delegates are asked to arrive early in order to complete registration before the Opening Ceremony commences.
09:00 – 10:05 – Plenary Opening Ceremony
Boole Lecture Theatre, Room 4
The Conference will open with a Plenary Ceremony that will include speeches from:
| Professor Tony Lewis | EWTEC 2017 Chairperson |
| Prof Tony Lewis has been one of the most active members of the Ocean Energy community for the past 4 decades. Through his teaching, research, industrial and ambassadorial roles he has been a great influencer for the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) sector. Tony’s legacy includes the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, which has over 130 researchers working with 45 industry partners, and the Lir National Ocean Test Facility both located in the new Beaufort Building, Ringaskiddy; a component of the Environmental Research Institute at UCC | |
| Professor Patrick O’Shea | UCC President |
| Professor Patrick O’Shea became the 15th President of University College Cork on 1st February 2017. A UCC Physics graduate and former Vice President and Chief Research Officer at the University of Maryland in the US, Professor O’Shea was at the helm of a $500 million (€470m) per annum research and innovation enterprise. His academic, political and business acumen helped the university to become one of the leading research universities in the world. He is a strong advocate of cross disciplinary work in universities, highlighting the importance of humanities studies and their interaction with science and other technical disciplines. | |
| Cllr Tony Fitzgerald | Lord Mayor of Cork or Ardmhéara, Chorcaí |
| Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald P.C. was re-elected to Cork City Council in June 2009, having been previously elected in June 2004. A prominent community activist on the north side of Cork City, he has campaigned and was successful in securing programmes and projects with a view to preventing crime, addressing drug & alcohol issues, promoting community health issues and actively involved in youth and community affairs. He has played a strategic role in securing state of the art child care facilities, crèche and pre-school facilities, and has a particular interest in the needs of older people and those with disabilities. | |
| Minister Denis Naughten | Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment |
| A scientist by profession Denis Naughten was elected to Dáil Éireann in 1997 and served as Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on Youth Affairs, School Transport and Adult Education until 2000. He then commenced his role as the Party’s Deputy Spokesperson on Public Enterprise until 2002. Minister Naughten has also served as opposition spokesperson on Agriculture and Food and on immigration issues during his tenure as a member of the Fine Gael Party until 2011. He is now an Independent member of Dáil Éireann. Minister Naughten was appointed a senior Government Minister, representing the Roscommon-Galway constituency, on May 6th 2016. | |
| Mr Jim Gannon | Chief Executive at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) |
| Jim Gannon is Chief Executive of SEAI, having joined the organisation in May 2016. He was formerly Director at RPS Group, leading the Energy, Environment and Health and Safety functions, with a core focus on the energy sector throughout his career. This has encompassed policy, infrastructure and technology projects at a European, National and Regional level for both the private and public sector. Jim is a Civil Engineering Graduate of NUI Galway, with a Masters in Environmental Assessment from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and an MBA from the UCD Smurfit School of Business. Jim also serves as a member of the national Climate Change Advisory Council. | |
| Mrs. Sandra Farwell | Director, Sustainable & Renewable Energy – Nova Scotia Department of Energy |
| Sandra leads the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Division at the Nova Scotia Department of Energy responsible for policy and program development in the renewable energy sector. Nova Scotia is focused on research, innovation, public engagement and regulatory development with the goal of achieving optimum economic, social, and environmental value from the marine renewable energy sector. Sandra plays a key role in engaging industry, stakeholders, researchers, and governments to advance the development of the tidal energy industry in Nova Scotia. Sandra is the provincial government member on the Board of FORCE -Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy and holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) and undergraduate degrees in Biology and Sociology from Dalhousie University. | |
| Professor Jerry Murphy | Director of the SFI MaREI Centre |
| Jerry is Director of the SFI MaREI Centre and Principal Investigator in Bioenergy Research. He is the Vice Director of UCC’s Environmental Research Institute and Professor of Bioenergy and Biofuels in the School of Engineering in UCC. Jerry is the Leader of the International Energy Agency (IEA) “Energy from Biogas” Task. He has served with IEA Bioenergy since 2007 and in this role has edited a book and written a number of reports. Jerry’s particular research focus is on second and third generation gaseous biofuels including for algae biofuels, power to gas concepts, and life cycle analyses of various biofuel systems. He has published ca. 100 peer review journal publications; according to Google Scholar his work has been cited over 4000 times with a H-index of 33. Jerry is a Civil, Environmental Engineer with a Masters Degree in Anaerobic Digestion (1991 – 1992) and a PhD in energy production from waste (1999 – 2003). | |
10:05-10:45 – Tea & Coffee
Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn
Tea & coffee will be served daily where Exhibitions & Posters will be on display.
10:45-12:25 – Paper Presentations
Wave Resource Characterization 1
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #640 | An Analysis of The Wave Climate in South Wales, UK | I. Fairley, H. Williams, J. Horrillo-Caraballo, D. Thompson, I. Masters, D. Reeve, H. Karunarathna |
| #641 | On The Distribution of Complex Sea-States in The Bay of Biscay | C. Maisondieu |
| #650 | An Assessment Method of Wave Energy Resources in Finite Water Depths | W. Sheng |
| #685 | Australia’s Technical Wave Energy Resource | M. Hemer |
| #691 | Characterisation of Ocean Energy Resource to Iec Standards: Westwave Project Experience | A. Barker |
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 1
West Wing Building, Room WW6
| #633 | Continuously Adaptive Pi-Control of Wave Energy Converters Under Irregular Sea-State Conditions | H. Nguyen, P. Tona |
| #638 | Integration of a Direct Drive Contra-Rotating Generator with Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters | K. Porter, S. Ordonez-Sanchez, C. Johnstone, S. Conesa |
| #703 | Latching and Peak-Power Control of an Oscillating Water Column Based on a Discontinuous Galerkin Method | J. Henriques, J. Lemos, L. Gato, A. Falcão |
| #708 | High-Efficiency Current-Source Converter for All-Electric Wave Energy Conversion Systems | S. McDonald, V. Pickert,N. Baker |
| #712 | Investigation of The Benefits of Adaptive Control Applied to The Nonlinear Ccell Wave Energy Converter | A. Hillis |
Wave Device Development & Testing 1
Kane Building, Room G01
| #629 | Modelling and Testing of a Submerged Oscillating Water Column | J. Fairhurst, W. Van Niekerk |
| #645 | Experimental Assessment of an Innovative Management System for Mooring Loads | R. Pascal, A. Combourieu, S. Nauwelaerts, A. Foschini |
| #654 | Validation of a CFD Tool for Studying the Behaviour of Wave Energy Converters | A. Pilechi, S. Baker, A. Cornett |
| #676 | Reservoir Type Wec for Micro-Tidal Environments | G. Muller, F. Buriani |
| #678 | Wave Energy in California in the Late 19th Century | G. Muller |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 1
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #647 | Evaluating The Dynamics of Mooring Tidal Turbines | S. Fu, C. Johnstone |
| #649 | Multi-Objective Optimization of Rotor Blades for Horizontal Axis Tidal Stream Turbines | N. Kaufmann, T. Carolus, R. Starzmann |
| #661 | Advanced Control Methods for Cross-Flow Turbines | B. Strom, S. Brunton, B. Polagye |
| #1041 | Development of a Low Head Tidal Turbine Part 1: CFD Simulations, Design and Optimization | S. Hötzl, T. Schechtl, P. Rutschmann, W. Knapp |
| #687 | Development of a Low Head Tidal Turbine Part 2: Model Testing and Performance Evaluation | T. Schechtl, S. Hötzl, P. Rutschmann, W. Knapp |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 1
Kane Building, Room G02
| #631 | Using NEMOH for Modelling Wave Energy Converters: A Comparative Study with WAMIT | M. Penalba, T. Kelly, J. Ringwood |
| #643 | Consistency of Viscous Drag Identification Tests for Wave Energy Applications | G. Giorgi |
| #644 | Importance of Non-Linear Waves for Non-Linear Froude-Krylov Force Calculation | G. Giorgi |
| #646 | Applicability of Linear and Non-Linear Potential Flow Models on a Wavestar Float | P. Bozonnet, V. Dupin, P. Tona, C. Chauvigné, M. Kramer |
| #653 | Peak Force in the Connection Line of a Linear Generator WEC | L. Sjokvist |
Tidal Hydrodynamic Modelling 1
Kane Building, Room G19
| #655 | The Impact of Waves and Immersion Depth on Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine Performance | M. Sos, L. Johnston, J. Walker, M. Rahimian |
| #668 | Wake Predictions from Two Turbine Models using Mesh-Optimisation Techniques | G. Deskos |
| #868 | Navier-Stokes CFD Analysis of a Tidal Turbine Rotor in Steady and Planar Oscillatory Flow | G. Amato, S. Doyle, S. Petley, M. S. Campobasso, I. Milne, G. Aggidis |
| #684 | Pitch Control Systems for A Cross-Flow Turbine | T. Gauthier |
| #693 | Distortion Effects on Turbulence in a Tidal Flow due to the Mean Flow Field of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine | M. Graham, I. Milne |
Afternoon:
12:25 – 14:00 – Lunch
Main & Mini Restaurants
A hot buffet lunch will be provided to Delegates. Please tell your server of any dietary requirements.
14:00-15:20 – Paper Presentations
Wave Resource Characterization 2
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #743 | Intra-Annual Power Performance of WECs: a Decision-Aid Tool for Wave Farm Planning | R. Carballo, N. Arean, M. Sanchez, V. Ramos, M. Alvarez, A. Castro, G. Iglesias |
| #754 | Metocean Characterization of BiMEP for WEC Design | A. Iturrioz, F. del Jesus, R. Guanche, A. Acevedo, H. Chiri, A. Abascal, A. Garcia, A. Espejo, I. Losada, D. Marina, Y. Torre-Enciso |
| #760 | Wave and Tidal Power Measurement Using HF Radar | L. Wyatt |
| #770 | Performance Assessment of WECs: a Case Study | N. Arean, R. Carballo, M. Sánchez, M. Alvarez, I. Lopez, M. Torres, G. Iglesias |
Tidal Resource Characterization 1
West Wing Building, Room WW6
| #807 | Estimation of Tidal Peak Velocity by an Empirical Approach | P. Garcia Novo, Y. Kyozuka, M. Tsuda |
| #672 | A Resource Assessment to Inform Second-Generation Tidal-Stream Energy Device Design | M. Lewis |
| #717 | Training Wall Effects on Power Generation of Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays | A. Schnabl, T. Adcock, G. Houlsby |
| #745 | Comparison of 0-D,1-D and 2-D Model Capabilities for Tidal Range Energy Resource Assessments | A. Angeloudis, M. Piggott, S. Kramer, A. Avdis, D. Coles, M. Christou |
Wave Device Development & Testing 2
Kane Building, Room G01
| #704 | Effect of Solidity and Gap-to-Chord Ratio of a Biplane Wells Turbine | T. Das, A. Samad |
| #725 | Cost, Time and Risk Assessment of Different Wave Energy Converter Technology Development Trajectories | J. Weber, J. Roberts |
| #729 | U.S. Navy Wave Energy Test Site – Early Findings | P. Cross, L. Vega, K. Rajagopalan, G. Nihous, N. Li, A. Rocheleau, P. Anderson |
| #735 | Preparation of Wave Energy Test Site at the OIST Marine Science Station | H. Takebe |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 2
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #715 | Challengers and Solution for a New Underwater Moored TEC | L. Nuñez Rivas, A. Lopez Piñeiro, J. Somolinos Sanchez, M. Perez de la Portilla, R. Perez Fernandez |
| #727 | Performance of an Adaptive Pitch Marine Turbine System in Turbulent Inflow | R. Barber, C. Hill, P. Babuska, A. Aliseda, M. Motley |
| #731 | Development of an Embedded Thin-Film Strain-Sensor-Based SHM Network for Composite Tidal Turbine Blades | D. Zhao, M. Forde, B. Weafer |
| #773 | Towing Tank and Flume Testing of Passively Adaptive Composite Tidal Turbine Blades | R. Murray, S. Ordonez-Sanchez, K. Porter, D. Doman, M. Pegg, C. Johnstone |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 2
Kane Building, Room G02
| #657 | A Frequency-Domain Model for a Novel Wave Energy Converter | Y. Wei, J. Barradas Berglind, M. van Rooij, W. Prins, B. Jayawardhana, A. Vakis |
| #1207 | Investigation into Energy Extraction using Pitch & Roll Motions for Wave Energy Converters | A. Otter |
| #673 | Deterministic Prediction of Irregular Incident Waves for Wave-by-Wave Control of Wave Energy Converters | U. Korde, R. Robinett, III, G. Bacelli, D. Wilson, O. Abdelkhalik |
| #674 | Energy Generation from Anti-Motion Device of Very Large Floating Structure | Z. Tay |
Tidal Hydrodynamic Modelling 2
Kane Building, Room G19
| #711 | Development of a Large-Eddy Simulation Approach for Tidal Currents Modelling. | A. Bourgoin |
| #752 | Numerical Modelling Techniques to Predict Rotor Imbalance Problems in Tidal Stream Turbines | S. Ordonez-Sanchez, K. Porter, C. Johnstone, M. Allmark, T. O`Doherty, R. Ellis, C. Frost, T. Nevalainen |
| #758 | Experimental Study of the Wakes due to Tidal Rotors and a Shared Cylindrical Support | D. Lande-Sudall, T. Stallard, P. Stansby |
| #762 | Spanwise Flow Corrections for Tidal Turbines | A. Wimshurst |
Evening:
15:20-16:00 – Tea & Coffee
Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn
Tea & coffee will be served daily where Exhibitions & Posters will be on display.
16:00-17:20 – Paper Presentations
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 2
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #728 | Time-Varying Linear Quadratic Gaussian Optimal Control for Three-Degree-of-Freedom Wave Energy Converters | O. Abdelkhalik, S. Zou, R. Robinett, U. Korde |
| #744 | Pressure and Power Control of Hydrostatic Power Take-Offs in Wave Energy Applications | D. Dießel, H. Murrenhoff |
| #747 | Adaptive Control of a Wave Energy Converter Simulated in a Numerical Wave Tank | J. Davidson, R. Genest, J. Ringwood |
| #757 | Electric Machine Design for Wave Energy Converters | N. Baker |
Tidal Resource Characterization 2
West Wing Building, Room WW6
| #750 | Optimisation of Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays Within the Alderney Race | D. Coles, S. Kramer, M. Piggott |
| #780 | Numerical Modelling of Combined Wave, Tidal Current and Turbulence Interaction at Tidal Energy Sites in the Fall of Warness, Scotland | V. Venugopal |
| #790 | High-Resolution Numerical Model Resource Assessment of Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy | R. Karsten, T. Roc, J. Culina, G. Trowse, M. O’Flaherty-Sproul |
| #829 | Power Shedding from Stall and Pitch Controlled Tidal Stream Turbines | M. Edmunds |
Wave Device Development & Testing 3
Kane Building, Room G01
| #784 | Numerical and Physical Modeling of a Quayside Wave Energy Recovery System | S. Neuvéglise, F. Marin, G. Perret, H. Smaoui, P. Sergent |
| #840 | Optimising Structural Loading and Power Production for Floating Wave Energy Converters | L. Barker Ewart |
| #802 | Experimental Observation of Surface Currents Produced by WEC Radiation and Diffraction | A. Fleming, R. Manasseh |
| #813 | Improving Energy Capture by Varying the Geometry of a Novel Wave Energy Converter | J. Chapman, J. LeDreff, G. Foster, G. Stockman, A. Brask |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 3
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #775 | Impact of Cables Withdraw Length on the Dynamics of an Undulating Membrane Tidal Energy Converter | M. Trasch, G. Germain, A. Déporte |
| #794 | Blockage Effects on Current Turbine Performance and Wake Characteristics | H. Ross, B. Polagye |
| #799 | Effectiveness of Low-Order Simulation in Predicting Cross-Flow Turbine Controller Performance | D. Forbush, B. Polagye |
| #804 | Application of Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine to Energy Independent Island in Korea | Y. Choi, S. Kim, P. Singh |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 3
Kane Building, Room G02
| #679 | Feasibility Study of Applying SPH in a Coupled Simulation Tool for Wave Energy Converter Arrays | T. Verbrugghe, B. Devolder, J. Domínguez, A. Kortenhaus, P. Troch |
| #682 | Multi-Parameter Optimization of Hybrid Arrays of Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters | M. Giassi, M. Göteman, S. Thomas, J. Engström, M. Eriksson, J. Isberg |
| #699 | Experimental Validation of Receding Horizon Pseudo-Spectral Control on a 1/20th Scale Hinge-Barge Wave Energy Converter | F. Paparella, J. Ringwood |
| #707 | Assessment of Numerical Wave Makers | C. Windt, J. Davidson, P. Schmitt, J. Ringwood |
Tidal Hydrodynamic Modelling 3
Kane Building, Room G19
| #763 | Development of a Hybrid Viscous/Inviscid Hydrodynamics Model for Marine Current Turbines | F. Salvatore |
| #764 | Experimental Study of the Marine Current Turbine Behaviour Submitted to Macro-Particle Impacts | B. Gaurier, G. Germain, J. Facq, G. Pinon |
| #765 | Comparison of Synthetic Turbulence Approaches for Two Numerical Tidal Turbine Models | M. Togneri, I. Masters, C. Carlier, C. Choma Bex, G. Pinon |
| #771 | Experimental Tidal Power Site Bathymetry Representation for Turbulence Characterization | M. Ikhennicheu, G. Germain, B. Gaurier, P. Druault |
17:30 -19:00 – Sponsored Side Session
Wave Energy Scotland: Progress and Plans
O’Rahilly Building, Room 212
Now in its third year of existence, the WES programme is starting to yield results and this event will showcase developments in our current programmes. We will also share detail of future activities including international collaborations. To book a place on this event, please see our eventbrite page – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ewtec-2017-wave-energy-scotland-side-event-tickets-37066260182
20:00 -00:00 – EWTEC Nightclub
Rearden’s Bar, 26 Washington St, Centre, Cork
The evening’s festivities will begin in Rearden’s bar where Delegates will be served canapés and drinks while a local Cork band entertains them from The Hidden Attic. To finish off the evening Delegates will be move into Havana Brown’s where ‘Comhaltas’, a traditional Irish band, will be ready and waiting to provide Delegates with a taste of Irish nightlife.
Exceedence will host the EWTEC Band, A Band not yet formed and composed entirely of willing EWTEC attendees.
If you have talent or bravery and want to play in the band or sing then come along to Rearden’s on the 28th.
We will MC an open mic session and will have a range of instruments and musicians available to play. We have promises from some well knowns in the wave and tidal sector, Chris O’Donoghue, Tom Denniss, Cuan Boake, Richard Yemm, Cameron Johnstone, George Foley, Andrew Parish and Prof John Ringwood BUT we have room for plenty more. We will see you there.
GOLD Sponsor of EWTEC 2017
