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Tuesday August 29th, 2017 Schedule
Morning:
08:45 – 10:05 – Paper Presentations
Wave Resource Characterization 3
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #797 | Breaking Waves Observed During Storms at a Wave Energy Test Site | A. Brown, J. Thomson, T. Ozkan-Haller, M. Haller, A. Ellenson |
| #803 | High-Resolution Wave Hindcasts for Regional Wave Energy Resource Assessment in US West Coast | Z. Yang, T. Wang, W. Wu |
| #826 | Assessing Accuracy of Hindcast Spectral Content in the Estimation of Wave Energy Resource | Y. Perignon, C. Maisondieu |
| #870 | Wave Energy Extraction in the North Atlantic: Future Wave Climate Availability | J. Janjic, S. Gallagher, F. Dias |
Tidal Resource Characterization 3
Kane Building, Room G19
| #836 | Observations and Modelling Highlight the Importance of Micro-Siting of Tidal-Stream Arrays: A Case Study Off Northwest Wales, UK | P. Robins, M. Piano, S. Ward, M. Lewis, R. Hashemi, S. Neill |
| #839 | Turbulence Metrics in Wave-Current Interactions | D. Sutherland, B. Sellar, A. Borthwick, V. Venugopal |
| #887 | Opportunities for Tidal Stream Energy in Indonesian Waters | A. Firdaus, G. Houlsby, T. Adcock |
| #892 | Toward the Modelling of Turbulence at Tidal Stream Power Sites with the Lattice Boltzmann Method | P. Mercier, M. Grondeau, S. Guillou, J. Thiébot, E. Poizot |
Wave Device Development & Testing 4
Kane Building, Room G01
| #815 | Open Sea OWC Motions and Mooring Loads Monitoring at BiMEP | S. Weller, D. Parish, T. Gordelier, B de Miguel Para, E.A. Garcia, P. Goodwin, D. Tornroos, L. Johanning |
| #818 | Laboratory Tests and Numerical Modelling in the Development of WaveCat | J. Allen, K. Sampanis, J. Wan, J. Miles, D. Greaves, G. Iglesias |
| #999 | Methodologies of Determining the ACE Wave Energy Prize Metric | F. Driscoll, S. Jenne, J. Weber, R. Thresher, D. Bull, A. Dallman, D. Newborn, M. Quintero, A. LaBonte |
| #838 | Validation of Variable Depth Operation of a Novel Wave Energy Converter Using Scale Model Testing | C. Whitlam, J. Chapman, A. Hillis, J. Rosener, G. Foster, G. Stockman, D. Greaves, M. Hann |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 4
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #830 | Tidal Stream Turbine Rotor Imbalance Fault Diagnosis for Turbulent Flow Conditions and Optimal Tip Speed Ratio Control. | M. Allmark, P. Prickett, R. Grosvenor |
| #850 | Hydrodynamic Modelling of a Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Using CFD and BEM Methods | S. Heavey, P. McGarry, S. Leen |
| #865 | Power And Energy Needed For Starting A Vertical Axis Marine Current Turbine
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J. Forslund, K. Thomas, M. Leijon |
| #879 | Relative Velocity at the Rotor of a Vertical Axis Tidal Stream Turbine on a Floating Platform | S. Jeddere-Fisher, G. Bawn, D. Leboe, R. Conron |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 4
Kane Building, Room G02
| #739 | Towards the Numerical Simulation of 5 Floating Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters Installed in a Line Array Using OpenFOAM | B. Devolder, P. Rauwoens, P. Troch |
| #776 | Modelling of Array Interactions for a Curved OWSC using OpenFOAM | J. Bridgwater Court, D. Chandel, N. Sell, A. Plummer, A. Hillis |
| #796 | Investigation of Model Validity for Numerical Survivability Testing of WECs | P. Musiedlak, E. Ransley, D. Greaves, B. Child, M. Hann, G. Iglesias |
| #798 | Benchmark of Optimisation Algorithms for WECs Arrays | F. Ferri |
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 3
West Wing Building, WW6
| #769 | Study of the Energy Collected by a Heaving Buoy in Front of the Artha Breakwater, Saint-Jean-de-Luz (SW France) | J. Baills |
| #785 | Tupperwave – Initial Numerical Modelling and Optimization | M. Vicente, P. Benreguig, S. Crowley, J. Murphy |
| #801 | Power Collection from Multiple Hydrokinetic Generators | R. Cavagnaro, B. Strom, B. Polagye, A. Stewart |
| #819 | Novel Predictive Latching Control for an Oscillating Water Column Buoy | F. Faÿ, M. Marcos, E. Robles |
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 4
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #872 | Long Term Wave Climate at the Danish Test Site DanWEC Based on 30 Years Hindcast Data | A. Tetu, P. Jensen, K. Nielsen, F. Schlütter, J. Kofoed |
| #911 | Phase-Resolving Wave Modeling for Marine Renewable Energy Sites Characterization | A. Varing |
| #973 | Classification Systems for Wave Energy Resources and WEC Technologies | V. Neary, K. Haas, S. Ahn, J. Cruz, P. Weywada |
| #1072 | Improvements of Wave Energy Resources in Finite Water Depths | W. Sheng, H. Li |
| #1140 | Comparison of X-Band Radar at Two Sites in the Western Isles, Scotland | A. Vogler, A. Murray, J. Morrison, C. Greenwood |
Tidal Resource Characterization 4
Kane Building, Room G19
| #894 | Coupled ADCP Measurements for Tidal Turbulence Characterization | A. Pieterse |
| #1036 | Tidal Energy Yield Uncertainties: Learnings from the Wind Energy Industry | R. Clayton, R. Fahey, A. Mortimer, H. Smith, A. Borthwick, Q. Xiao |
| #1047 | Comparison of Combined Wave and Turbulence Model with Field Measurements | G. Crossley, S. Parkinson, A. Alexandre, H. Smith, A. Day, D. Ingram |
| #1059 | Optimisation of Tidal Range Schemes | R. Ahmadian, J. Xue, R. Falconer, N. Hanousek |
| #1080 | Derivation and Validation of a Hindcast Model Incorporating Wave Current Interaction at a Tidal Race Site | S. Parkinson, D. Fitzgerald, G. Crossly |
Wave Device Development & Testing 5
Kane Building, Room G01
| #788 | Assessing the Performance of the CECO Wave Energy Converter in the Portuguese Near-Shore | P. Rosa-Santos, F. Taveira-Pinto, V. Ramos, M. Lopez |
| #864 | Dynamics of Moored Buoys in Non-Linear Wave with the Aim of Improvement of Wave Energy Absorption | M. Berenjkoob |
| #890 | Application of Complex Wave and Current Conditions in a Laboratory Environment | S. Draycott, D. Noble, T. Davey, J. Steynor, D. Ingram |
| #905 | Shape Optimization for the Submerged Body of a Two-Body Wave Energy Converter | D. Martin, A. Wise, C. Liang, L. Zuo |
| #910 | Physical Model Testing and System Identification of a Cylindrical OWC Device | B. Bosma, T. Brekken, P. Lomonaco, A. McKee, B. Paasch, B. Batten |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 5
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #880 | Near Wake Flow Structure behind an Axial Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine in the Presence of Waves | L. Luznik, E. Lust, K. Flack |
| #883 | ‘VETT’ – Reducing the Cost of Tidal Power Generation | P. Bird, P. Roberts, G. Benham, S. Downie |
| #888 | Survey of the Near Wake of an Axial-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine | K. Flack |
| #909 | Protocols for Marine Current Energy Converter Tank Testing. Where are We? | G. Germain, P. Scheijgrond |
| #926 | Slipstream Dynamics of a Tidal Turbine | J. Allo, C. Del Frate, D. Dhomé, F. Di Felice, F. Alves Pereira |
Tidal Hydrodynamic Modelling 4
Kane Building, Room G02
| #774 | Impact of Wave-Current Interactions on Tidal Current Turbine Performance in Storm Conditions | A. Jakovljevic, S. Paboeuf, F. Dias |
| #845 | Simulation of Turbine Groups with Support Structures for Energy Yield Modelling | C. Hachmann |
| #859 | Numerical Investigation of Lashy Sound, Orkney | S. Waldman, S. Baston, D. Woolf, J. Side |
| #906 | Modelling the Effect of Turbulence Length Scale on Tidal Turbine Wakes using Advanced Turbulence Models | T. Ebdon, D. O’Doherty, T. O’Doherty, A. Mason-Jones |
| #913 | Numerical Simulation of a Tidal Turbine Model in a Turbulent Flow with the Lattice Boltzmann Method | M. Grondeau, P. Mercier, S. Guillou, J. Poirier, E. Poizot, Y. Méar |
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 4
West Wing Building, WW6
| #823 | Reduction of Power Oscillations Combining Energy Storage with Prediction Techniques | M. Lafoz |
| #831 | A Competition for WEC Control Systems | J. Ringwood, F. Ferri, K. Ruehl, Y. Yu, R. Coe, J. Weber, M. Kramer |
| #855 | Onshore Evaluation of a Linear Generator for Wave Power | L. Ulvgård, A. Frost |
| #861 | Optimal Sizing of Submarine Cables from an Electro-Thermal Perspective | A. Matine, C. Bonnard, A. Blavette, S. Bourguet, F. Rongère, T. Kovaltchouk, E. Schaeffer |
| #862 | Influence of Power Take-Off Damping on the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Oscillating Water Column | J. Samuel, S. Sannasi Annamalaisamy, S. Vallam |
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
Environmental Impact & Appraisal 1
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #761 | The Impact of Marine Renewable Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics | S. Neill, P. Robins |
| #907 | Interactions and Implications of Tidal Energy Arrays | A. Goward Brown |
| #844 | Wave Farm Representation in the MIKE 21 Spectral Waves Model | R. McKee, B. Elsaesser, L. O’Boyle, L. Kregting |
| #1179 | The Near-Wake of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines in a Storm Surge Barrier | M. Verbeek, R. Labeur, W. Uijttewaal, P. de Haas |
Station-Keeping, Moorings & Foundations 1
Kane Building, Room G19
| #656 | Monitoring of Subsea Cable Terminations at FORCE Tidal Turbine Test Site | S. Campbell, D. Groulx, D. Doman, T. Wright |
| #666 | Anchoring Strategies for Floating Wave Energy Converters | C. Gaudin |
| #781 | Reducing Peak & Fatigue Mooring Loads: A Validation Study for Elastomeric Moorings | D. Parish |
| #792 | Dynamic Analysis Validation of the Floating EcoSpray Tidal Energy Test Platform | A. Baron |
Wave Device Development & Testing 6
Kane Building, Room G01
| #929 | Experimental Investigation of Array Effects for a Mechanically Coupled WEC Array | A. McDonald, Q. Xiao, D. Forehand, D. Findlay |
| #937 | A CFD Study on the Balance of Energy in a Fixed Bottom-Detached Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter | I. Simonetti, L. Cappietti |
| #944 | Horizon Scanning for Commercial Wave Energy Technology | R. Costello, B. Kennedy, H. Kelly, S. Roch Perks |
| #948 | Application of a Simulation Model for a Heave Type Wave Energy Converter | S. Saeidtehrani, P. Lomonaco, A. Hagmuller, M. Levites-Ginsburg |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 5
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #810 | Effects of Machine Non-Linearity on the Performance of Idealised Wave-Energy Converters | R. Manasseh, M. Hasan, L. Puticiu, J. Leontini |
| #825 | Hydrodynamics of a Flexible Piezoelectric Wave Energy Harvester Moored on a Breakwater | F. Buriani, E. Renzi |
| #848 | Non-Linear Frequency-Domain WEC Simulation: Numerical Case Studies and Practical Issues | A. Merigaud, J. Ringwood |
| #851 | A Numerical Study on Optimum Conditions of Multi-Buoy Wave Energy Converter with Hydraulic PTO System | S. Kim, W. Koo, M. Shin |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 6
Kane Building, Room G02
| #874 | WEC-GA Optimisation Tool for an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter | E. Renzi, J. Leech, I. Phillips |
| #902 | Modelling Wave Breaking Statistics for MRE Applications | J. Filipot |
| #915 | Experimental Determination of the Hydrodynamic Parameters of an OWC | T. Kelly, T. Dooley, J. Ringwood |
| #919 | Inclusion of Structural Flexibility in Design Load Analysis for Wave Energy Converters | Y. Guo, Y. Yu, J. van Rij |
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 5
West Wing Building, WW6
| #866 | Grid Integration for Marine Renewable Energy Devices in a Real Time Application | A. Monterrat, D. Murray, R. Christie, J. Kelly |
| #878 | Electrical Approach to Output Power Optimization for a Point Absorbing Wave Energy Converter with a Direct Drive Linear Generator Power Take-Off | I. Dolguntseva, S. Eriksson, M. Leijon |
| #886 | Modelling and Calibration of a Direct Drive Hydraulic PTO | N. Sell, A. Plummer, A. Hillis, D. Chandel |
| #904 | Development of a Polymer Spring Pump based PTO | C. Casey |
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
Environmental Impact & Appraisal 2
Civil Engineering Building, Room G10
| #1007 | Seasonal Effects on Probability of Fish Encounter with MHK Devices | H. Viehman, T. Boucher, A. Redden |
| #1150 | Quantifying Detections of Acoustically Tagged Fish for Probability of Encounter with MHK Devices | B. Sanderson, C. Buhariwalla, M. Adams, M. Stokesbury, A. Redden |
| #1166 | Fish Monitoring to Assess Effects of a Tidal Turbine | A. Daroux |
| #889 | Seasonal Occurrence of Seabirds and Marine Mammals at a Wave Energy Test Site | W. Hunt, A. Bennison, A. Kavanagh, M. Nykanen, B. O’Connor, M. Jessopp |
Wave Device Development & Testing 7
Kane Building, Room G19
| #953 | Hydrodynamics and Scaling of Heave Plates for Point Absorbing Wave Energy Converters | C. Rusch, B. Maurer, T. Mundon, A. Stewart, B. Polagye |
| #957 | Geometry Influences on Hydrodynamic Reponses of a Heaving Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter | S. Jin, R. Patton |
| #958 | Numerical and Experimental Studies of an Offshore Multi–Purpose Floating Structure Supporting a Wind Turbine | T. Mazarakos, D. Konispoliatis, G. Katsaounis, S. Polyzos, D. Manolas, S. Voutsinas, S. Mavrakos |
| #959 | Performance Analysis of the CCell Wave Energy Device | C. Worden Hodge, W. Bateman, Z. Yuan, P. Thies, T. Bruce |
Wave Device Development & Testing 8
Kane Building, Room G01
| #966 | Performance of the BOLT Lifesaver Wave Energy Converter at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii | J. Sjolte |
| #967 | Experimental Testing of Dielectric Elastomer Generators for Wave Energy Converters | G. Moretti |
| #983 | Wave Energy in Chile: A Case Study of the Overtopping Breakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) | E. Di Lauro, P. Contestabile, D. Vicinanza |
| #986 | Design and Bench Testing of a Model-Scale WEC for Advanced PTO Control Research | G. Bacelli, S. Spencer, A. Mazumdar, R. Coe |
Tidal Device Development & Testing 6
Geography Building, Lecture Theatre
| #936 | Mitigating Uncertainty in Tidal Turbine Performance Characteristics from Experimental Testing | C. Frost |
| #943 | From Real Scale Demonstration to Tidal Turbine Pilot Power Plant in the Fromveur Strait | J. Allo, D. Dhomé |
| #960 | Full Scale Turbine Test in Real Turbulent Flow in a Tidal Estuary | A. Sentchev |
| #963 | Hydrodynamic Loads on a Tidal Turbine in Random Seas | X. Guo, Z. Gao, J. Yang, T. Moan |
Wave Hydrodynamic Modelling 7
Kane Building, Room G02
| #920 | Verification of the SNL-SWAN Spectral WEC-Wave Model with Phase-Resolved Linear Wave Fields | J. McNatt, K. Reuhl, A. Porter, J. Roberts |
| #933 | Optimisation of Elementary Arrays of Wave-Power Devices in Irregular Waves | J. McGuinness, G. Thomas |
| #938 | Integration of a Hydrodynamic Negative Spring Concept into the OWC Spar Buoy | M. Gradowski, M. Alves, R. Gomes, J. Henriques |
| #946 | Assessment of a Spar Buoy Oscillating-Water-Column Wave Energy Converter including a Fully Dynamic Model | I. Zabala, J. Henriques, A. Falcão, A. Amezaga, R. Gomes, L. Gato |
Grid Integration, Power Take-Off & Control 6
West Wing Building, WW6
| #942 | How Harmful is the Wave Energy Penetration in an Electric Grid? | M. Blanco |
| #954 | Performance of the Self-Rectifying Biradial Air Turbine with Fixed Guide Vanes Arranged into Concentric Annular Rows | A. Carrelhas, A. Maduro, L. Gato, J. Henriques, A. Falcao |
| #961 | A Critical Comparison of AR and ARMA Models for Short-Term Wave Forecasting | Y. Pena Sanchez, J. Ringwood |
| #974 | Robust Control of a Wave Energy Converter with Soft Sensing of Wave Excitation Force | M. Abdelrahman, R. Patton |
17:30 -19:00 – Sponsored Side Session
MaRINET2: Accessing Europe’s ORE Test Facilities
North Wing, Aula Maxima 
Learn about MaRINET2 and how it has evolved from the successful from the MaRINET project with additional testing facilities and a new virtual access aspect. Understand the roleof the Marinerg-I project in the future growth of the Network. Meet with infrastucture managers, discuss their facilities and how to apply for free of charge access. To register, please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/accessing-europes-ore-test-facilities-marinet2-tickets-37211918851
Sandia National Laboratories: Data in Support of Marine Renewables
West Wing Building, WW6
Collection, curation, storage, and dissemination of public data on power performance and environmental effects can facilitate development of the industry. Currently data are wide spread and not easily accessible. The US Department of Energy and their national laboratories invite you to discuss the needs and capabilities for data accessibility.
The CCP- WSI Blind Test Workshop – Series 2: Introductory Event
O’Rahilly Building, Room 132
To provide a better understand of the validity and required model fidelity when simulating WSI problems; the CCP-WSI Blind Test Workshops bring together the WSI community to test their codes against specific WSI problems. In this event the Series 2 blind test cases will be introduced. For more info: https://www.ccp-wsi.ac.uk/blind_test_workshops
20:00 -00:00 – Free Evening
Delegates have a free evening where they can enjoy the sights and sounds of Cork City. For more information on Cork please visit: http://www.discoverireland.ie/corkcity
Photo courtesy of
Cork Convention Bureau
GOLD Sponsor of EWTEC 2017
