dc.contributor.author | Bloise Thomaz, Tianna | |
dc.contributor.author | Crooks, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Medina-Lopez, Encarni | |
dc.contributor.author | van Velzen, Leonore | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeffrey, Henry | |
dc.contributor.author | Lopez Mendia, Joseba | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodriguez Arias, Raul | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruiz Minguela, Pablo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-16T09:32:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-16T09:32:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Bloise Thomaz, Tianna, David Crooks, Encarni Medina-Lopez, Leonore van Velzen, Henry Jeffrey, Joseba Lopez Mendia, Raul Rodriguez Arias, and Pablo Ruiz Minguela. “O&M Models for Ocean Energy Converters: Calibrating through Real Sea Data.” Energies 12, no. 13 (June 27, 2019): 2475. doi:10.3390/en12132475. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-1073 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11556/738 | |
dc.description.abstract | Of the cost centres that combine to result in Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE), O&M costs play a significant part. Several developers have calculated component costs, demonstrating how they can become commercially competitive with other forms of renewable energy. However, there are uncertainties relating to the O&M figures that can only be reduced through lessons learned at sea. This work presents an O&M model calibrated with data from real sea experience of a wave energy device deployed at the Biscay Marine energy Platform (BiMEP): the OPERA O&M Model. Two additional case studies, utilising two other O&M calculation methodologies, are presented for comparison with the OPERA O&M Model. The second case study assumes the inexistence of an O&M model, utilising a Simplified Approach. The third case study applies DTOcean’s (a design tool for ocean energy arrays) O&M module. The results illustrate the potential advantages of utilising real sea data for the calibration and development of an O&M model. The Simplified Approach was observed to overestimate LCOE when compared to the OPERA O&M Model. This work also shows that O&M models can be used for the definition of optimal maintenance plans to assist with OPEX reduction. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors are grateful to the European commission for funding the OPERA and EnFAIT projects as part of the Horizon 2020 framework. The authors also thankful to Oceantec-Idom for providing feedback to OPERA model’s inputs. A special thanks to Shona Pennock and Donald Noble for their diligent proofreading of this paper. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | en |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | O&M Models for Ocean Energy Converters: Calibrating through Real Sea Data | en |
dc.type | journal article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/en12132475 | en |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/745862/EU/Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal/EnFAIT | en |
dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/654444/EU/Open Sea Operating Experience to Reduce Wave Energy Cost/OPERA | en |
dc.rights.accessRights | open access | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Ocean energy | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Real sea experience | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Operating data | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Economic model | en |
dc.subject.keywords | O&M model | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Array modelling tool | en |
dc.issue.number | 13 | en |
dc.journal.title | Energies | en |
dc.page.initial | 2475 | en |
dc.volume.number | 12 | en |