Postgraduate Course: Marine Renewable Resource Assessment (IDCORE) (PGEE11090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course explains and discusses the basic physics required
in resource modelling and assessment for wind, wave and marine currents (including tidal); provides understanding of user needs for resource assessment and its relation to offshore marine energy production (i.e. calculation of energy yield across all offshore RE technologies); and describes the measurement and data analysis procedures for site resource assessment. |
| Course description |
1. Definitions of resource: Maximum; Technically feasible; Economically feasible; Socially acceptable;
2. Basic characteristics for wind, wave and tidal; fundamental equations and drivers;
3. Wave definitions: Linear Wave equations; Energy and Power; Wave spectra;
4. Wind : Boundary layers and atmospheric stability; roughness effects; turbulence (1 and 3D) -; wind spectra; wind coherence;
5. Tidal Stream definitions: Equilibrium theory of tides; Harmonic analysis; Boundary layers (wind shear); turbulence; fundamental flow equations;
6. Correlations between wind, wave and tidal (including Wave-current interaction: the effect on resource;
7. Metocean characterisation overview;: Important meteorology; seasonal variations for all offshore energy fluxes;
8. Resource Assessment:
a. Requirements for project development: short and long term; accuracy and predictability
b. Regional assessment
c. Site assessment
d. Methods of assessment;
i. Physical measurement (bouys/ adcps and met masts) - requirements
ii. Numerical and statistical modelling
Wave modelling (wave watch, swan, mike21
Tidal modelling (polprod; tomowac ...)
Wind (including measure correlate predict)
e. Yield calculation procedures and uncertainty analysis;
f. Limitation in resource (specifically for tidal);
9. Analysis: Time series; spectral analysis; extremes;
10.Wake and array losses for all technologies:
a. Wind; wave and current : Practical resource assessment case studies
b. Combined resource analysis
11.Effects on the physical environment;
12.Anticipated impact of climate change on the resources.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Part 1 (60% total): Case study for each energy resource - wind (20%), wave (20%), tidal (20%).
Part 2 (40%): Individual 20 min presentation with 10 mins for questions on a topic relating to one of offshore wind, wave or tidal resource assessment. A list of presentation titles will be prepared by the lecturers on the course and students will each select one. |
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Learning Outcomes
¿ explain and discuss the basic physics required in resource modelling and assessment for wind, wave and marine currents (including tidal)
¿ provide understanding as to the user needs for resource assessment and its relation to offshore marine energy production (ie calculation of energy yield across all offshore RE technologies)
¿ describe the measurement and data analysis procedures for site resource assessment
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Reading List
| Equimar Marine Renewable Energy Protocols |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Offshore Renewable Energy,Professional Doctorate |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Vengatesan Venugopal
Tel:
Email: V.Venugopal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)51 7213
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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