18-22 March 2019, Varna, Bulgaria
WECANet: A pan-European Network for Marine Renewable Energy
European Cooperation in Science & Technology COST, Action: CA17105
WECANet project consortium together with BDCA are pleased to announce that the first WECANet Training course on Wave Energy was held from 18th to 22nd March 2019 in Varna, Bulgaria.
18-22 March 2019, Varna, Bulgaria
WECANet: A pan-European Network for Marine Renewable Energy
European Cooperation in Science & Technology COST, Action: CA17105
WECANet project consortium together with BDCA are pleased to announce that the first WECANet Training course on Wave Energy was held from 18th to 22nd March 2019 in Varna, Bulgaria.
Training course content:
The 1st WECANet Training Course on Wave Energy was carried out for five days, with six hours of training per day. The Training Course was specifically designed for those relatively new to wave energy, and covered the following topics:
• Introduction to wave energy
• Physics of ocean waves
• Fundamentals of wave energy converters
• Modelling and representation of the wave climate
• Hydrodynamics of wave energy converters
• Frequency-domain modelling of wave energy converters
• Wave energy converter power-take off systems
• Wave energy converter control systems
• Calculating Annual Energy Production
• Economics of wave energy converters
• Techno-economic optimisation of wave energy converters
• Understanding wave energy converter design
• Wave-to-wire modelling of wave energy converters
• Design and modelling of wave farms
• Physical modelling of wave energy converters
• Advanced modelling of wave energy converters
• Mooring design for wave energy converters
Tutors:
• Dr Matt Folley, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Dr Marco Alves, Wave Energy Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
• Dr Gregory Payne, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• Dr Francesco Ferri, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Prof. Jens-Peter Kofoed, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Prof. Valery Penchev, Black Sea Danube Coastal Research Association-BDCA, Varna, Bulgaria
An important part of the course program was the site visit at the Center for Hydro and Aerodynamics, BAS - Varna where the opportunities for experimental study of wave energy convereters were demonstrated.
The course book can be downloaded here for free:
Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy Ed. Pecher A. & Kofoed J.P., SpringerOpen, 2017
