Optimisation of Tidal energy Converter Arrays

Project Information

OpTiCA

Grant agreement ID: 748747

DOI 10.3030/748747

Project closed

EC signature date 6 March 2017

Start date 1 July 2017

End date 30 June 2019

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 148 635,60

EU contribution € 148 635,60

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE
Portugal

Publications

Conference proceedings (2)

Lessons learned from E1 Evopod Tidal Energy Converter deployment at Ria Formosa, Portugal.

Author(s): Pacheco, A., Gorbeña, E., Plomaritis, T., & Sequeira, C.
Published in: 7th International Conference on Ocean Energy, Cherbourg, France, 2018
Publisher: ICOE

Assessing the Effects of Tidal Energy Converter Array Size on Hydrodynamics of Ria Formosa (Portugal)

Author(s): Eduardo González-Gorbeña, André Pacheco, Theocharis A. Plomaritis, Cláudia Sequeira
Published in: Proceedings of the12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Cork, Ireland, 2017
Publisher: European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Estimating the optimum size of a tidal array at a multi-inlet system considering environmental and performance constraints

Author(s): Eduardo González-Gorbeña, André Pacheco, Theocharis A. Plomaritis, Óscar Ferreira, Cláudia Sequeira
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 232, 2018, Page(s) 292-311, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.204

Analysis of the efficiency of wind turbine gearboxes using the temperature variable

Author(s): C. Sequeira, A. Pacheco, P. Galego, E. Gorbeña
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 135, 2019, Page(s) 465-472, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.040

Optimal configuration problem identification of electrical power cable in tidal turbine farm via traveling salesman problem modeling approach

Author(s): Johanne Tomine VARTDAL, Raad Yahya QASSIM, Børge MOKLIEV, Guttorm UDJUS, Eduardo GONZÁLEZ-GORBEÑA
Published in: Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, Issue 7/2, 2019, Page(s) 289-296, ISSN 2196-5625
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/s40565-018-0472-7

Deployment characterization of a floatable tidal energy converter on a tidal channel, Ria Formosa, Portugal

Author(s): A. Pacheco, E. Gorbeña, T.A. Plomaritis, E. Garel, J.M.S. Gonçalves, L. Bentes, P. Monteiro, C.M.L. Afonso, F. Oliveira, C. Soares, F. Zabel, C. Sequeira
Published in: Energy, Issue 158, 2018, Page(s) 89-104, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.034

Baseline assessment of underwater noise in the Ria Formosa

Author(s): C. Soares, A. Pacheco, F. Zabel, E. González-Goberña, C. Sequeira
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Issue 150, 2020, Page(s) 110731, ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110731

Book chapters (2)

Marine energy prototype testing at Ria Formosa

Author(s): Pacheco, A., Gorbeña, E.G., Sequeira, C.
Published in: Ria Formosa: challenges of a coastal lagoon in a changing environment, 2019, Page(s) 125-138, ISBN 978-989-8859-72-3
Publisher: University of Algarve

Surrogate-Based Optimization of Tidal Turbine Arrays: A Case Study for the Faro-Olhão Inlet

Author(s): Eduardo González-Gorbeña, André Pacheco, Theocharis A. Plomaritis, Óscar Ferreira, Cláudia Sequeira, Theo Moura
Published in: Computational Science – ICCS 2019 - 19th International Conference, Faro, Portugal, June 12–14, 2019, Proceedings, Part III, Issue 11538, 2019, Page(s) 548-561, ISBN 978-3-030-22743-2
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22744-9_43