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Jens Peter Kofoed, project coordinator
jpk@civil.aau.dk
Vivi Søndergaard, scientific secretary
vs@civil.aau.dk
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DHI Water and Environment ‐ DHI
DTU Mechanical Engineering ‐ DTU
Det Norske Veritas ‐ DNV SDWED.CIVIL.AAU.DK Structural Design
University of Bologna, DISTART Idraulica ‐ UniBo
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/COPPE ‐ UFRJ
of
Rambøll Oil & Gas A/S ‐ RAM
Wave Energy Centre ‐ WavEC Wave Energy
Aalborg University, Inst. of Energy Technology – AAU‐E
Sterndorff Engineering ‐ SE
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Edinburgh University, Institute for Energy Systems ‐ EUIES
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Funded by
Department of Civil Engineering
Wave Energy Research Group
Sohngaardsholmsvej 57
DK‐9000 Aalborg
Denmark
Waves – energy source of the future Perspectives of the project How do we go about it?
The ongoing debate about climate change, and the Today, the research on wave energy is very frag‐ By bringing together key Danish competences in an
decreasing amount of fossil fuels, makes it inevitable mented, and a coordinated international effort is alliance with the most qualified international part‐
to develop more renewable energy sources in the needed. Therefore, this project brings together major ners in the field, the project aims at creating a com‐
future. At present, the wave energy sector is still not players in the field to link research teams together mon base as well as linking future industrial develop‐
able to deliver cost competitive solutions. However, and thereby create synergy. ment of wave energy devices more strongly to Den‐
the sector has already demonstrated that it has the mark.
potential to become a major contributor of energy The Structural Design of Wave Energy Devices project
worldwide. As illustrated below, numerous areas (SDWED) is an international research alliance which As illustrated below, the approach is divided into five
around the world will be able to harvest the advan‐ over a five‐year period aims to harness the energy work packages (WP) where the partners involved are
tages of wave energy. potential in wave energy at competitive costs. listed under each phase.
© Earth‐vision.biz WP5
Source: European Ocean Energy
Reliability:
AAU-C (Ph.D.)
DNV
UFRJ
WP1
WP2
Hydrodynamics:
DTU WP4 Moorings:
(Ph.D.+P.D) UBD (Ph.D.)
DHI SE
Wave Dragon ‐ one of the Danish wave energy devices currently AAU-C Wave-to-wire:
being developed. AAU-C
(Ph.D.+P.D.)
WAWEC
RAM
The main innovation of the project is an objective of EUIES
Annual average wave energy flux per unit width of wave crest (kW/m) UFRJ
developing a wave‐to‐wire model which will be able
to generate structural design specifications based on
Wave energy is a developing technology and a num‐ parameters related to hydrodynamics, power take‐off
ber of technical barriers still need to be overcome. (PTO) and moorings. This has the potential of drasti‐ WP3
PTO/generator:
IWES
This project will be an important step in accelerating cally lowering the cost of energy produced while at AAU-E
Work packages
the development of the wave energy sector towards the same time increasing the reliability of wave en‐
a reliable and economical industry as well as in‐ ergy devices.
crease the reliability of wave energy devices. A wave‐to‐wire model is built combining loadings
from hydrodynamic, PTO and mooring modules. Each
Additionally, the projects aims at repeating the of the modules interacts through the central model
“Danish Wind Adventure” in a new area and thereby so that their combined effects are accounted for.
strengthen Denmark’s position as one of the leaders Using the fully functional wave‐to‐wire model, the
within wave energy research as well as improving last study of reliability can be carried out. The wave‐
and consolidating the competitiveness of the Danish to‐wire model will yield a whole new and improved
wave energy sector. Wave Star ‐ another Danish wave energy device design basis for wave energy devices.