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Rusu, E. and Guedes Soares, C. (2012), “Assessment of the Wave Energy in Two Enclosed Seas”, Maritime Engineering and Technology, Guedes Soares et al. (Eds),Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 613-621

The objective of the present work is to evaluate the wave energy resources in two enclosed seas, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. A first perspective of the wave and wind climate in these areas is given by a medium term analysis of some recent satellite data. This allowed the identification of the most energetic sectors. As a further step, wave prediction systems based on the SWAN spectral phase averaged model were implemented and validated in the two seas. Comparisons carried out against remotely sensed data show that these wave prediction systems generally provide accurate results in terms of significant wave heights. Finally, using the numerical wave models, the spatial distribution of the wave energy was analyzed for some case studies that correspond to the most relevant wave patterns. The present work gives some insight about the wave conditions, and the wave energy potential, in the basins of the Black and the Caspian Seas. Moreover, the perspective of the development of the wave energy devices for small amplitude waves is expected to be very dynamic in the near future and to bring technological breakthroughs. Thus following such tendencies, the problem of extracting this type of renewable energy in the Black and the Caspian Seas, most probable coupled in hybrid farms wind-waves, might become of actuality.

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