Growing concerns about global warming and depletion of fossil fuel have resulted in exploring alternative energy solutions such as renewable energy resources. Among those, marine and hydrokinetic and in particular wave energy have drawing more interest. Ocean waves are predictable, less variable, and offer higher energy density values. As per National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), North Carolina ranks 6th with total 484 km coastline length. In this work, six-year National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) wave data from five stations along the North Carolina shore including Wilmington Harbor, Mansonboro Inlet, Oregon Inlet, and Duck FRF (17 and 26 m) are collected. The wave parameters such as wave height and period are analyzed and the potential wave power density values are calculated. The power production from the resource is estimated using wave energy converters. Storing excess energy in the form of hydrogen can be used for a variety of applications. Hence, the cost-performance analysis using the cost per unit method is conducted to obtain the maximum and average hydrogen production from the studied site. The results will be useful to a wide range of development activities in both academia and industry.
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ASME 2018 Power Conference collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum
June 24–28, 2018
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North Carolina Wave Energy Resource: Hydrogen Production Potential
Gagee Raut,
Gagee Raut
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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Navid Goudarzi
Navid Goudarzi
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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Gagee Raut
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Navid Goudarzi
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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POWER2018-7388, V001T06A018; 10 pages
Published Online:
October 4, 2018
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Raut, G, & Goudarzi, N. "North Carolina Wave Energy Resource: Hydrogen Production Potential." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Power Conference collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum. Volume 1: Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. June 24–28, 2018. V001T06A018. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7388
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