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Speaker: Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna

Department of Engineering of Swansea University,
Date: Friday, February 25th, 2022
Time: 15:00-16:00 (CET) / 14:00-15:00 (GMT)

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WAVE POWER

POTENTIAL
Abstract:
Among numerous forms of renewable energy, wave energy is widely available and contains
the highest energy density worldwide. Understanding the spatio-temporal ocean wave
climate is essential to determine wave power potential at a give region. It is well understood
that ocean waves may vary at a range of timescales from a few days to a few years, as a
result of extreme events such as storms and tropical and extra-tropical cyclones, seasonal
events such as tropical monsoons, and annual/inter-annual regional climatic variabilities.
Furthermore, a wave climate can be altered at much longer term as a result of global climate
change. In this study we explore the implications of potential shifts to sea state and its
implication on wave power potential around a tropical island in the Indian ocean as a result
of global climate change, with the emphasis on tropical monsoons.

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