MIKE by DHI UK and Ireland Blog

SI Ocean Project: Tidal & Wave Energy



Share your data with internal and external clients with the help of MIKE CUSTOMISED! The above example demonstrates on-line access to DHI wave and tidal flow model simulations for energy resource scoping studies - view the interactive map at http://si-ocean.dhigroup.com/map

In 2011, 3.4 MW of wave and tidal energy devices in advanced stages of technology development had been tested across Europe. The International Energy Agency Ocean Energy Systems (OES-IA) vision document, "An International Vision for Ocean Energy”, has forecasted a global wave and tidal deployment potential of 337GW by 2050. Reaching these deployment targets would see long-term benefits including a reduction in carbon emissions, greater security of supply, and economic benefits through job creation and inward investment. If Europe is to maintain a global lead in ocean energy and gain the benefits associated with meeting these targets, an aggressive deployment trajectory will be required. Read more >>>

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Teaching and research with MIKE by DHI - Dr Björn Elsäßer (Queen’s University Belfast)



Presented at the 2014 MIKE by DHI UK Symposium on 13th to 14th May 2014.

Marine Renewable Energy



Dredging and Fine Sediments



Please note: The above videos are presented in a DRAFT form for information purposes only.

Congratulations to Plymouth University on the official opening of its new Marine Building

Plymouth University's new £19 million state-of-the-art Marine Building was officially opened by HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh on 30 October 2012. The facility is currently thought to house the UK's most sophisticated wave energy testing tank which will enable developers to test wave energy devices (using waves, currents and wind) prior to linking up to the Wave Hub – a grid-connected test site about 10 miles off the coast at Hayle in Cornwall.

More details can be found via the links below: -

• http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/location/campusdevelopments/marinebuilding/Pages/default.aspx
• http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/location/campusdevelopments/marinebuilding/Pages/Official-opening-image-gallery.aspx
• http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/files/extranet/docs/MARINST/Marine%20Building%20Brochure.pdf
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20135074
• http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Duke-Edinburgh-opens-new-marine-building-ndash/story-17200988-detail/story.html

Sound-Wave

To celebrate the opening of its new Marine Building the University commissioned Alexis Kirke and Sam Freeman to create and perform a unique musical composition for large-scale wave tank, water drummers and electronics. The piece, Sound-Wave, is thought to be the first time a wave tank has been turned into a musical instrument.



Alexis Kirke, with sensors strapped to his body, conducted the 12-minute symphony of waves and music from a position above the main tank. Water drummers (Josie Boucharde, Philip J. Kendall, Magdalena Walker and Jennie Pinhey) provided percussion in the nearby coastal tank. Visit Alexis Kirke's web page to see how it was done.

Large scale Interactive coupled 3D modelling for wave and tidal energy resource and environmental impact using MIKE Software

Scotland has substantial wave and tidal energy resources and is at the forefront of the development of marine renewable technologies and ocean energy exploitation. Wave and tidal energy devices will soon be deployed in arrays, with many sites being developed. It is therefore essential to understand how a number of multi-site developments collectively impact on the physical and biological processes over a wider region. Careful selection of array sites may enable the optimum exploitation of the resource while minimising any environmental impacts to an acceptable level.

The TeraWatt project is a £1m project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council through its Marine Challenge Fund. The project consortium has been established under the auspices of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) with scientists from the Universities of Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Highlands and Islands, Strathclyde, Swansea and Aberdeen, and Marine Scotland Science (MSS). The overarching objective of the research is to generate a suite of methodologies that can provide a better understanding of the impact of energy extraction on the resource. Approaches will also be developed that can be employed to assess the physical and ecological consequences of changes to the resource. The project objective will be met by investigating spatial changes in wave climate, physical processes affecting sediments, the shoreline & seabed, and the impacts on organisms living in the seabed, their distribution and the significance of these for other ecological processes.

MIKE by DHI software has been chosen by the TeraWatt Consortium to support their research. Coupled MIKE 3 FMHD and MIKE 21 SW models form the foundations of the adopted MIKE software platform. These core models will be augmented by MIKE 21 BW, MIKE 3 FMMT, MIKE 3 FMST, LITPACK, MIKE 3 FM ECO Lab & ABM Lab, EVA and MIKE Animator in order to consider the specific responsibilities of each partner university.

For more information about the above MIKE by DHI software, please contact Steve Flood on sjf@dhigroup.com
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