Novel wave energy foundation solutions to survive extreme loads

本项目旨在为系泊式波浪能转换器开发一套经济有效的锚定系统，使我们能够开发可持续的波浪能资源。澳大利亚潜在的近岸波浪能源资源是我们目前装机容量的四倍。但目前，昂贵的传统锚定系统阻碍了海浪能的开发。为了更好地估计极端载荷，该项目将使用多学科方法来研究独特的锚定概念，目的是开发新的策略，以避免最极端的载荷，实现最佳的锚设计。该项目的成果旨在帮助交付经济上可行的波浪能项目。

This project aims to develop an economic and efficient anchoring system for taut-moored wave energy converters to enable us to exploit sustainable wave energy resources. Australia’s potential near-shore wave energy resource is four times larger than the current total capacity of our installed power generation. But the development of ocean wave energy is presently hampered by expensive, traditional anchoring systems. Using better estimation of extreme loads, the project will use multidisciplinary approaches to investigate unique anchoring concepts with the aim of developing novel strategies to avoid the most extreme loads and enabling optimum anchor design. The outcomes of the project are intended to help to deliver economically viable wave energy projects.