Novel interpretation of oceanographic measurements: Development and application at the Wave Hub demonstration site

英国西南部被命名为英国海洋能源公园，是发展海洋可再生能源(MRE)的中心。特别是，该地区已经发展了相当多的设施来测试转换能源的设备及其部件。随着技术开发商努力将他们的产品提高到商业可行性，这些设施正受到业界前所未有的兴趣，Wave Hub就是其中之一。该网站位于英国康沃尔，为开发商提供了一个展示其技术能力以确保商业利益的机会。因此，验证关键过程是现场用户的主要目标；i.能量提取和设备性能2。海洋作业的规划和执行2。设备运行期间通知维修时间表的可靠性预测4。环境影响。对于这些评估，关于设备正在经历的条件和设备响应的信息越详细，技术开发人员就越能对他们的结果有更多的信心。通过国家海洋研究中心的研究，学术界已经积累了数据资源和专门知识，有能力优化海洋数据的解释，为海洋环境研究的应用提供信息，为上述关键过程提供信息。应用这些方法并将通过研究建立的数据集汇集在一起的可获得的工具将使人们更容易获得必要的信息，以完善其设计和运作原则。重要的是，它还将减少使用这项技术估计能源转换的真实成本的不确定性，产生对潜在投资者的更多信心。该项目提议将独特的数据集和通过NERC科学开发的领先研究方法整合到一种新方法中，为运营地点的物理条件评估提供前所未有的详细程度。国家环境研究中心的研究已经开发出对物理环境进行非常详细的分析的方法，并显示了使用专门为海洋可再生能源开发的方法的好处。通过开发可访问的工具来结合这些研究方法和地区数据，该项目旨在释放潜在的好处，使使用该网站的科技公司受益。对过程和结果的批判性分析将用于验证这些工具在实际情况中的应用。结果将用于改进和发展所使用的方法，旨在开发有用、实用的工具，纳入该行业的长期发展。为了实现这一目标，该项目被安排为三个工作包(WP)。WP1正在处理实施UOE为验证站点数据以及评估和描述Wave Hub站点的环境条件而开发的现有工具；WP2将侧重于开发创新算法，将把通过NERC研究开发的方法纳入海洋数据的解释；WP3将着手开发海洋解释算法的验证方法，努力将其应用于制定标准，以促进MRE的商业化。该项目还旨在发展学术界和产业界的关系。Wave Hub代表着海洋可再生能源行业的一条极好的渠道，该项目将把知识、数据和经验嵌入到这个组织中。最后，该项目将为海洋可再生能源行业的长期学术知识交流奠定基础，使这一新兴行业继续受益于NERC资助的研究活动。

The South West UK has been named a UK Marine Energy Park and is a hub for the development of marine renewable energy (MRE). In particular, the region has developed considerable facilities for testing devices to convert energy, and their components. As technology developers strive to progress their products to be commercially viable, these facilities are seeing unprecedented interest from the industry and the Wave Hub is one such facility. Situated in Cornwall, UK, this site offers developers an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of their technology to secure commercial interest. As such, verifying key processes is the principal aim for site-users; i. Energy extraction and device performance ii. Planning and execution of marine operationsiii. Reliability predictions to inform service schedules during device operationiv. Environmental impacts.For these assessments, the more detailed information about the conditions the devices are experiencing and device response, the more confidence technology developers can have in their results. Through NERC research, data resources and expertise have built up in the academic community that have the capability to optimise the interpretation of oceanographic data for MRE applications, informing key processes identified above. Accessible tools to apply these methods and bring together data sets established through research will ease the access to essential information to refine their design and operating principles. Critically, it will also reduce uncertainty in estimating the true cost of energy conversion with this technology, generating more confidence in potential investors.This project proposes to bring together unique data sets and leading research methodologies developed through NERC science into a novel method to provide unprecedented level of detail for the assessment of physical conditions at an operational site. NERC research has developed methods for highly detailed analysis of the physical environment and shown the benefit of using methods developed specifically for marine renewable energy. By developing accessible tools to combine these research methods and regional data, the project aims to unlock the potential benefits for the benefit of technology companies using the site. Critical analysis of the process and the results will be used to verify the application of these tools to a practical situation. Results here will be used to refine and develop the methods used, aiming to develop useful, practical tools to be incorporated into the long term development of the industry.In order to achieve the aim the project has been arranged into three work packages (WP). WP1 is addressing the implementation of existing tools developed by UofE for validation of site data and to the assessment and characterisation of the environmental conditions at the Wave Hub site; WP2 will focus on the development of innovative algorithms that will incorporate methodologies developed through NERC research to the interpretation of oceanographic data; and WP3 will initiate the development of validation methods for the oceanographic interpretation algorithms, working towards their adoption into the development of standards to enhance MRE commercialisation.This project is also aimed at developing the relationship between academia and industry. The Wave Hub represent an excellent conduit to the marine renewable energy industry and the project will embed knowledge, data and experience in this organisation. Finally, the project will lay a foundation for the long term exchange of academic knowledge to the marine renewable energy industry, allowing this nascent industry to continue to benefit from NERC funded research activities.