{"id":1968,"date":"2023-11-01T20:48:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T20:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=1968"},"modified":"2023-11-04T02:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T02:15:14","slug":"welcoming-waves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/welcoming-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          First region-wide technical and economic assessment of wave energy conversion in California \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waves are emerging as a promising source of renewable energy in coastal California. The development of this technology requires an understanding of the costs and benefits of the different technologies for wave-energy conversion, especially in a changing climate. University of Southern California (USC) Sea Grant funded a study that will address gaps in knowledge by providing the first region-wide assessment of the technological and economic feasibility of wave energy conversion in California. The study will generate future nearshore wave descriptions, considering projected climate changes, to identify the optimal location of technologies for wave energy conversion (WEC). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><b>Key Results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study provides the first statewide comparison of nine WEC technologies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Results show that the effects of climate change on wave power vary broadly from offshore to coastal locations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new generation of technologies, which are less dependent upon climate conditions, are more efficient and cost-effective in future modeling than old devices\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comparison of technologies shows that some devices are most optimal in northern California locations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Project Impacts &amp; Application:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presented at American Geophysical Union Annual Meetings and an Ocean Sciences Meeting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All data are mapped by depth along the shore, and the data and tools for wave data analyses and research will soon be made publicly available<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Findings are expected to be utilized by the California Energy Commission, the energy industry, and local coastal programs; the CA Ocean Protection Council has requested the results\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borja Reguero, Ph.D., University of California Santa Cruz\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelayo Menendez, Ph.D., University of California Santa Cruz\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Li Erikson, Ph.D., United States Geological Survey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Funding: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Ocean Protection Council, 2018-2021<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Additional Info<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/publications-database\/\">Access our Publications Database to view publications from this project or other related topics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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