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Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids - Wave Resource Assessment

Published by University of Alaska Fairbanks | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 01:03 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 30, 2023 at 10:12 PM
This submission has wave resource assessments which were conducted for six locations based on IEC requirements using the DOE WPTO Hindcast data and MHKiT. The locations are chosen to provide varying wave climates and include PacWave South, OR; Wave Energy Testing Site (WETS), HI; Molokai, HI; St. Paul, AK; Yakutat, Ak; and Sebastion, FL. It includes the data gathered and the resulting report. This submission also includes a link to Hindcast dataset and some relevant software.

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description This submission has wave resource assessments which were conducted for six locations based on IEC requirements using the DOE WPTO Hindcast data and MHKiT. The locations are chosen to provide varying wave climates and include PacWave South, OR; Wave Energy Testing Site (WETS), HI; Molokai, HI; St. Paul, AK; Yakutat, Ak; and Sebastion, FL. It includes the data gathered and the resulting report. This submission also includes a link to Hindcast dataset and some relevant software.
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    "title": "Molokai HI modeled wave data.zip",
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    "description": "Modeled wave data for Molokai HI from 1979-2010 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "title": "PACWave South modeled wave data.zip",
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    "description": "Modeled wave data of PACWave South from 1979-2010 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "description": "Description and Figures of the IEC resource assessments conducted on the six locations of interest. "
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    "mediaType": "application/zip",
    "description": "Modeled wave data for Sebastian FL from 1979-2010 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "description": "Modeled wave data for St. Paul AK from 1980-1990 and1992-2009 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "accessURL": "https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/458/WETS_virtual_buoy.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/zip",
    "description": "Modeled wave data of the Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) HI from 1979-2010 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "mediaType": "application/zip",
    "description": "Modeled wave data for Yakutat AK from 1980-1990 and1992-2009 compiled from the DOE WPTO wave dataset. The files contain .csv files of wave variables (Hs, Tp, Tz, T0, theta, J, and spectral width) with a sample rate of 3-hour. "
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    "description": "Released to the public as part of the Department of Energy's Open Energy Data Initiative, this is the highest resolution publicly available long-term wave hindcast dataset that – when complete – will cover the entire U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). "
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DOI 10.15473/1987709
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/8041
issued 2023-01-19T07:00:00Z
keyword 
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  "HI",
  "Hindcast Data",
  "Hydrokinetic",
  "MHK",
  "MHKiT",
  "Marine",
  "Molokai HI",
  "OR",
  "PacWave",
  "PacWave South PWS",
  "Resource",
  "Sebastian FL",
  "St Paul AK",
  "WEC",
  "WETS",
  "Wave Energy Testing Site WETS",
  "Yakutat AK",
  "characterization",
  "excel",
  "model",
  "modeling",
  "peak period",
  "wave",
  "wave direction",
  "wave height",
  "wave performance",
  "wave power"
]
landingPage https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/458
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2023-06-30T22:12:57Z
programCode 
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  "019:009"
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projectLead Bill McShane
projectNumber EE0009445
projectTitle Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids
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title Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids - Wave Resource Assessment

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