FEATURED PROJECTS
Open Source Power Take-Off Simulation for Scale Model Testing of Wave Energy Converters
RECENT PROJECT - April 09, 2016Cascadia Coast Research, in collaboration with the University of Victoria and Aalborg University, Denmark, are making their cutting edge methods for actively controlled physical model wave energy converter power take-offs (PTOs) publicly available. Detailed descriptions and validation of the methods as well as real-time control codes for two separate WECs (1:25, 1:20 scale) will all […]
Simulating 10-year Wave Energy Converter Deployments: Tackling Energy Production Uncertainty
RECENT PROJECT - April 09, 2016Cascadia Coast Research led a project, in partnership with University of Victoria and University of Edinburgh, that produced a publicly available, wave power production data set aimed to address global knowledge gaps in wave energy production uncertainties. The project involved: compiling and preparing 10 years of wave resource data at 3 hr intervals for 4 […]
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Marine Renewable Energy
Understanding and quantifying the ocean environment is critical to quantifying the risks and opportunities of marine renewable energy projects. Cascadia has the tools, expertise, and decades of experience to help technology and project developers tackle their challenges. Specific services include: tidal resource characterization tidal turbine effects on the sea way wave resource characterization operational and extreme […]
Coastal Hazard Assessment
Risks to life and property arise from wind, waves and rising water levels. A coastal hazard assessment seeks to quantify those risks, first by developing an understanding of of the coastal environment as it currently exists, then projecting future changes, and finally calculating the magnitude of low probability, extreme events. Data feeding into hazard assessments may be […]
Coastal Modelling
Computational modelling can efficiently provide actionable information about the coastal environment over long periods of time. Cascadia’s coastal modelling services focus on coastal infrastructure and planning: wind waves, tides, storm-surge and tsunami. Cascadia has experience with a range of models to meet the needs of our clients. Wind-Waves Phase averaged spectral wave model: SWAN Phase resolved […]