Identifying the Frontier of Knowledge for Marine Renewable Energy Research

Mathew Topper, David Ingram

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract / Description of output

Abstract|Verication and validation techniques can
provide a strategic framework for improving the predic-
tive capability of numerical models used in the marine
renewable energy sector. In addition, it is proposed that
the adoption of open source community models make
implementing such strategies more straightforward. A
technique of particular interest is the Phenomena Iden-
tication and Ranking Table (PIRT). Such a table can
be used to quantify the current state of knowledge and
the subsequent requirements for improving the predic-
tive capability of modelling software. After assessing
and collating the current software usage trends within
the wave and tidal numerical modelling community, an
example PIRT is presented for tidal energy converter
hydrodynamics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2011
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 12 Sept 2011

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Verification and Validation
  • Numerical Modelling
  • Marine Renewable Energy
  • Phenomena identification and ranking tables
  • Quality assurance
  • Open source software

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Identifying the Frontier of Knowledge for Marine Renewable Energy Research'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this