Theo-Andrei TEODOROF1, Ajab Gul MAJIDI2, Mihai Octavian POPESCU3
Abstract. This study provides a preliminary feasibility assessment for Wave Energy Converters (WECs) deployment along the Romanian Black Sea coast. It investigates the hypothesis that scaled versions of WECs may be better suited for the local conditions. To investigate this, 18 representative WEC technologies were scaled and their performance evaluated at three study sites. The findings offer valuable insights into the efficiency and suitability of different wave energy technologies for the region.
Keywords: Wave energy technologies; WEC performance optimization; Marine renewable energy; Upscaling; Downscaling.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscieng.2025.2.32
1 PhD. Student, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania, (tetheoan@gmail.com).
2 Researcher, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR), Portugal, (ajabgulmajidi@gmail.com).
3 Prof., National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania, (mo.popescu@upb.ro)
PUBLISHED in Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Engineering, Volume 17, No2