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In the short-fetch, semi-enclosed seas surrounding Türkiye, downscaling wave energy converters to 20-25% of their original dimensions increases their capacity factors from under 4% to up to 59% by aligning their response bands with local short-period waves. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Evaluate the hydrodynamic feasibility and power capture performance of full-scale and geometrically scaled wave energy converters across four semi-enclosed seas surrounding Türkiye over a 20-year period.

August 22, 2026EnergiesOpen Access

Wave Energy Converter Feasibility in Türkiye’s Surrounding Waters: A Twenty-Year, Four-Basin Assessment

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Wave reanalysis assessment demonstrates that downscaling wave energy converters increases capacity factors to 59% in semi-enclosed basins, highlighting the need for small modular designs.

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Evaluate the hydrodynamic feasibility and power capture performance of full-scale and geometrically scaled wave energy converters across four semi-enclosed seas surrounding Türkiye over a 20-year period.
Analyzed 20 years (2006–2026) of three-hourly significant wave height and energy period data from the Copernicus Marine global wave reanalysis alongside GEBCO bathymetry to screen a 25–100 m depth band.
Identified and ranked 12 candidate deployment sites across the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean.
Evaluated power capture using power matrices for three reference converters (Pelamis P-750, AquaBuOY, Wave Dragon) and two shallow-water archetypes (Oyster surge flap, Wavestar) at full scale and under Froude scaling.
Mean wave power fluxes reached 3.1–3.6 kW/m in the Black Sea and Aegean and 0.2–0.8 kW/m in the Sea of Marmara, with mean energy periods spanning 2.7 to 5.4 s.
Original-scale reference converters reached capacity factors of only up to 3.4% (archetypes reached 7–19%) because their operational response bands fell outside regional short-period sea states.
Froude scaling to 0.20–0.25 linear dimensions increased capacity factors to 30–47% for reference converters (rated powers 2–25 kW) and 49–59% for archetypes at sites exceeding 2.5 kW/m.

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Ahmet Durap (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895facca7ade938187e899 https://doi.org/10.3390/en19163923

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August 22, 2026EnergiesOpen Access

Wave Energy Converter Feasibility in Türkiye’s Surrounding Waters: A Twenty-Year, Four-Basin Assessment

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Wave reanalysis assessment demonstrates that downscaling wave energy converters increases capacity factors to 59% in semi-enclosed basins, highlighting the need for small modular designs.

Key Points

Evaluate the hydrodynamic feasibility and power capture performance of full-scale and geometrically scaled wave energy converters across four semi-enclosed seas surrounding Türkiye over a 20-year period.
Analyzed 20 years (2006–2026) of three-hourly significant wave height and energy period data from the Copernicus Marine global wave reanalysis alongside GEBCO bathymetry to screen a 25–100 m depth band.
Identified and ranked 12 candidate deployment sites across the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean.
Evaluated power capture using power matrices for three reference converters (Pelamis P-750, AquaBuOY, Wave Dragon) and two shallow-water archetypes (Oyster surge flap, Wavestar) at full scale and under Froude scaling.
Mean wave power fluxes reached 3.1–3.6 kW/m in the Black Sea and Aegean and 0.2–0.8 kW/m in the Sea of Marmara, with mean energy periods spanning 2.7 to 5.4 s.
Original-scale reference converters reached capacity factors of only up to 3.4% (archetypes reached 7–19%) because their operational response bands fell outside regional short-period sea states.
Froude scaling to 0.20–0.25 linear dimensions increased capacity factors to 30–47% for reference converters (rated powers 2–25 kW) and 49–59% for archetypes at sites exceeding 2.5 kW/m.

Cite This Study

Ahmet Durap (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895facca7ade938187e899 https://doi.org/10.3390/en19163923

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