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The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is a profound measure for mankind, whilst its development is severely restricted by the energy shortage of surrounding countries. As the core construction area of Maritime Silk Road, the North Indian Ocean is rich in wave energy. The development and utilization of wave energy not only can overcome energy shortage, but also promote communication between peripheral countries. However, previous researchers often focused on wave energy itself, without combining devices to analyze wave energy resources. Therefore, we conducted an overall assessment of wave energy resources using 20-year ERA5 data and determined the sites considered as superior for the construction of Wave Energy Farm (WEF) in the coastal areas. In order to point out which type of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is best suited for the sites, we carried out the performance evaluation of eight advanced WECs using three parameters: the mean power output, the capacity factor and the capture width ratio. The results show that the performance of Wave Star is superior to other devices, which is supposed to be the primary consideration of the Wave Energy Farms (WEFs) in the future.
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The work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC1405600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61931025) and Shandong Institute of Chinese Engineering S&T Strategy for Development (Grant No. 2022DFZD-36).
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Wan, Y., Zhang, W., Fan, Cq. et al. Performance Evaluation of Advanced Wave Energy Converters in the Nearshore Areas of the North Indian Ocean. China Ocean Eng 36, 980–993 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-022-0086-8
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