The document discusses the United States' water power program. It has two main goals: 1) promote the development and deployment of technologies that can generate electricity from water resources through conventional hydropower and emerging marine and hydrokinetic technologies; and 2) accelerate the adoption of these technologies to help secure the nation's energy future. The program funds research, development and demonstration projects to advance technologies that can increase power generation and reduce environmental impacts from both conventional hydropower and emerging ocean/tidal power systems.
This document discusses various forms of ocean renewable energy including offshore wind, wave, and tidal power. It provides information on resource potential and technology development status. For offshore wind, most of the resource in the US is in deep water over 30 meters. Emerging technologies are seeking to access deepwater resources through floating turbine designs. Wave and tidal technologies are also being developed and tested at demonstration scale. The economic impacts of new renewable energy development include jobs and payments to local landowners and communities.
This document summarizes the development of a new self-regulating tide gate (SRT) design by the Environment Agency. Key points:
- The SRT allows controlled tidal exchange to restore intertidal habitats while maintaining flood protection. Previous proprietary designs had to be imported.
- The new design is float-operated and adaptable to different locations. Prototypes were installed at Seaton, Devon and Lymington, Hampshire to demonstrate uses.
- The design meets criteria for being locally produced, fail-safe, low maintenance, and facilitating fish passage. Monitoring shows it operates automatically in response to tides as intended.
DHI UK & Ireland Symposium 2017 ProgrammeStephen Flood
DATA-LED DECISION MAKING IN A CHANGING WORLD
Knowledge sharing for water and environmental professionals
DHI UK & Ireland is very pleased to invite you to our annual Symposium 2017.
REGISTRATION
www.dhi-symposium.uk
IMPORTANT DATES
Reception: 26th June 2017 (evening)
Symposium day: 27th June 2017
FEES
Participation in the event is free of charge, including:
- drinks reception and symposium dinner on the 26th June
- lunch and attendance at the Symposium on 27th June
LOCATION AND VENUE
The Moat House, Acton Trussell, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0RJ, UK.
Please visit www.moathouse.co.uk
This free event is your opportunity to learn more about the varied applications of our modelling software, and our complementary technologies, through client-led presentations. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to meet DHI experts, as well as your contemporaries from consultancy, academia, regulatory authorities and research organisations.
We will be starting this year's event with drinks reception and conference dinner, hosted by DHI UK & Ireland, on the evening of Monday 26th June 2017. We encourage everyone to arrive on the 26th to relax with a drink, good food, some informal networking, and news about our forthcoming MIKE 2017 release.
The main event will start at 9:00am on the Tuesday 27th June 2017. This day will be your opportunity to tell everyone how you have been using MIKE software over the past 12-months, share newly acquired knowledge and innovations, learn how we use our software, and network with your peers. Lunch will be provided, and the day will finish around 4:30pm to give you time to travel home. You are more than welcome to stay on later if you wish to meet with us face to face.
Marine Renewable Energy: Effectively Balancing the Needs of Developers and Po...Glen Wright
Glen Wright discusses regulatory frameworks for marine renewable energy in Australasia. He examines New Zealand's process for Crest Energy's tidal power project, which required extensive consultation, monitoring, and a staged deployment approach. In Australia, the absence of a framework means projects undergo ad hoc assessments, but Victoria is exploring reform options. Overall, Wright argues regulatory processes need to better balance facilitating development with environmental protection by taking a strategic, adaptive approach rather than relying solely on developers.
Sandia National Laboratories has been involved in energy programs since the 1970s when the energy crisis began. It has expertise in many areas of energy including photovoltaics, concentrating solar, wind, water, and geothermal. Current work includes developing new technologies to drive down costs and enable greater integration of renewable resources into the energy grid. Sandia partners with industry and other organizations on research and testing across all energy domains.
The Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH) was established at the National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR), Dublin City University in September 2010. Research in MESTECH grew from a strong history of environmental sensing research at the National Centre of Sensor Research which underpinned several strategic initiatives such as the Marine Institute funded SmartCoast project in 2005, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded DEPLOY project in 2007 and Marine Institute Beaufort Marine Research awards in 2007. http://mestech.org/
The document discusses the United States' water power program. It has two main goals: 1) promote the development and deployment of technologies that can generate electricity from water resources through conventional hydropower and emerging marine and hydrokinetic technologies; and 2) accelerate the adoption of these technologies to help secure the nation's energy future. The program funds research, development and demonstration projects to advance technologies that can increase power generation and reduce environmental impacts from both conventional hydropower and emerging ocean/tidal power systems.
This document discusses various forms of ocean renewable energy including offshore wind, wave, and tidal power. It provides information on resource potential and technology development status. For offshore wind, most of the resource in the US is in deep water over 30 meters. Emerging technologies are seeking to access deepwater resources through floating turbine designs. Wave and tidal technologies are also being developed and tested at demonstration scale. The economic impacts of new renewable energy development include jobs and payments to local landowners and communities.
This document summarizes the development of a new self-regulating tide gate (SRT) design by the Environment Agency. Key points:
- The SRT allows controlled tidal exchange to restore intertidal habitats while maintaining flood protection. Previous proprietary designs had to be imported.
- The new design is float-operated and adaptable to different locations. Prototypes were installed at Seaton, Devon and Lymington, Hampshire to demonstrate uses.
- The design meets criteria for being locally produced, fail-safe, low maintenance, and facilitating fish passage. Monitoring shows it operates automatically in response to tides as intended.
DHI UK & Ireland Symposium 2017 ProgrammeStephen Flood
DATA-LED DECISION MAKING IN A CHANGING WORLD
Knowledge sharing for water and environmental professionals
DHI UK & Ireland is very pleased to invite you to our annual Symposium 2017.
REGISTRATION
www.dhi-symposium.uk
IMPORTANT DATES
Reception: 26th June 2017 (evening)
Symposium day: 27th June 2017
FEES
Participation in the event is free of charge, including:
- drinks reception and symposium dinner on the 26th June
- lunch and attendance at the Symposium on 27th June
LOCATION AND VENUE
The Moat House, Acton Trussell, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0RJ, UK.
Please visit www.moathouse.co.uk
This free event is your opportunity to learn more about the varied applications of our modelling software, and our complementary technologies, through client-led presentations. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to meet DHI experts, as well as your contemporaries from consultancy, academia, regulatory authorities and research organisations.
We will be starting this year's event with drinks reception and conference dinner, hosted by DHI UK & Ireland, on the evening of Monday 26th June 2017. We encourage everyone to arrive on the 26th to relax with a drink, good food, some informal networking, and news about our forthcoming MIKE 2017 release.
The main event will start at 9:00am on the Tuesday 27th June 2017. This day will be your opportunity to tell everyone how you have been using MIKE software over the past 12-months, share newly acquired knowledge and innovations, learn how we use our software, and network with your peers. Lunch will be provided, and the day will finish around 4:30pm to give you time to travel home. You are more than welcome to stay on later if you wish to meet with us face to face.
Marine Renewable Energy: Effectively Balancing the Needs of Developers and Po...Glen Wright
Glen Wright discusses regulatory frameworks for marine renewable energy in Australasia. He examines New Zealand's process for Crest Energy's tidal power project, which required extensive consultation, monitoring, and a staged deployment approach. In Australia, the absence of a framework means projects undergo ad hoc assessments, but Victoria is exploring reform options. Overall, Wright argues regulatory processes need to better balance facilitating development with environmental protection by taking a strategic, adaptive approach rather than relying solely on developers.
Sandia National Laboratories has been involved in energy programs since the 1970s when the energy crisis began. It has expertise in many areas of energy including photovoltaics, concentrating solar, wind, water, and geothermal. Current work includes developing new technologies to drive down costs and enable greater integration of renewable resources into the energy grid. Sandia partners with industry and other organizations on research and testing across all energy domains.
The Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH) was established at the National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR), Dublin City University in September 2010. Research in MESTECH grew from a strong history of environmental sensing research at the National Centre of Sensor Research which underpinned several strategic initiatives such as the Marine Institute funded SmartCoast project in 2005, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded DEPLOY project in 2007 and Marine Institute Beaufort Marine Research awards in 2007. http://mestech.org/
Crash Course on Offshore Wind Energy – Gdańsk (26.10.2012) – EIA by Niels-Eri...Pomcert
The presentation „Environmental Impact Assessment of Offshore Wind Farms” by Niels-Erik Clausen is a result of many years of investigation on offshore wind power at DTU Wind Energy (formerly Risø).
It was given by Peggy Friis during 'Crash Course on Offshore Wind Energy' which was held on 26 October 2012 in Gdańsk. The event was organized by two partners of the SB OFF.E.R (South Baltic Offshore Wind Energy Regions) Project part-financed by the EU (European Regional Development Fund): POMCERT from Poland and DTU Wind Energy from Denmark.
All presentations given during this event are:
Introduction to offshore wind energy in Poland, Andrzej Tonderski, POMCERT
Offshore wind power meteorology, Alfredo Peña, DTU Wind Energy
Technology status, outlook and economics, Peggy Friis, DTU Wind Energy
Design and construction of OWF, Witold Skrzypiński, DTU Wind Energy
Environmental impact assessment, Peggy Friis, DTU Wind Energy
Legal aspects and outlook for Poland. Grid connection, Mariusz Witoński, PTMEW
All of them are available on SlideShare.
Perspectives on Collaborative Research Environments offered by D4ScienceFAO
Slides presented at the "4th Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Biological and Chemical Data Management and Exchange Practices (GE-BICH-IV)" which took place on 27-30 January 2009 in Oostende, Belgium
More information at: http://d4science.eu/node/173
A Campus-Scale High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Required for Data-Int...Larry Smarr
This document discusses the need for a campus-scale high performance cyberinfrastructure at UCSD to support data-intensive research. It notes that various research projects on campus, such as those related to particle physics, climate modeling, ocean observing, and microscopy, generate massive amounts of data and require high-speed connections both on campus and to remote resources. It highlights several projects that have implemented dedicated 10 Gbps connections but notes that bandwidth needs continue growing rapidly. The document argues that affordable 10 Gbps networking across the entire campus is now possible and would support data-driven collaborative research.
IRJET- Multi Use Eco Friendly Floating PanelIRJET Journal
This document describes a proposed design for a multi-use floating panel. The panel is designed to float on water and provide multiple functions. It discusses the objectives of developing a floating panel to create more land space sustainably and introduce innovative construction ideas. The design aims to increase farm area and resilience to climate change through adaptive technology. Details are provided on the panel's dimensions, buoyancy force calculations, stability analysis, connecting facilities, materials used, and environmental aspects like its potential for aquaculture, oil skimming, and floating agriculture.
Dr. John D. Schmisseur presents an overview of his program, Aerothermodynamics & Turbulence, at the AFOSR 2013 Spring Review. At this review, Program Officers from AFOSR Technical Divisions will present briefings that highlight basic research programs beneficial to the Air Force.
1. The document analyzes the design calculations, cost of electricity, and sensitivity analysis for a proposed 1.9 MW offshore wind turbine. It finds the total annual energy output would be 3,204,093 kWh and the cost of electricity would be 8.4p per kWh.
2. It discusses potential environmental issues from constructing and operating offshore wind turbines, such as disrupting habitats and migration patterns of marine life. However, evidence also suggests turbines may create artificial reefs that increase biodiversity.
3. Social and economic factors could also impact development, as some object to reliability concerns or visual/navigational obstructions, though comprehensive assessments could mitigate negative impacts. The future of the technology
Dr. B.L. "Les" Lee presents an overview of his program, Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems, at the AFOSR 2013 Spring Review. At this review, Program Officers from AFOSR Technical Divisions will present briefings that highlight basic research programs beneficial to the Air Force.
This document summarizes NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP), which works to advance NASA technologies through partnerships with industry, academia, and other government agencies. The IPP provides funding, expertise, facilities, and other resources to help mature partner technologies and infusion them into NASA's missions. It oversees various programs like SBIR/STTR that award hundreds of contracts annually to small businesses and also runs incubators like Centennial Challenges that incentivize innovation. The goal is to bridge gaps between technology development and application to help solve challenges across NASA's mission directorates.
Submission to the CNSC regarding the geological risks of the proposed deep geological repository planned to be placed along the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario. Karst moraines and geological risks, seismic risks etc. (Project cancelled)
Process systems engineering and the environmentEric Fraga
This document discusses the application of process systems engineering approaches to environmental problems. It presents two case studies: the optimization of water distribution networks and the life cycle assessment of different biofuel production processes. The key points are that environmental problems are complex with conflicting aims, process systems methods are useful for addressing multiple aspects simultaneously, and interactive visualization tools can improve decision making by bringing domain experts into the optimization process.
Concerns voiced for Darlington Nuclear Plant extension. Concerns of economics and environmental issues and need to review economic risks currently being externalized during the planning process.
Here is what I submitted to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regarding the Darlington Nuclear power plant. Submitted on October as a formal written comment on October 15 2012.
1. Light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that uses lasers to measure distance by illuminating terrain and calculating distance based on light travel time. Advances in airborne LiDAR have expanded its applications in areas like water resources, energy, mining, transportation, and construction.
2. LiDAR collects spatially referenced 3D data points that can be used to generate high-resolution digital elevation maps and detect subtle topographic features. This helps scientists in fields like archeology, geology, biology, and renewable energy.
3. Processing LiDAR data points into useful information depends on factors like the area size, and can take from a few weeks to months. Li
A general overview of the TeraWatt project and wider context (MASTS, EcoWatt2050), followed by a description of the model domain, boundary conditions, calibration points, and so on (Arne Vögler - UHI).
MIKE by DHI 15th UK User Group Meeting - Tuesday 19 March 2013
The document discusses learning about various writing principles, including sentence fluency, punctuation, and response techniques. It mentions the 7 Principles of Writing, learning to read aloud to hear rhythm, making punctuation memorable, using response starters instead of just retelling, and using icons like ! and ? in responses. It also notes getting into peer response groups and keeping a response journal.
New microsoft office power point presentationYogesh Garg
The document summarizes a large marketing research company. It has its headquarters in New York and operates in over 100 countries, employing 32,000 people. It tracks retail chains, online users, and has 500,000 panelists worldwide. It measures marketing information, TV ratings, online intelligence, and consumer behavior. It provides services in areas like growth strategies, advertising effectiveness, marketing performance, brand management, pricing, cross-platform behavior analysis, and serves industries like media, CPG, retail, telecom, travel and sports. It uses technologies like people meters, book/music/video scans, and neurometrics to gather insights.
2014 mike by dhi uk symposium user group meeting - presentations and papers...Stephen Flood
- MIKE HYDRO River is the first release of the new River module within MIKE HYDRO. It provides a subset of MIKE 11 functionality including hydrodynamic modelling capabilities and selected GUI features ported from MIKE 11.
- Future releases will further develop MIKE HYDRO River to become a full replacement for the MIKE 11 'Classic' GUI, incorporating additional features and modules.
- MIKE HYDRO Basin is now the successor to MIKE BASIN for river basin management and planning projects. It provides an improved map-centric interface, modelling engine and features.
This document discusses social collaboration and enterprise social networks. It provides an example of how a company implemented an internal social network using Microsoft Office 365 to allow over 14,000 employees across 18 markets to share ideas and best practices. The social network improved productivity, knowledge sharing, teamwork, creativity, and mobility. It also summarizes the differences between Office 365 groups and distribution lists for collaboration and sharing files, calendars, notes and tasks.
Crash Course on Offshore Wind Energy – Gdańsk (26.10.2012) – EIA by Niels-Eri...Pomcert
The presentation „Environmental Impact Assessment of Offshore Wind Farms” by Niels-Erik Clausen is a result of many years of investigation on offshore wind power at DTU Wind Energy (formerly Risø).
It was given by Peggy Friis during 'Crash Course on Offshore Wind Energy' which was held on 26 October 2012 in Gdańsk. The event was organized by two partners of the SB OFF.E.R (South Baltic Offshore Wind Energy Regions) Project part-financed by the EU (European Regional Development Fund): POMCERT from Poland and DTU Wind Energy from Denmark.
All presentations given during this event are:
Introduction to offshore wind energy in Poland, Andrzej Tonderski, POMCERT
Offshore wind power meteorology, Alfredo Peña, DTU Wind Energy
Technology status, outlook and economics, Peggy Friis, DTU Wind Energy
Design and construction of OWF, Witold Skrzypiński, DTU Wind Energy
Environmental impact assessment, Peggy Friis, DTU Wind Energy
Legal aspects and outlook for Poland. Grid connection, Mariusz Witoński, PTMEW
All of them are available on SlideShare.
Perspectives on Collaborative Research Environments offered by D4ScienceFAO
Slides presented at the "4th Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Biological and Chemical Data Management and Exchange Practices (GE-BICH-IV)" which took place on 27-30 January 2009 in Oostende, Belgium
More information at: http://d4science.eu/node/173
A Campus-Scale High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Required for Data-Int...Larry Smarr
This document discusses the need for a campus-scale high performance cyberinfrastructure at UCSD to support data-intensive research. It notes that various research projects on campus, such as those related to particle physics, climate modeling, ocean observing, and microscopy, generate massive amounts of data and require high-speed connections both on campus and to remote resources. It highlights several projects that have implemented dedicated 10 Gbps connections but notes that bandwidth needs continue growing rapidly. The document argues that affordable 10 Gbps networking across the entire campus is now possible and would support data-driven collaborative research.
IRJET- Multi Use Eco Friendly Floating PanelIRJET Journal
This document describes a proposed design for a multi-use floating panel. The panel is designed to float on water and provide multiple functions. It discusses the objectives of developing a floating panel to create more land space sustainably and introduce innovative construction ideas. The design aims to increase farm area and resilience to climate change through adaptive technology. Details are provided on the panel's dimensions, buoyancy force calculations, stability analysis, connecting facilities, materials used, and environmental aspects like its potential for aquaculture, oil skimming, and floating agriculture.
Dr. John D. Schmisseur presents an overview of his program, Aerothermodynamics & Turbulence, at the AFOSR 2013 Spring Review. At this review, Program Officers from AFOSR Technical Divisions will present briefings that highlight basic research programs beneficial to the Air Force.
1. The document analyzes the design calculations, cost of electricity, and sensitivity analysis for a proposed 1.9 MW offshore wind turbine. It finds the total annual energy output would be 3,204,093 kWh and the cost of electricity would be 8.4p per kWh.
2. It discusses potential environmental issues from constructing and operating offshore wind turbines, such as disrupting habitats and migration patterns of marine life. However, evidence also suggests turbines may create artificial reefs that increase biodiversity.
3. Social and economic factors could also impact development, as some object to reliability concerns or visual/navigational obstructions, though comprehensive assessments could mitigate negative impacts. The future of the technology
Dr. B.L. "Les" Lee presents an overview of his program, Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems, at the AFOSR 2013 Spring Review. At this review, Program Officers from AFOSR Technical Divisions will present briefings that highlight basic research programs beneficial to the Air Force.
This document summarizes NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP), which works to advance NASA technologies through partnerships with industry, academia, and other government agencies. The IPP provides funding, expertise, facilities, and other resources to help mature partner technologies and infusion them into NASA's missions. It oversees various programs like SBIR/STTR that award hundreds of contracts annually to small businesses and also runs incubators like Centennial Challenges that incentivize innovation. The goal is to bridge gaps between technology development and application to help solve challenges across NASA's mission directorates.
Submission to the CNSC regarding the geological risks of the proposed deep geological repository planned to be placed along the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario. Karst moraines and geological risks, seismic risks etc. (Project cancelled)
Process systems engineering and the environmentEric Fraga
This document discusses the application of process systems engineering approaches to environmental problems. It presents two case studies: the optimization of water distribution networks and the life cycle assessment of different biofuel production processes. The key points are that environmental problems are complex with conflicting aims, process systems methods are useful for addressing multiple aspects simultaneously, and interactive visualization tools can improve decision making by bringing domain experts into the optimization process.
Concerns voiced for Darlington Nuclear Plant extension. Concerns of economics and environmental issues and need to review economic risks currently being externalized during the planning process.
Here is what I submitted to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regarding the Darlington Nuclear power plant. Submitted on October as a formal written comment on October 15 2012.
1. Light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that uses lasers to measure distance by illuminating terrain and calculating distance based on light travel time. Advances in airborne LiDAR have expanded its applications in areas like water resources, energy, mining, transportation, and construction.
2. LiDAR collects spatially referenced 3D data points that can be used to generate high-resolution digital elevation maps and detect subtle topographic features. This helps scientists in fields like archeology, geology, biology, and renewable energy.
3. Processing LiDAR data points into useful information depends on factors like the area size, and can take from a few weeks to months. Li
A general overview of the TeraWatt project and wider context (MASTS, EcoWatt2050), followed by a description of the model domain, boundary conditions, calibration points, and so on (Arne Vögler - UHI).
MIKE by DHI 15th UK User Group Meeting - Tuesday 19 March 2013
The document discusses learning about various writing principles, including sentence fluency, punctuation, and response techniques. It mentions the 7 Principles of Writing, learning to read aloud to hear rhythm, making punctuation memorable, using response starters instead of just retelling, and using icons like ! and ? in responses. It also notes getting into peer response groups and keeping a response journal.
New microsoft office power point presentationYogesh Garg
The document summarizes a large marketing research company. It has its headquarters in New York and operates in over 100 countries, employing 32,000 people. It tracks retail chains, online users, and has 500,000 panelists worldwide. It measures marketing information, TV ratings, online intelligence, and consumer behavior. It provides services in areas like growth strategies, advertising effectiveness, marketing performance, brand management, pricing, cross-platform behavior analysis, and serves industries like media, CPG, retail, telecom, travel and sports. It uses technologies like people meters, book/music/video scans, and neurometrics to gather insights.
2014 mike by dhi uk symposium user group meeting - presentations and papers...Stephen Flood
- MIKE HYDRO River is the first release of the new River module within MIKE HYDRO. It provides a subset of MIKE 11 functionality including hydrodynamic modelling capabilities and selected GUI features ported from MIKE 11.
- Future releases will further develop MIKE HYDRO River to become a full replacement for the MIKE 11 'Classic' GUI, incorporating additional features and modules.
- MIKE HYDRO Basin is now the successor to MIKE BASIN for river basin management and planning projects. It provides an improved map-centric interface, modelling engine and features.
This document discusses social collaboration and enterprise social networks. It provides an example of how a company implemented an internal social network using Microsoft Office 365 to allow over 14,000 employees across 18 markets to share ideas and best practices. The social network improved productivity, knowledge sharing, teamwork, creativity, and mobility. It also summarizes the differences between Office 365 groups and distribution lists for collaboration and sharing files, calendars, notes and tasks.
If the world's population was represented by a village of 100 people, 57 would be Asian, 21 European, 14 American, and 8 African. There would be 52 women and 48 men, with 30 Caucasians and 70 non-Caucasians. 30 would be Christian and 70 non-Christian. 6 people would possess 59% of the wealth and be from the US. 80 would live in poverty, 70 would be illiterate, and 50 would suffer from hunger or malnutrition.
The document outlines a proposed social media strategy for the University of Utah. It includes synced social media accounts across multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and Vimeo. It also details areas of emphasis for content including faculty research, student work, campus life, events, news and alumni. Specific social media accounts and pages are listed that would feature this content from across the university's networks. It stresses that quality content is needed to power the university's new media efforts.
CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Autumn Conference & Exhibition 2015Stephen Flood
Building upon our successful participation in last years 30th Anniversary Conference, we are very pleased to again sponsor the CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Autumn Conference & Exhibition 2015 to be held over 4th - 6th November 2015 in Chester.
A Regional Coastal Modelling System for the North West from Wales to Scotland...Stephen Flood
2015 DHI UK & Ireland Symposium
A Regional Coastal Modelling System for the North West – from Wales to Scotland
Samantha Mullan (Intertek),
Tuesday 21 April 2015 at 12:20 - 12:40
Intertek has developed a regional coastal modelling system for United Utilities. This modelling system covers UU’s entire area of interest and stretches from the north Wales coast to the southeast coast of Scotland, including complex and dynamic environments such as the Ribble Estuary, Morecambe Bay and the Solway Firth. To develop an efficient and practical system that provides the client with an assessment and management tool that meets their requirements, with sufficient resolution in all areas of interest over such a large and varied region, has been challenging. The presentation will provide an overview of the modelling system, including the techniques employed, and some of the difficulties experienced.
Presentation of Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ President of the Board professor Mirosław Miller, prepared for the visit of professor Piotr Moncarz from the Stanford University (USA). Professor Moncarz was our guest on 26th January. Presentation language: Polish.
Kuro and his team are developing an e-marketplace platform to connect startups and small businesses in Hong Kong with ICT service providers. Based on feedback from 41 questionnaires at a Startup Weekend event, the platform will offer mobile apps, cloud services, and analytics to help customers. The business model involves an 8% fee for service providers and is projected to break even within 18 months by facilitating an average of 2.46 deals per day totaling $10,000 each.
- PhD in Physics
- Over 30 years of experience in research and management in the field of nanotechnologies
- Author of over 150 scientific publications
- Coordinator of EU research projects worth over EUR 20 million
Dr. Eng.
- PhD in Materials Engineering
- Specialist in rare earth metals and their applications
- Author of over 30 scientific publications
- Experienced manager of research infrastructure
- Responsible for cooperation with industry within the Department
M.Sc.
- Master's degree in Materials Engineering
- Over 5 years of experience in project management
- Excellent organizational skills and knowledge of EU funds regulations
- Responsible for execution and reporting of the NanoMat project
BRUIN Financial is a leading specialist recruitment consultancy operating solely in the financial services marketplace. They focus exclusively on recruiting for financial services positions on a permanent, temporary, or interim basis. They utilize both traditional contingent recruitment techniques like an international candidate database as well as established executive search tactics like headhunting specific talent. This combination allows them to provide high quality candidates more quickly to clients and offer appealing career opportunities to candidates.
In order to simplify and consolidate HLS installations, Visionary Solutions created the PackeTV® Mobile HLS, a single device that performs content preparation and delivery. This integrated file server can support hundreds of users, eliminating the need for content delivery network (CDN) services.
Equipped with two gigabit Ethernet ports that provide a substantial amount of network bandwidth, the unit can store hundreds of hours of pre-recorded content. The entry-level system is housed in a single, compact 1RU chassis that fits perfectly into any standard 20-inch deep AV rack.
The PackeTV® Mobile HLS server supports all of the functions needed to accept H.264 video streams (real-time or file-based) and deliver HLS streams, including content
preparation, file storage, and content delivery. All of this functionality is contained within a server that has been specifically designed to optimize throughput and ease of use. PackeTV® Mobile HLS dramatically lowers operational costs compared with systems that use traditional streaming CDNs to simultaneously distribute video to multiple clients. System ownership ensures seamless, around-the-clock availability of the video streams. Each video stream can be published once and made available to all viewers with a simple set of user commands. Occasional users will find that this single, integrated system eliminates much of the configuration complexity that normally occurs when multiple subsystems from different manufacturers and service providers need to be integrated to form a complete solution. Heavy users will appreciate the flexibility that is available within the device configuration menus, which allow system operations to be customized to accommodate a wide range of bit rates, signal formats, and target devices. Also, because standard HTTP
Web-server technologies are used for content delivery, the added fees required for high throughput streaming service providers such as CDNs are eliminated, saving the content
provider money. With an on-site PackeTV® Mobile HLS, content asset management can be greatly simplified and centralized on a single server. A single video file can be created and delivered to an organization’s internal and external viewers, eliminating the need to manage multiple streams on different servers. Network bandwidth is also used more efficiently, as chunks can be downloaded quickly, and each client device only consumes as much data as the quality of their network connection allows More than half of all overall video consumption is consumed on a Wi-Fi device, according to Streaming Media, so content providers must make mobile content delivery an immediate priority.
The East of England is becoming a leader in offshore renewable energy, with over £10 billion predicted to be invested in offshore wind farms alone. It has over 40 years of offshore experience and contributes 25% of the UK's renewable energy R&D spending. Orbis Energy, located near major ports, houses over 30 offshore renewable companies and works with universities and industry on innovations like wave energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines. The region has numerous research institutions and industry networks focused on advancing offshore renewable technologies.
Floating Power Plant Overview - Carsten Bech - Floating Power Plant - April 2010Burton Lee
The document summarizes a floating hybrid renewable energy platform called Poseidon that can harness both wind and wave energy in deep ocean waters. It has completed a full-scale demonstration phase and has a proven design based on offshore technologies. Its key advantages are its ability to operate in deep waters, high energy production per footprint, and ability to extract both wind and wave energy for utility-scale renewable power generation. It aims to be a market leader through commercializing the technology.
Dr. Kenneth Tease is a project manager with over 22 years of experience in marine renewable energy. He has extensive experience managing technical projects for wave energy and tidal energy technologies. Currently, he runs Orion Energy Centre, a marine consultancy that provides services such as project management, resource assessment, and modeling to clients developing marine renewable technologies.
Royal HaskoningDHV is a leader in providing environmental and engineering support to the wave and tidal energy sector. They have expertise in site feasibility studies, licensing and consents, project design, and post-installation support. Some of their notable past projects include providing feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments, and monitoring for the SeaGen tidal turbine in Northern Ireland, the first tidal turbine array in the Sound of Islay in Scotland, and proposed wave and tidal developments in the UK and other parts of Europe.
This document provides an agenda for the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) 2018 being held in Cherbourg, France from June 12-14. The conference will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations on various topics related to advancing ocean energy technologies and reducing costs such as building market supports, conceptual array designs, environmental assessments, reliability improvements, and lessons learned from operating ocean energy projects. Field trips are also planned for June 14th to tour ocean energy infrastructure in Cherbourg harbor and learn about plans to connect tidal energy farms to the electrical grid.
"Converting Offshore Wind into Electricity" (complete book 2011)Chris Westra
"Converting Offshore Wind into Electricity" offers an overview of the results of the Netherlands' offshore wind energy research program We@Sea. The program was carried out from 2004 to 2010 and covered the entire spectrum of topics associated with the accelerated implementation of large scale offshore wind power on the North Sea. The topics, described in this book include: * Wind turbines and wind farms (new concepts and design tools) * Transport, installation and logistics * Operation and maintenance * Grid integration * Ecological impacts and spatial planning * Implementation scenarios * Industrial and societal aspects The We@Sea programme's results are presented in the context of worldwide advances in large scale implementation of offshore wind power and science and technology development. From the We@Sea topics, selected projects are summarised. These give a comprehensive view of the contribution of the Netherlands' technical and scientific community to the knowledge base of offshore wind power. In particular significant results were achieved in the development of operation and maintenance (cost estimation and operational optimisation), access technology, new concepts and the analysis of the impact of wind turbines on marine life and birds.
The document summarizes the Wave Dragon project, which aims to deploy the world's largest wave energy converter off the coast of Wales in 2007. The 7MW Wave Dragon device will be tested for 3-5 years to gain operational experience. It is planned to eventually expand the project into an 77MW wave farm. The Wave Dragon uses two large reflectors to focus waves onto a ramp, where water is stored in a reservoir above sea level before being discharged through hydro turbines to generate electricity. The Welsh government is providing £5 million in funding to support the demonstration project.
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of offshore wind farms. This Capability Statement provides an overview of Deltares\' capabilities.
How to construct, connect and operate a profitable offshore wind farm in Europe
Whether you're an offshore energy wind developer or utility who has just won a zoning contract or a contractor with a related service or technology - the Offshore Wind Energy in Europe conference is the only conference you need to attend in 2010
TGS Reservoir-Petroleum Africa - The value of PRM TGS
The document discusses the value of permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) systems for increasing oil recovery from reservoirs. PRM systems involve installing seismic sensors permanently on the seafloor that can acquire high-quality 4D seismic data with minimal risk and low lifetime costs. This improves recovery by enabling frequent, high-resolution mapping of pressure changes in the reservoir that can optimize infill drilling, production planning, and enhanced oil recovery programs. Case studies show PRM can increase reserves and have returns over 5-25 times the initial investment cost. As the technology is proven, more operators are adopting PRM to optimize production from their fields over the lifetime of their assets.
Marine Renewable Energy: Legal and Policy Challenges to Integrating an Emergi...Glen Wright
Marine renewable energy faces significant legal and policy challenges to its integration as an emerging renewable source. Key challenges include obtaining permits, determining seabed ownership, conducting environmental impact assessments, connecting to electricity grids, and establishing incentives. While the technology is advancing, most jurisdictions lack coherent regulatory frameworks, and obtaining project approvals can take years. Strategic environmental assessments, streamlined permitting processes, and clustered grid connections may help address these challenges as countries work to reform policies and better facilitate marine renewable energy development.
This document summarizes the work of Tecnalia, a Spanish applied research center. It focuses on Tecnalia's work in developing marine energy technologies, including offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy. Some key points:
- Tecnalia has over 1,500 experts working across 7 divisions to develop innovative technological solutions and generate business opportunities for companies.
- In marine energy specifically, Tecnalia has tested a full-scale wave energy device, participated in 10 European projects, and helped define Spain's marine energy strategy.
- They provide expertise in areas like floating offshore wind platforms, large wind turbine generators, and wave and tidal energy converter design.
- An example project
The OWI-Lab project aims to create testing and monitoring infrastructure for offshore wind energy through four objectives:
1) Develop infrastructure including a climate test chamber, offshore monitoring platform, and mobile lidar platform to generate wind and environmental condition datasets.
2) Participate in the NORSEWInD project to acquire offshore wind speed data.
3) Acquire and test state-of-the-art wind, condition, and structural health monitoring systems.
4) Use collected data to adapt numerical weather prediction and computational fluid dynamics models to optimize offshore wind farm operation and maintenance strategies.
The document describes MAREN, an INTERREG project that aims to optimize energy extraction from marine renewable resources while minimizing environmental impacts. MAREN involves partners from several European countries studying different renewable energy types. The project will produce high-resolution models of resource potential and environmental impacts for case study locations. It will also compare environmental assessment protocols across regions and create a database of marine renewable projects. The UK case studies include modeling potential tidal barrages, lagoons, and tidal stream and wave projects in Wales and England. The Hydro-Environmental Research Centre is modeling impacts of technologies like the Cardiff-Weston tidal barrage and tidal stream turbines on hydrodynamics, sediments, water quality and the environment. The document proposes a
How to plan and execute reliable offshore installation projects in hostile, farshore and deepwater environments.
This unique event will give you unrivalled networking opportunities as well as a chance to hear how other leading offshore wind companies have tackled issues such as:
*Offshore Construction - Logistics and strategy
*Vessel Avaliability and suitability
*Deepwater solutions - foundations and other technology
*Subsea cables and installation
*Manpower expertise - recruitment, training and Health & Safety
The document provides an overview of the ocean power industry and profiles several European companies active in the sector. It begins by profiling the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC), which is the internationally recognized leading test and certification center for marine energy technologies. EMEC operates test sites in Orkney, provides performance assessments and works to develop international standards for ocean energy. The document then summarizes two additional companies - Aquamarine Power, based in Edinburgh, which developed the Oyster wave energy converter; and provides environmental impact assessment documents related to some of its projects.
Wind Resource Mapping Project for Nepal (ESMAP)- Inception WorkshopKushal Gurung
The document presents a technical proposal and working plan for a wind resource mapping project in Nepal. It outlines 3 phases: 1) preliminary mesoscale modeling and site identification, 2) a ground measurement campaign, and 3) production of a validated wind atlas. The proposal describes the objectives, team members, methodology, deliverables, and work plan for each phase of the project. The overall goal is to improve understanding of Nepal's wind energy potential through detailed wind resource mapping.
The document discusses various marine energy technologies including wave, tidal, and ocean thermal technologies. It provides summaries of technology briefs prepared by IRENA on different marine energy options. Tidal range technology is the most developed at technology readiness level 9 while tidal stream and wave energy technologies are closest to commercialization at levels 7-6. The number of pilot projects for wave, tidal, and ocean thermal technologies are expanding rapidly which could help reduce costs through learning. However, larger utility-scale demonstrations are still needed to provide experience for further deployment and reduce costs to competitive levels.
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In reaction to the requirement to discover supplementary agents of renewable fuel to contend climate adjustment, make sure of domiciliary fuel safety along with advance fresh industries a big society of wave fuel surveyors and mercantile machine advancers has arisen in contemporary years, in pursuance of a substantial amount of various technologies for the regeneration of wave fuel. The concentration has mostly been put on machines located seaward, in greater waters, because of the anticipated gain of the greater gross fuel degrees experienced there. (Karimirad, 2014). Nonetheless, there are several conventionally omitted gains related to the near shore ecology that make it a desirable weather for an effectively schemed wave fuel generator.
Aquamarine Energy Ltd was created in the year 2005 to create Oyster, a device that interplays appropriately with the domineering flow forces experienced in the near shore current weather at intensities of 10 to 15 m. The Oyster theory uses a broad floatable basal-hinged fold that totally breaks in the aqua row from on top of the covering to the sea bottom. The current speed on the oscillator, from the swelling activity of currents, moves hydraulic generators that compel aqua and distend it to coastland via water passages. The inshore hydroelectric machinery changes the hydraulic thrust to dynamic fuel through a Pelton disk, which moves a dynamic alternator. The aqua goes back to the machine in a sealed ring through an additional low thrust reversion water passage.
Aquamarine energy conveniently put up a 315kW complete range proof of theory machinery at EMEC in the year 2009. After conclusive conjunction and induction, initial energy was attained in the same year in the month of October. The plan titled Oyster 1, has been bringing forth invaluable achievement and charging information which will be the concentration of a coming publishing.
A comprehensive collection of tank examinations along with statistical is being performed so as to make better the coming conception of Oyster machinery. This fresh model comprises of several performance advancements which will put the electronic components in near scope of a commercial project. Oyster two is made up of triple next life seaward current seizure units with complete generation ability in surplus of 2 MW. A prosperous affirmation plan at this scale is needed to show the proof for the electronic components decreasing technical along with functional threats connected to the extensive dispositions to a degree which is commercially appealing to established venture capitalists. (Lynn, 2014). Oyster 2 is presently in the definite model stage and was put up at EMEC in the year 2011.
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The document discusses the potential for sub-surface hydrokinetic turbines to harness ocean currents for renewable energy generation. It notes that while water covers most of the Earth's surface, underwater power is rarely utilized. It then proposes researching and developing a vertical axis sub-surface turbine that could generate electricity from ocean currents in a scalable and cost-effective way. The summary highlights the large untapped potential of tidal energy along continental shelves to power many homes.
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Models Done Better... - UDG2018 - Intertek and DHIStephen Flood
Use of integrator systems (operational data and model management platforms) to enhance model performance and value.
Presented at the CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Annual Conference 2018
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DHI’s Digital Strategy and Future Technologies. Mark Britton, DHI.Stephen Flood
The document discusses DHI's vision for the future of its MIKE software portfolio. It will move to the cloud to provide benefits like availability anywhere anytime, collaboration and sharing, scalability, and faster innovation. The cloud platform will integrate MIKE's cross-domain modeling applications and core engines. New technologies like data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital twins are also discussed. APIs will allow access to models and data on the open DHI platform.
Sediment mobility modelling and maerl habitat dynamics in Galway Bay. Siddhi ...Stephen Flood
"Siddhi will describe work undertaken as part of her PhD to look at Sediment mobility modelling and maerl habitat dynamics in Galway Bay."
Presented at the DHI Ireland Symposium 2018.
Using numerical modelling to regulate a growing aquaculture sector. Rebecca S...Stephen Flood
The document summarizes the use of numerical modeling to regulate Scotland's growing aquaculture sector. It notes that Scotland produces over 179,000 tons of farmed Atlantic salmon annually from over 400 licensed marine farms. Waterbody scale models are being used to better understand flow characteristics and the cumulative impacts of discharge from multiple farms within areas like Colgrave Sound, which has over 20 marine cage fish farms. The models analyze factors like percentage of areas exposed to discharges and impacted by single or multiple sources. They also provide insight into the local versus remote impacts of individual farm discharges. The modeling is helping to drive policy around defining environmental standards that address cumulative impacts at a waterbody scale for aquaculture discharges.
This presentation will cover the extensive application of hydraulic modelling on the national Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment & Management (CFRAM) programme, as well as discussing the likely future modelling requirements for the detailed development of over 100 flood relief schemes programmed over the coming decade.
Presented at the DHI Ireland Symposium 2018.
Latest Marine developments by DHI. Henrik Kofoed-Hansen, DHI.Stephen Flood
Henrik Kofoed-Hansen will tell us about the upcoming MIKE Release 2019 (available in Q4 2018) which includes several new products, new tools, new valuable features, enhanced functionality, improved workflow etc. Henrik will also share some of the key news covering the ground-breaking new 3D MIKE 3 Wave Model FM module, which offers entirely new application opportunities, dynamic ship mooring and response analysis covering multi-body simulations as well as new exciting features for enhanced sediment transport and morphological modelling. Henrik will also touch upon readily available data portals enabling you to speed up your project work.
Presented at the DHI UK Symposium 2018.
My experiences of learning to use MIKE. Jonathan Griffiths, ABPmer.Stephen Flood
"Jonathan will share his experience of learning to use MIKE software for coastal projects over the last 18 months. Previous to joining ABPmer, Jonathan was an oil spill modeller and used specialised spill models such as SINTEF’s OSCAR model, RPS ASA’s OILMAP model and BMT’s OSIS model. Jonathan has found learning to use MIKE a steep but rewarding learning curve. Jonathan will take about some of the differences between these models and MIKE, and the lessons he has learnt along the way."
Presented at the DHI UK Symposium 2018.
Using numerical modelling to regulate a growing aquaculture industry. Ted Sch...Stephen Flood
Scotland is currently the largest producer of Atlantic salmon in the EU, and the third largest globally. Exports have doubled in the past decade to nearly £1 billion per annum, and the Scottish Government has specified targets for further expansion. SEPA is working with fish-farmers to help them comply with environmental legislation and to ensure that this growth is sustainable.
Modelling is used to predict the environmental impact of organic material and medicines, and to determine appropriate locations and biomass limits for fish-farms. Traditionally, these farms have been assessed and licensed in isolation, but numerical modelling is increasingly being used to investigate larger scale impacts, cumulative effects, and hydrodynamic connectivity between farms.
MIKE21 models of several water bodies have been developed, with the Particle Tracking module used to predict the spatial and temporal variation of SLICE, a sea-lice medicine. A sub-model of the Scottish Shelf Model developed by Marine Scotland has been converted from FVCOM and is being used to develop a screening tool for assessing the interaction between farms in the Highlands and Islands. By adopting risk-based modelling over a range of scales, SEPA can obtain a better understanding of the environmental impact of fish-farms, influence strategic policy decisions and support sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry.
Presented at the DHI UK Symposium 2018.
Developments in pollution risk forecasting at the Environment Agency. Deborah...Stephen Flood
The Environment Agency's new method of making daily forecasts of water quality at Bathing Waters, plus further improvements that have been implemented in 2018.
Presented at the DHI UK Symposium 2018.
An Introduction to the Environment Agency extreme offshore wave, water level ...Stephen Flood
This document provides an overview of new extreme coastal event datasets produced by the Environment Agency (EA) for use in flood risk analysis. The datasets were generated using multivariate extreme value modeling of offshore wave, wind and water level conditions, which were then transformed to nearshore conditions using wave modeling. The datasets include over 10,000 years of simulated extreme coastal events that can be used in both robust probabilistic flood risk analyses or simplified analyses. Guidance is provided on applying the datasets for local flood studies.
FAST Danube – Hydraulic and sediment transport modelling with MIKE 21 FM mode...Stephen Flood
The objective of the FAST Danube project is to propose navigation improvement solutions on the Romanian-Bulgarian common sector of the River Danube. The proposed technical solutions would ensure that the required navigation parameters (navigation channel width, depth and bend radius) are achieved at the specified lowest navigation water levels. This would enable safe navigation and transport activities on the Romanian-Bulgarian common sector of the River Danube throughout the entire year.
MIKE 21 FM hydrodynamic and sediment transport models have been developed to help understand the behaviour of the river and the reasons for the changes in river morphology, which result in constraints to navigation at the critical locations. The MIKE 21 FM models are required to support the selection of solution options by providing a first assessment of the relative performance of navigation improvement solutions in maintaining the required navigation fairway parameters. In addition, the MIKE 21 FM models will also provide outputs to support the assessment of the potential impacts of the solutions on navigation conditions and on the river environment. Furthermore, the models will also be used as tools in future management of the river in the project area.
This presentation will focus on the numerical modelling conducted with the MIKE 21 FM model within the FAST Danube project, and how the MIKE 21 FM models are used in the development of navigation improvement solutions and options appraisal process.
Presented at the DHI UK Symposium 2018.
Join us for our first Irish Symposium!
DHI UK & Ireland is very pleased to invite you to the DHI – IRELAND Symposium 2018.
This free event is your opportunity to learn more about the varied applications of our modelling software, and our complementary technologies, through client-led presentations. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to meet DHI experts, as well as your contemporaries from consultancy, academia, regulatory authorities and research organisations.
We will be starting this year's event with drinks and nibbles followed by a DHI Lecture on the evening of Monday 17th September 2018. We encourage everyone to arrive on the 17th to relax with a drink, nibbles and some informal networking.
The main event will start at 08:30am on Tuesday 18th September 2018. This day will be your opportunity to tell everyone how you have been using MIKE software over the past 12-months, share newly acquired knowledge and innovations, learn how we use our software, and network with your peers. Lunch will be provided, and the day will finish around 4:30pm to give you time to travel home. You are more than welcome to stay on later if you wish to meet with us face to face.
For more information, and to sign up for the event, please visit www.dhi-symposium.ie
Join us as we celebrate our 20th UK Symposium!
DHI UK & Ireland is very pleased to invite you to the DHI – UK Symposium 2018.
This free event is your opportunity to learn more about the varied applications of our modelling software, and our complementary technologies, through client-led presentations. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to meet DHI experts, as well as your contemporaries from consultancy, academia, regulatory authorities and research organisations.
We will be starting this year's event with drinks reception and conference dinner, hosted by DHI UK & Ireland, on the evening of Tuesday 11th September 2018. We encourage everyone to arrive on the 11th to relax with a drink, good food and some informal networking
The main event will start at 9:00am on the Wednesday 12th September 2018. This day will be your opportunity to tell everyone how you have been using MIKE software over the past 12-months, share newly acquired knowledge and innovations, learn how we use our software, and network with your peers. Lunch will be provided, and the day will finish around 4:30pm to give you time to travel home. You are more than welcome to stay on later if you wish to meet with us face to face.
For more information, and to sign up for the event, please visit www.dhi-symposium.uk
DHI UK & Ireland Symposium 2017 Announcement FlyerStephen Flood
DHI UK & Ireland Symposium 2017
VENUE
The Moat House, Acton Trussell, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0RJ, UK.
Please visit https://www.moathouse.co.uk/
DATES
Drinks reception and conference dinner: 6:00pm-10:00pm on 26th June 2017.
Symposium: 9:00am-4:30pm on 7th June 2017.
FEES
Attendance at the drinks reception and conference dinner on the 26th June is free of charge.
Attendance at the Symposium on 27th June is also free of charge.
DHI and FORCE Technology have together developed a cutting-edge software package for quantifying and optimising channel operability, which sets a new industry standard for how accurately vessel under keel clearance (UKC) predictions can be incorporated effectively into the design and day-to-day operational management of navigational channels in some of the world’s most complex waterways.
Smart Real-time Control of Water SystemsStephen Flood
1) Smart Real-time Control of Water Systems uses Model Predictive Control (MPC) and surrogate models to optimize control of complex urban water systems in real-time.
2) A full-scale test and implementation of this approach was conducted on the urban drainage system in Aarhus, Denmark.
3) Current work is ongoing to further develop the MPC-surrogate modeling framework and its application to integrated control of drainage systems and wastewater treatment plants under changing rainfall conditions.
DHI UK - BRIEFING FOR UK AND IRELAND WATER COMPANIES - NO 4 - UDG EDITION - N...Stephen Flood
BRIEFING FOR UK & IRELAND WATER COMPANIES
Welcome to a special 'CIWEM UDG 2016' issue of DHI-UK's biannual newsletter for Water Companies and their Consultants. The full and complete fourth edition will be available soon.
Publication is primarily through Linkedin, so please share with your colleagues and friends.
DHI UK - BRIEFING FOR UK AND IRELAND WATER COMPANIES - NO 3 - APR 2016Stephen Flood
BRIEFING FOR UK & IRELAND WATER COMPANIES
Welcome to the third issue of DHI-UK's biannual newsletter for Water Companies and their Consultants. Publication is primarily through Linkedin, so please share with your colleagues and friends.
In this issue we provide details of several forthcoming training courses and events; we discuss how the new WATER 4.0 initiative will benefit the efficient, flexible and competitive management of rainwater by smart, real-time control and optimisation of our drainage infrastructure; we present a new case story from New Zealand highlighting new bathing water forecasting technology; and we present a number of recent news articles from around the DHI group.
To receive a copy of the launch issue please e-mail sjf@dhigroup.com
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
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Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing Days
Marine Renewable Energy – ICE Conference Delegate Pack – DHI
1. CONFERENCE NEWSLETTER
Marine Renewable Energy – Meeting the Need
University of Plymouth, Monday 1 October 2012
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TeraWatt project – large scale interactive coupled 3D Radar @ Sea – prize winning poster at EWEA 2012 wind
modelling for wave and tidal energy resource and energy conference
environmental impact using MIKE by DHI software
Wind power fluctuations strongly affect offshore wind farms.
Weather radars offer a promising tool for the development of a
Scotland has substantial wave and tidal energy resources and is at the
dedicated monitoring and short-term prediction system. A
forefront of the development of marine renewable technologies and
collaborative research project between Vattenfall, DTU, DONG,
ocean energy exploitation. Wave and tidal energy devices will soon be
and ourselves was awarded a prize for originality and future
deployed in arrays, with many sites being developed. It is therefore
expectations at the EWEA 2012 event in Copenhagen. The
essential to understand how a number of multi-site developments
research project suggests how the use of weather radar can
collectively impact on the physical and biological processes over a
improve operations for offshore wind farms, giving early
wider region. Careful selection of array sites may enable the optimum
warnings for shut-down during wind-burst conditions.
exploitation of the resource while minimising any environmental
impacts to an acceptable level. Please take a copy of the poster from our table.
The TeraWatt project is a £1m project funded by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council through its Marine Challenge Fund.
The project consortium has been established under the auspices of the
CASE STORY
Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) with Supporting tidal energy - metocean design conditions in
scientists from the Universities of Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Highlands the Pentland Firth
and Islands, Strathclyde, Swansea and Aberdeen, and Marine Scotland The Pentland Firth in Scotland is one of the most energetic
Science (MSS). marine sites in Europe making it highly attractive for tidal energy
projects. However, the site is also exposed to severe wave
The overarching objective of the research is to generate a suite of conditions, presenting a very challenging environment for such
methodologies that can provide a better understanding of the impact of activities.
energy extraction on the resource. Approaches will also be developed
that can be employed to assess the physical and ecological The MeyGen tidal stream project plans to build a 398MW turbine
consequences of changes to the resource. The project objective will be array – generating electricity equivalent to that required to
met by investigating spatial changes in wave climate, physical power 400,000 homes – in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth.
processes affecting sediments, the shoreline & seabed, and the impacts In order to ensure optimal design of the foundations and turbine
on organisms living in the seabed, their distribution and the superstructure, MeyGen commissioned us to provide design
significance of these for other ecological processes. criteria, fatigue, and operational MetOcean data at the site.
The study observed severe wave-current interaction in the area.
MIKE by DHI software has been chosen by the TeraWatt Consortium to This occurs when tidal currents are sufficiently strong to alter the
support their research. Coupled MIKE 3 FMHD and MIKE 21 SW characteristics of the wave climate. In conditions where tidal
models form the foundations of the adopted MIKE software platform. currents oppose the waves, extremely steep waves are produced.
These core models will be augmented by MIKE 21 BW, MIKE 3 FMMT, We were able to simulate this process and capture waves of
MIKE 3 FMST, LITPACK, MIKE 3 FM ECO Lab & ABM Lab, EVA and similar steepness to those observed. Our results will be used by
MIKE Animator in order to consider the specific responsibilities of each MeyGen to further optimise their turbine design and ensure that
partner university. their structures are able to withstand the harshest conditions
expected in their design lives. Moreover, turbine installation can
be planned to maximise safety and minimise cost and downtime.
Deployment of the first units is planned to commence in 2014.
“...In a recent review by the UK Crown Estate, it was
found that of all the bidders that have won rights to
install tidal and wave arrays around the UK, more
than 90% used the MIKE by DHI software.”
4. SOFTWARE SUMMARY
Marine Renewable Energy – Meeting the Need
University of Plymouth, Monday 1 October 2012
MIKE 21 / 3 FM HD
Hydrodynamic modelling in two– and three–dimensions
The Hydrodynamic Module included in MIKE 21 & MIKE 3 Flow Model FM simulates water level variations and unsteady flows in response to a
variety of forcing functions in the marine environment including density variations, bathymetry and external forcings. It also provides the
basis for computations performed in many other modules. The choice between 2D and 3D model depends on a number of factors. For
example, in shallow waters, wind and tidal current are often sufficient to keep the water column well-mixed, i.e. homogeneous in salinity and
temperature. In such cases a 2D model can be used. In water bodies with stratification, either by density or by species (ecology), a 3D model
should be used.
The modelling system is based on the numerical solution
of the two-/three-dimensional incompressible Reynolds
averaged Navier-Stokes equations subject to the
assumptions of Boussinesq and of hydrostatic pressure.
The model, therefore, consists of continuity, momentum,
temperature, salinity and density equations and it is
closed by a turbulent closure scheme. The density does
not depend on the pressure, but only on the temperature
and the salinity. For the 3D model, the free surface is
taken into account using a sigma-coordinate
transformation approach.
The spatial discretisation of the primitive equations is performed using a cell-centred finite volume
method. The spatial domain is discretised by subdivision of the continuum into non-overlapping
elements/cells. In the horizontal plane an unstructured mesh is used while a structured mesh is used
in the vertical domain of the 3D model. In the 2D model the elements can be triangles or quadrilateral
elements. In the 3D model the elements can be prisms or bricks whose horizontal faces are triangles
and quadrilateral elements, respectively.
MIKE 21 SW
Simulating offshore and nearshore wave fields
MIKE 21 SW is a 3rd generation spectral wind-wave model that simulates the growth, decay and transformation of wind-generated waves and
swell in offshore and coastal areas. It is used for a wide range of wave climates assessments in offshore and coastal areas, both hindcast and
forecast mode, including design of offshore, coastal and port structures, where accurate assessment of wave loads is of utmost importance to
the safe and economic design of these structures.
MIKE 21 SW solves the spectral wave action balance equation formulated in
either Cartesian or spherical coordinates. At each mesh point, the wave field
is represented by a discrete two-dimensional wave action density spectrum
using either a fully spectral or directional decoupled parametric formulation.
The discretisation of the governing equations in geographical and spectral
space is performed using cell-centred finite volume method. In geographical
domain an unstructured mesh is used. The time integration is performed
using a fractional step approach where a multi-sequence explicit method is
applied for the propagation of wave action.
The model includes the following physical phenomena; wave growth by
action of wind, non-linear wave-wave interaction, dissipation by white-
capping, dissipation by wave breaking, dissipation due to bottom friction,
refraction due to depth variations, and wave-current interaction.
MIKE 21 SW is also used for the calculation of the sediment transport, which for a large part is determined by wave conditions and associated
wave-induced currents. The wave-induced current is generated by the gradients in radiation stresses that occur in the surf zone. MIKE 21 SW
can be used to calculate the wave conditions and associated radiation stresses. The long-shore currents and sediment transport is then
calculated using the flow and sediment transport models available in the MIKE 21 package.
6. WATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER & POROUS MEDIA
Reshaping the scene of water resources FEFLOW
Release 2012 provides a range of significant new FEFLOW 6.1 sets a new standard in groundwater
developments and features for the water resources modelling by providing the entire range of its
software products. functionality in one modern user interface.
In addition to introducing a new GUI, FEFLOW 6.1
Selected examples are: has several new features:
MIKE HYDRO BASIN
Display of calibration targets and statistics
The future GUI platform for DHI’s water resources
Selective mesh smoothing
products, MIKE HYDRO, is introduced. Release 2012
Stereoscopic views and image/video export
includes the River Basin Water Management module
(WM) used for IWRM, water resources assessment, Improved multiscreen support
water allocation, reservoir operation and other Text display in view windows
types of analysis, planning and management model Improved isoline display and labelling
studies Improved path line visualisation
Expression based user variables
MIKE FLOOD AD
Improved map data handling
Advection-dispersion modelling is now available
Selection from 3D maps
in MIKE FLOOD. With this release, fully dynamic,
coupled HD and AD simulations can be made - both The range of the FEFLOW 6.0 Classic user interface
for the Cartesian and Flexible Mesh versions functionality made accessible via the Standard
interface includes:
MIKE 11 Engine upgrade
The simulation engine of MIKE 11 has been Editing of time dependent material properties
upgraded to a 64-bit application. Hence, the Budget groups
simulation speed has been increased and any Expression based selection and assignment
memory constraints during simulations have been Convenient editor for unsaturated properties
removed Editing of discrete feature elements
Tool for spatially distributed rainfall generation Borehole heat exchanger
A new tool for preprocessing of station-based Manual mesh editing
temporal data is now available for the creation of Expression based material properties
2D spatial and temporal varying grid files using Chemical reaction definition
either the Thiessen polygons or the inverse distance Fluid flux analyser
weighting methodology
MIKE SHE parallelised AD solver MIKE by DHI Facilitating
tomorrow's
MIKE SHE’s AD solvers have been optimised for
parallel processing resulting in increased model Release 2012 needs
performance. This development is an extension of
the parallelisation of HD solvers released in 2011
Head office:
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DK-2970 Hørsholm
Denmark
Tel: +45 4516 9333
mikebydhi@dhigroup.com
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7. MIKE by DHI CITIES COAST & SEA
Water modelling software - and much more MIKE URBAN - the complete urban water package Defining new frontiers in the marine area
DHI is the leading global provider of knowledge of water MIKE URBAN version 2012 continues to offer its users high Version 2012 of the marine products is full of new
environments, and the MIKE product family is the main productivity and harvest the benefits from improved performance facilities designed to enhance the applications of
vehicle for making our global expertise accessible. The as well as new features like calibration plots and reports. The these products even further.
MIKE products are continually being improved with the latter feature supports plots of measured and simulated data and
latest research and development carried out at one of can either show comparisons between time series or statistical
DHI’s research centres - very often in collaboration with data.
leading universities or other partners.
Furthermore, a new set of tools for improved usability (eg when
Accessibility is a keyword for DHI's know-how. We strive building a 1D/1D storm water model) is available for both the
constantly to provide easy and affordable access to our MOUSE and SWMM components:
global knowledge. Apart from the MIKE products with Catchment slope and length calculations
their embedded know-how and expertise, DHI also offers Cross section extraction from DEM
a wide range of training courses in many languages and in Lateral snapping of nodes A few selected examples:
more than 30 countries worldwide. Auto connection of overland network to storm water Linux porting of simulation engines
network The MIKE 21 and MIKE 3 simulation engines in the
You can find updated training schedules here: Sequential labelling of nodes FM series are ported for execution on Linux computers,
www.mikebydhi.com/Training.aspx thus allowing simulations on massive computer clusters
Reliability is another keyword. You can safely rely on top Catchment delineation based on digital elevation models
MIKE Animator Plus
quality software and efficient, local support and training improves the accuracy compared to pure geometrical methods.
A new version of the popular MIKE Animator with
from DHI. Your investment in MIKE software and in enhanced and improved functionalities (including
water modelling competence is safeguarded by the fact support for MIKE 3 files)
that DHI is the global leader in knowledge and modelling
technology for water environments. Agent based modelling
A brand new module, called ABM Lab, is being launched
with Release 2012. ABM Lab is used for modelling the
The MIKE by DHI Release 2012 continues the proud behaviour and fate of moving agents, typically fish or
tradition of frontier developments and increased value other living organisms, in the water environment. ABM
for our users. We are confident that you will agree! Lab integrates seamlessly with ECO Lab or may be used
on its own
Improved structures
Important improvements in the MIKE 21 and MIKE 3
structure descriptions, including improved descriptions
of tidal turbines
Enhanced 2D overland flow features
2D initial conditions as a constant value - from polygons
or from external polygon layers
2D water level and inflow boundaries
Spatially distributed rainfall onto a 2D grid
Modelling engine enhancements of MIKE URBAN CS
An additional 1D engine, MIKE 1D, designed and
optimised for parallel processing
64-bit support for the MOUSE engine
8. DHI CASE STORY
Helping Atlantis tune to the tides
Providing comprehensive analyses of tidal energy resource sites
Tidal flows vary greatly with geography, across the globe. Also, interaction SUMMARY
between turbines within a prime spot can impact the intensity and direction of
tidal flows themselves – locally and regionally. As such, the success of Client
sustainable, financial risk-reduced and cost-effective tidal power generation Atlantis Resources Corporation
depends on the accurate knowledge of tidal energy flow at specific sites. In (Atlantis)
short, it is imperative to identify the best site within an area of interest, to Challenge
make successful tidal power generation a reality. With our global experience, Large variance in tidal flows
state-of-the-art software and dedicated Decision Support System (DSS), we worldwide
helped our client – Atlantis Resources Corporation – to do just that. Inefficient utilisation of tidal
energy resources
Tidal turbines – heralding the future of renewable energy Lack of knowledge on tidal site
Tidal turbines take up approximately 1/1000 of the space of a wind turbine characterisation
for the same yield due to the greater density of water. Also, the resource is Financial risks and uncertainties
90% predictable. However, in order to ensure optimisation of the resource, for companies and investors
it is necessary to identify an area with sufficient flow, combined with the
Solution
appropriate depths, at a suitable distance from land and free from shipping Detailed site investigations and
lines and other environmental impacts. analyses
Accurate site modelling and a
As such, the tidal energy sector is still in the pioneering phase. In compari- dedicated Decision Support
son with conventional hydropower and wind energy, tidal power is a diffi- System (DSS)
cult resource to tap into and many uncertainties still surround successful Comprehensive planning and
tidal power generation. However, it is becoming increasingly likely to suc- forecasting of yield to the power
ceed and at DHI, we have an important role to play in its future success. Curi- grid
osity and a common sense approach are pre-requisites for development of Recommendations for optimal
tidal power generation sites
any kind. These coupled with science and accuracy (numerical models) are
set to make tidal power the ‘next big thing’ in the renewable energy sector. Value
Enabling the client to select
optimal sites for tidal power
generation
Aiding in the development of
tidal power generation sites
Significant financial risk
reduction for the company and
investor
Marked contribution to the
green/renewable energy sector
Tidal energy knowledge made
globally accessible through our
MIKE software
Atlantis 1MW AR1000 turbine prior to installation for open ocean testing at
the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
10. DHI CASE STORY
Predicting scour in offshore wind turbines – now a breeze
Making offshore wind energy more viable with long-term scour prediction tools
The total offshore wind power capacity is expected to touch 75GW by 2020 and SUMMARY
the possibilities are immense. However, the offshore wind energy industry is
still stricken with the burden of heavy capital investments. Our newly Client
developed tool – ‘WiTuS’ can lighten that load. With WiTuS, we can predict This is a research project funded by
long-term mono pile scouring – this can help in simplifying turbine designs, the Danish Council for Strategic
effectively reducing the investment required. Research (DFS)/Energy and
Environment
Offshore wind farms demand a heavy price Challenge
Offshore wind power refers to electricity generated from wind in wind farms Protect wind turbine
constructed in water bodies. Offshore wind farms are expensive – invest- foundations against scour
ment prices can touch €3million/MW. The installation of the offshore wind Heavy investment (up to
turbine is a complex procedure. It generally comprises one third to half of €150,000/turbine) in scour
protection due to lack of long-
the total investment in the wind farm, while the rest is comprised of infra-
term predictability
structure, maintenance and oversight. Also larger turbines with more energy
capture capability, make more economic sense, when starting an offshore Solution
wind project. Thus, the larger the turbines, the greater the investment costs. Our tool ‘WiTuS’ enables prediction
of scour around mono piles over
The mono pile – rooted in movement long time spans
Although deep water floating wind turbines are being developed, most off-
shore wind farms today still utilise traditional fixed-bottom foundation tech-
nologies. Different types of foundations are used depending on the depth of Value
water at which the turbine is being installed. These include monopile, gravi- Long-term scour predictions can
ty based, tripod, suction bucket and conventional steel jacket structures. Of slash scour protection invest-
these, monopile foundations have been the preferred foundation type so far. ments by as much as €150,000/
This is owing to the fact that they have an edge over other foundation types turbine –this is approximately 6-
in shallow water, mainly with regards to construction, production, assembly 10% of the total average project
and cost efficiency. cost
This tool is customized to fore-
A monopile foundation utilises a single pile structure driven 10-40m into the cast scour around monopiles.
However, it can be applied to
seabed depending on the any offshore and coastal pile-
expected loads on the structure where long-term scour
wind turbine. When the development is an issue
monopile is installed, it If the environmental conditions
rises 10-15m above the are predicted, scour develop-
mean sea level. The wind ment around the structure can
turbine is later placed be better forecasted
above it. As such, the
monopile has to support
all the loads on and from
the wind turbine as well
as loads from waves on
the foundation.
Example of a predicted scour hole, using WiTuS
12. Weather radars – A new pair of eyes for offshore wind farms?
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Pierre-Julien Trombe1 Pierre Pinson1 Claire Vincent2 Henrik Madsen1 Niels E. Jensen3 Thomas Bøvith4 Nina F. Le5 Anders Sommer6
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(1) Technical University of Denmark, DTU Informatics, Denmark (2) Technical University of Denmark, DTU Wind Energy, Denmark
(3) Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI), Denmark (4) Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Denmark (5) DONG Energy, Denmark (6) Vattenfall Danmark A/S, Denmark
Background Experimental Setup
The substantial impact of wind power fluctuations at A Local Area Weather Radar (LAWR, X-band, from DHI)
large offshore wind farms calls for the development of was installed at Horns Rev in the frame of the Danish
dedicated monitoring and short-term (0-6 hours) project Radar@Sea
prediction approaches
Additional Radar images are available from a Doppler
Recent observations at the offshore site of Horns Rev radar (C-band) at Rømø on the west coast of Denmark
revealed the presence of convective rain cells as a
meteorological indicator for extreme wind variability and
suggested the use of weather radars for detecting and
tracking such phenomena (Vincent et al. 2011)
Typical situation of Open Cellular Convection over the North Sea west of Denmark
Objectives and Methodology
Results / Example Episodes
Our objectives are
To monitor weather conditions in the vicinity of the offshore wind farm (for environmental
studies, security of onsite personnel, etc.)
To characterize the local weather phenomena that lead to enhanced power fluctuations
To embed that knowledge in forecasting methodologies so as to obtain improved
Typical fall and predictions
winter situations
To account for this regime-switching behavior in the wind farm controller
with large
weather fronts Time-series of wind and power observations are modeled so as to highlight their mean
and trailing behavior and variability, as well as regime-switching aspects, with
precipitation Unobserved regime sequences (MSAR-GARCH statistical models – Trombe et al. (2012))
cells affecting
wind and power Observed regime sequences (based on explanatory variables eg. wind direction or based on
fluctuations the information given by radar images)
Methods from image analysis are used to extract and track features in images from both
radars
Typical summer
situation with
summer storms
hitting the
offshore wind
farm
References / Further Reading
Conclusions Pinson P, Madsen H (2012) Adaptive modeling and forecasting of wind power fluctuations with Markov-
switching autoregressive models. Journal of Forecasting, available online
Pinson P (2012) Very short-term probabilistic forecasting of wind power with generalized logit-Normal
Weather radars may become crucial onsite remote-sensing distributions. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C, available online
instruments for future large offshore wind farms Trombe P-J, Pinson P, Madsen H (2012) A general probabilistic forecasting framework for offshore wind power
fluctuations. Energies 5: 621-657
Significant collaborative R&D with meteorologists, radar Vincent CL, Hahmann AN, Kelly MC (2011) Idealized mesoscale model simulations of open cellular convection
experts, forecasters and wind farms operators is required over the Sea. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 142: 103-121
to fully exploit the new information provided by such Vincent CL, Pinson P, Giebel G (2011) Wind fluctuations over the North Sea. International Journal of
remote-sensing instruments Climatology 31: 1584-1595
Acknowledgements: This work is supported by the Danish Public Service Obligation (PSO) fund project 'Radar@Sea' (under contract PSO2009-1-0226) which is gratefully acknowledged. We are grateful to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) for sharing the data
from the Rømø radar. We also thank Vattenfall and DONG Energy respectively, for providing wind power data from the Horns Rev 1 wind farm and the images generated by the LAWR. Thanks also to http://www.eumetrain.org/ for the satellite image.
EWEA 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark: Europe’s Premier Wind Energy Event