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Analysis of the Wind Resource off New Jersey for Offshore Wind Energy Development
Hugh Roarty, Joe Riscica, Laura Palamara, Louis Bowers, Greg Seroka, Josh Kohut, Scott Glenn and Rich Dunk
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New Jersey Renewable Goals
23% of its energy from renewable sources by 2021 The nation’s first offshore wind renewable energy standard which requires at least 1,100 megawatts (MW) by 2021 Currently at 0.0 MW
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An Advanced Atmosphere/Ocean Assessment Program:
State of New Jersey New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) An Advanced Atmosphere/Ocean Assessment Program: Reducing the Risks Associated with Offshore Wind Energy Development As Defined by The NJ Energy Master Plan and The NJ Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Act Principal Investigators: Dr. Scott Glenn and Dr. Rich Dunk, CCM Team Members: Dr. Josh Kohut, Dr. Hugh Roarty, Louis Bowers, Greg Seroka, John Kerfoot, Laura Palamara, Mike Crowley, Ethan Handel, Colin Evans New Ocean Data Hi-Res Weather Model Spatial Validation Data Wind Power Statistics -Demonstrate variability of the offshore wind resource for designated study area by using high resolution nested atmospheric WRF model -Validate modeling efforts with existing data as well as with developer’s coastal/offshore data (scanning LIDAR, axis LIDAR, three 60m coastal met towers) -NJ sea breeze has large impact on wind resource during peak energy demand season -Sea surface temperature is a critical input variable to the atmospheric model for producing accurate wind resource assessments; RUCOOL has developed a unique technique for declouding satellite imagery to ensure that coastal upwelling and storm mixing processes can be resolved -CODAR is a unique monitoring system for detecting surface currents and the associated spatial wind variability within the study area; wave data and spatial variability of the waves from CODAR can also be used to determine surface roughness features which is an input to the atmospheric model -This work can be used as a basis for a representative forecasting/predicting program
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Ecological baseline studies of offshore wind power already performed (shown to left)
Avian species Fisheries Marine Mammals Sea turtles This project is the physical baseline study
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Rutgers University - Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
Operations, Research & Education Center Vessels - Satellite Satellite CODAR Ships/ Vessels Glider REMUS Data Vis. Modeling Security Leadership Education Satellite Data Acquisition Stations CODAR Network Glider Fleet 3-D Forecasts
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CODAR Compact HF Radar Antennas
25 MHz 13 MHz 5 MHz Combined Transmitter & Receiver Separate Transmitter & Receiver
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Shed and Enclosures monitor computer & external hard drive A.C. unit
UPS system transmitter receiver Two lines of Communication Shed Enclosure Lightning Protection
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Surface Current Mapping Capability
25 MHz Radar l: 12 m Ocean l: 6 m Range: 30 km Resolution: 1 km 13 MHz Radar l: 23 m Ocean l: 12 m Range: 80 km Resolution: 3 km 05 MHz Radar l: 60m Ocean l: 30 m Range: 180 km Resolution: 6 km
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13 MHz Network
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Point Comparison
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U'c(x,y,t) = slope(x,y)*W'(t)
HF Radar Derived Linear Wind Model Current Transient [U'] (cm/s) Wind Transient [W'] (cm/s) Rotate wind vectors according to complex correlation Calculate the slope and intercept of best fit line U'c(x,y,t) = slope(x,y)*W'(t)
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HF Radar Coverage January 23 to May 7, 2012
NDBC or WeatherFlow Wind Record HF Radar Grid Point With at Least 70% temporal coverage
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Buoy Winds (m/s) CODAR Currents (cm/s)
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September 12, 2012 Sea Breeze Event
Spatial Comparison
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Land Breeze Starts
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Eastern Edge of the Land Breeze
Sep 12, :00 UTC Wind Direction Eastern Edge of the Land Breeze
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Winds rotate clockwise
Sep 12, :00 UTC Winds rotate clockwise
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Sea Breeze Starts
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Winds from the Southeast
Sep 12, :00 UTC Winds from the Southeast
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Land Breeze Starts Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Detided Current Field
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Eastern Edge of the Land Breeze
Sep 12, :00 UTC Wind Direction Current Direction Eastern Edge of the Land Breeze Detided Current Field
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Winds rotate clockwise
Sep 12, :00 UTC Winds rotate clockwise Currents rotate clockwise Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Detided Current Field
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Sep 12, :00 UTC Sea Breeze Starts Detided Current Field
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Winds from the Southeast
Sep 12, :00 UTC Winds from the Southeast Currents to the North Detided Current Field
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