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KRISO-WETS Wave Energy Test Site
The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean engineering (KRISO) Wave Energy Test Site (WETS), located in the western part of Jeju Island, has been in operation since 2019. KRISO-WETS provides the infrastructure and environmental data needed to test different types of wave energy converters (WECs) at sea. The test site has five berths, with a total capacity of 5 MW.
• Berth 1 is permanently occupied by the existing installation of the Yongsoo OWC-type WEC whose structure doubles as an offshore substation for connecting the remaining berths with the onshore substation; the construction of the Yongsoo OWC was completed in July 2016 as part of a pilot project that predates the establishment of the test site.
• Berths 2 and 3 are located in shallow water (about 20 m)
• Beth 4 is located at a water depth of 40 m
• Beth 5 is located at a water depth of 60 m and is expected to be used for floating offshore wind turbines as well.
• Total test water area: 1.04 km2
• Annual mean significant wave height: 6 m
• Mean depth-average current speed: 1.3 m/s
- Wave
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
This Test Site has the following MRE Devices
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Last modified: 21 August 2024