Analysis of the Wind Resource off New Jersey for Offshore Wind Energy Development

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

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

State of New JerseyNew 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, CCMTeam Members: Dr. Josh Kohut, Dr. Hugh Roarty, Louis Bowers, Greg Seroka,

John Kerfoot, Laura Palamara, Mike Crowley, Ethan Handel, Colin Evans

Hi-Res Weather Model Spatial Validation Data Wind Power StatisticsNew Ocean Data

• 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

Vessels -

SatelliteSatellite

Ships/ Vessels

REMUS

Modeling

Leadership

CODAR

Glider

Data Vis.

Security

Education

CODAR Network Glider FleetSatellite Data Acquisition Stations 3-D Forecasts

Rutgers University - Coastal Ocean Observation LabOperations, Research & Education Center

CODAR Compact HF Radar Antennas

25 MHz 13 MHz 5 MHz

Combined Transmitter & Receiver Separate Transmitter & Receiver

Shed and Enclosures

EnclosureShed

monitor

A.C. unit

transmitter

computer & external hard drive

UPS system

receiver

Two lines of Communication

Lightning Protection

25 MHzRadar : 12 m Ocean 6 mRange: 30 km Resolution: 1 km

13 MHzRadar : 23 m Ocean 12 mRange: 80 km Resolution: 3 km

05 MHzRadar : 60m Ocean 30 mRange: 180 km Resolution: 6 km

Surface Current Mapping Capability

13 MHz Network

Point Comparison

• 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)

HF Radar Derived Linear Wind Model

Wind Transient [W'] (cm/s)

Cu

rren

t T

ran

sien

t [U

'] (

cm/s

)

HF Radar Coverage

January 23 to May 7, 2012

NDBC or WeatherFlow Wind Record

HF Radar Grid Point With at Least

70% temporal coverage

CODAR Currents (cm/s)

Buo

y 44

025

Win

ds (

m/s

)

Spatial ComparisonSeptember 12, 2012 Sea Breeze Event

Sep 12, 2012 00:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 01:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 02:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 03:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 04:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 05:00 UTC

Land Breeze Starts

Sep 12, 2012 06:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 07:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 08:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 09:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 10:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 11:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 12:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 13:00 UTC

Eastern Edge of the Land

Breeze

Wind Direction

Sep 12, 2012 14:00 UTC

Winds rotate clockwise

Sep 12, 2012 15:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 16:00 UTC

Sea Breeze Starts

Sep 12, 2012 17:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 18:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 19:00 UTC

Winds from the Southeast

Sep 12, 2012 20:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 21:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 22:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 23:00 UTC

Sep 13, 2012 00:00 UTC

Sep 12, 2012 00:00 UTC

Detided Current Field