Within the scope of a changing energy market, wave energy has yet to reach a level of
commercial viability that enables it to become competitive with alternative energy sources …

A detailed review of wave energy resource assessment and the state-of-the-art of deployed
wave energy converters (WECs) in real environmental conditions in the Mediterranean Sea …

To achieve cost parity with other renewables, the wave energy sector requires significant
cost reduction. Increasing the wind turbine scale is one successful route to cost reduction in …

Advances in the development of prediction tools for wave overtopping allow now for
overtopping volumes to be estimated with good accuracy, with the combined use of mean …

Wave energy offers a promising renewable energy source, however, technologies
converting wave energy into useful electricity face many design challenges. This guide …

Upgrade of aging harbor breakwaters is a worldwide problem, whose urgency is enhanced
by the effects of climate change on coastal areas. In this context, the present work …

Behavior of existing or upgraded rubble-mound breakwaters with non-conventional
geometry, layering and surface porosity may be quite different from what predicted by state …

Despite the efforts of developers, investors and scientific community, the successful
development of a competitive wave energy industry is proving elusive. One of the most …

Seaports' breakwaters serve as important infrastructures capable of sheltering ships,
facilities, and harbour personnel from severe wave climate. Given their exposure to ocean …

The hybrid system of wave energy converters (WECs) using coastal structures is an
attractive issue in terms of a decrease in construction costs and an improvement of the ability …