Luca Cavallaro

TL;DR: The Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) is an overtopping type wave energy converter, totally embedded into traditional rubble mound breakwaters.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of wave energy along the coasts of Sicily (Italy) is presented with the aim of selecting possible sites for the implementation of WECs, focusing on the selection of hotspot areas of energy concentration.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of several wave energy converter devices is evaluated at three sites located on the west side of Sicily and the average potential wave energy along the coasts of Sicily is evaluated by adopting a third-generation spectral wave propagation model using as boundary conditions the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts operational archive wave and wind data.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) fed with reanalysis wind data to extend an observed time series of significant wave heights, considering the influence of the distance of input points and of the number of lags.

TL;DR: The Overtopping BReakwaterfor Energy Conversion (OBREC) as discussed by the authors is an overtopping wave energy converter, totally embedded in traditional rubble mound breakwaters, which consists of a reinforced concrete front reservoir designed with the aim of capturing the wave over-topping in order to produce electricity.