Tools
PRIMRE serves as a one-stop-shop for resources and tools available to the marine energy industry, by maintaining Knowledge Hubs and creating this curated list of resources and tools. Many of the listed resources are databases created by international organizations and may have scopes that extend beyond that of marine energy. Some have created an API to integrate their marine energy content with the PRIMRE aggregate search. Many of the listed tools expand on knowledge contained in Knowledge Hubs, providing interactivity or new methods for visualizing content. Recommendations for new resources and tools should be sent to PRIMREHelp@groups.nrel.gov.
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Design Load Case Generator (DLC)
The Design Load Case Generator (DLC) integrates a suite of data search, processing and statistical tools to streamline the analysis of design load conditions for marine renewable applications. The DLC tool can then be used to evaluate the design load requirements as outlined in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62600-2 design standard.
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EMODnet
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is a network of organisations supported by the EU’s integrated maritime policy that work together to observe the sea, process the data according to international standards, and make that information freely available as interoperable data layers and data products.
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Environmental Monitoring Datasets Discoverability Matrix
The monitoring datasets discoverability matrix (matrix) is an interactive tool that classifies monitoring datasets from already consented (or permitted) marine renewable energy (MRE) projects and research studies for six key environmental stressors.
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LCOE Guidelines
Useful information on calculating the Levelized Cost of Energy.
LCOE Guidance
Marine Cadastre
A joint NOAA and BOEM initiative providing authoritative data to meet the needs of the offshore energy and marine planning communities.
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Marine Data Exchange
The Marine Data Exchange (MDE) provides a digital platform for offshore industries to share survey data collected throughout the lifetime of offshore projects, and hosts new data and research generated through programmes such as The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Evidence and Change (OWEC) programme.
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Marine Energy Environmental Toolkit
Marine Energy Environmental Toolkit seeks to increase developers' and regulators' understanding of marine energy projects and their potential environmental effects by linking multiple data sources with a common search engine. The goal is to reduce the amount of time to permit and decrease costs of marine energy projects.
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Marine Renewable Energy Educational Resources
OES-Environmental has compiled educational resources to increase awareness and understanding of Marine Renewable Energy and associated environmental effects as well as support the future workforce.
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MARENDATA
MARENDATA is a Data Platform designed to present marine renewable energy industry with resource and impact assessment related information instantaneously in a format suitable for technical and non-technical audiences.
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Materials and Structures Database
The U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Technology Office has funded Sandia National Laboratories and its partner, Montana State University, to conduct extensive testing and analysis on wind turbine blades and materials for marine hydrokinetic (MHK) devices in support of the industry and research communities.
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MEDIN Portal
The MEDIN portal contains information about 17706 marine datasets from over 600 UK organisations.
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Metrics
This page provides information about commonly used metrics to evaluate ME systems. The metrics guidance serves as a reference for relevant information concerning ME systems.
Metrics
NOAA Data Explorer Geoportal
Provides centralized access to distributed geospatial data, tools, applications and services.
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OBIS-SEAMAP
Ocean Biogeographic Information System Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP) is a spatially, temporally interactive online database for marine mammal, sea turtle, seabird and ray & shark data.
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Open Data for Tidal Energy
Open Data for Tidal Energy provides access to data generated across multiple industrial-academic research projects in Europe, including field measurements and regional, numerical, and physical modeling relating to the assessment, characterization, and extraction of tidal stream energy.
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REDi Island
REDi Island's virtual, renewable-energy-powered world is home to more than a dozen water power waystations. If you're curious about climate change, clean energy, or the vast power flowing in the world's rivers and oceans, then REDi Island is for you.
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RESCORE
RESCORE is an online resource tool developed by France Energies Marines to provide access to relevant information and other assets deemed valuable for the development of the offshore renewable energy sector in France.
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Small WEC
Explore and compare small wave energy converter performance.
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Supergen ORE Landscape
The interactive web tool allows users to explore the latest information, research and technical challenges across the offshore wind, wave and tidal energy sectors.
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Technology Performance Level Assessment
The Technology Performance Level Assessment tool evaluates the techno-economic performance potential of early-stage wave energy converter concepts.
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Wave Energy Scotland Knowledge Library
The Wave Energy Scotland Knowledge Library provides access to key information and documents generated through the Wave Energy Scotland’s commercial and academic research and development.
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WEC-ERA Tool
WEC-ERA tool is a free-access web tool for the interactive assessment and visualisation of the pressures and ecological risks of three technologies (oscillating water columns, oscillating wave surge converters, and wave turbines) during their life cycle.
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System Advisor Model
SAM is a free desktop application for techno-economic analysis of energy technologies. SAM's Marine Energy Wave and Marine Energy Tidal models are for systems that convert energy of ocean waves or tides into electricity.
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