• Rahul Sawant
• Dr. P.T. Nimbalkar
• Dr. L.R. Ranganath

The current situation of energy demand around the world is highly unbalanced. Due to the diminution of conventional energy sources such as coal, fossil fuels, nuclear energy sources, it is essential to employ renewable and pollution free green energy resources as replacement to the conventional ones. The wave energy (ocean energy) is a promising renewable and green energy resource. Energy is concentrated in the waves and waves are more predictable which makes the wave energy an attractive resource. Ocean Wave Energy can be the future of energy generation in India as it is the most economic green process with less carbon emission. The power consumption and power generation of India is lagging behind the share of renewable energy because of growing power requirement. The wave energy technology is not much popular if current status of energy production in India is taken in to the account. If we consider Indian scenario, there is huge scope for the energy from the ocean as India has a large coastline. In this paper, calculation of wave energy along the West coast of India at Kudal town located in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra state using numerical modelling has been performed, which is helpful to identify the spatial variation of wave energy. The major reason behind choosing the study area is that west coast is having more wave energy compared to east coast of India. Also, waves on the west coast are comparatively constant in nature and is least prone to cyclones and other natural calamities than east coast. East coast provides numerous challenges for the successful operation and maintenance of wave power plants. Since the safety of wave generating equipment is a major concern, west coast was opted for the estimation of detailed wave energy resource assessment.

Wave Energy, coastal engineering, mathematical modelling, renewable energy.

"Assessment of Wave Energy Potential Along the West Coast of India Using Regional Calibrated Spectral Wave Model", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.d788-d796, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112392.pdf

"Assessment of Wave Energy Potential Along the West Coast of India Using Regional Calibrated Spectral Wave Model", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppd788-d796, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112392.pdf