Future policy implications of tidal energy array interactions

Array Optimization for Tidal Energy Extraction in a Tidal Channel – a Numerical Modeling Analysis

This paper presents an application of a hydrodynamic model to simulate tidal energy extraction in a tidal dominated estuary in the Pacific Northwest coast. A series of numerical experiments were carried out to simulate tidal energy extraction with different turbine array configurations, including location, spacing and array size. Preliminary model results suggest that array optimization for tid...

Future Interactions in Policy-Driven Privacy Management

The growth of the Internet is increasing the deployment of e-services in such areas as e-business, e-learning, and e-health. In parallel, the providers and consumers of such services are realizing the need for privacy. The widespread use of P3P privacy policies for web sites is an example of this growing concern for privacy. However, while the privacy policy approach may seem to be a reasonable...

Implications of Tidal Phasing for Power Generation at a Tidal Energy Site

Spatial resource gradients have been observed at a number of proposed tidal energy sites. However, these gradients are typically quantified using the first or second moments (i.e., mean or standard deviation) of time series which obscures information about the co‐temporal amplitude and phase variation. These co‐temporal variations have a number of interesting implications for power production f...

Characteristics of Tidal Energy

Backcasting a Future of Sustainable Energy: A Public Policy Perspective

Although the adoption of renewable energy is perceived as a means to enable delivery of emission-free solutions, its penetration into the energy market has not been timely and significant enough to make a material impact on the structure of the global energy system. Using backcasting as a policy tool for developing a view of a sustainable energy future, this Chapter aims to explore some of the ...