Tidal energy leasing and tidal phasing

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

Harnessing Tidal Energy Using Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine

An overview of the current design practices in the field of Renewable Energy (RE) is presented; also paper delineates the background to the development of unique and novel techniques for power generation using the kinetic energy of tidal streams and other marine currents. Also this study focuses only on vertical axis tidal turbine. Tidal stream devices have been developed as an alternative meth...

Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom

Tidal energy has the potential to play a key role in meeting renewable energy targets set out by the United Kingdom (UK) government and devolved administrations. Attention has been drawn to this resource as a number of locations with high tidal current velocity have recently been leased by the Crown Estate for commercial development. Although tides are periodic and predictable, there are times ...

Mathematical Problems of Tidal Energy

1. Tidal energy. Recent studies of alternative energy sources have embraced a number of "exotic" forms such as solar, wind, geothermal or tidal energy. Here we shall examine recent developments in the mathematical understanding of tides and tidal power, with particular reference to the Bay of Fundy in eastern Canada which has the highest tides and may be the test site for further development of...