Re-Invention or Aggorniamento? Tidal Power at 30 Years

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-289

  Charlier, Roger H ^a  

^a Harbour and Engineering Consultants   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

OCEAN ENERGIES;

TIDAL POWER;

EID: 0031357071     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-0321(97)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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