Tidal current energy extraction: Hydrodynamic resource characteristics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 185-194

  Couch, S J ^a   Bryden, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal oceanography; Numerical modelling; Renewable energy; Tidal current power; Tidal energy extraction; Tidal resource assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; EXTRACTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODELS; SITE SELECTION;

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDAL CURRENT POWER; TIDAL ENERGY EXTRACTION; TIDAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

TIDAL POWER;

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL ENERGY;

EID: 33947601059     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME50     Document Type: Article

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