Marine-current power generation by diffuser-augmented floating hydro-turbines

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 665-673

  Ponta, F L ^a,b   Jacovkis, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Floating hydro turbine; Marine current energy; Ocean energy

Indexed keywords

FLOATING BREAKWATERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

CEASELESS MOVEMENTS; FLOATING HYDRO-TURBINES; OCEAN-ENERGY GENERATION;

POWER GENERATION;

FLOATING BREAKWATERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR ENERGY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FLOATING STRUCTURE; GRAVITY; OCEANIC CURRENT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TURBINE;

EID: 38049125583     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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