River current energy conversion systems: Progress, prospects and challenges

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2177-2193

  Khan, M J ^a   Iqbal, M T ^a   Quaicoe, J E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emerging technology; Literature; River turbine; Technology survey

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; RIVERS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CROSS DISCIPLINARY; CURRENT ENERGY; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY; ENERGY ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE; KINETIC (POLYM.); LITERATURE SURVEYS; POTENTIAL FIELDS; RIVER WATERS; SYSTEM DESIGNS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 47549114674     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.04.016     Document Type: Review

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