Assessment of array shape of tidal stream turbines on hydro-environmental impacts and power output

Renewable Energy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 318-327

  Ahmadian, Reza ^a   Falconer, Roger A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bristol Channel; Hydro environmental modelling; Marine renewable energy; Momentum sink; Severn estuary; Tidal stream turbine arrays

Indexed keywords

BRISTOL CHANNEL; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; EBB TIDES; ENERGY EXTRACTION; FAECAL BACTERIA; FLOOD RISKS; FLOW VELOCITY FIELD; HYDRO-ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY; OPEN-SOURCE; POTENTIAL POWER; POWER OUT PUT; RESEARCH CENTRES; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL RANGES; TIDAL STREAMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ESTUARIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TIDES; WATER LEVELS;

TURBINES;

FECAL COLIFORM; MOMENTUM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL POWER; WATER LEVEL;

BRISTOL CHANNEL; SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858284641     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.106     Document Type: Article

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