The energetics of large tidal turbine arrays

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 210-219

  Vennell, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Efficiency; Farm; Resource; Stream; Tidal

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BETZ LIMIT; BLOCKAGE RATIO; CURRENTS FLOWING; ENERGY LOST; FARM SIZE; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; MIXING LOSS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; POWER PRODUCTION; RESOURCE; SHALLOW CHANNELS; STREAM; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; TIDAL; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL STREAMS; TOTAL POWER;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FARMS; TURBINES;

TIDAL POWER;

ARRAY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TURBINE;

EID: 84861476185     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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