Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 343-357

  Iyer, A S ^a   Couch, S J ^a   Harrison, G P ^a   Wallace, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermittency; Renewable energy; Tidal current energy; Tidal phasing

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CAPACITIES; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; DIVERSE SITES; ENERGY EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; HIGH VELOCITY; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INTERMITTENCY; REALISTIC SCENARIO; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SHALLOW WATERS; TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL ENERGY; TIDAL PHASING; TIDAL SIGNALS; UNITED KINGDOM;

INDUSTRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAKES;

TIDAL POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CURRENT VELOCITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84868227853     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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