2002-2012: 10 years of research progress in horizontal-axis marine current turbines

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1497-1526

  Ng, Kai Wern ^a   Lam, Wei Haur ^a   Ng, Khai Ching ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Generator; Horizontal axis marine current turbine; Marine current energy assessment; Marine current turbine wake; Marine renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC GENERATORS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDAL POWER; WAKES;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CURRENT ENERGY; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ENERGY ASSESSMENT; GENERATOR; MARINE CURRENT TURBINES; MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY; TURBINE DESIGNS;

TURBINES;

EID: 84875693965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6031497     Document Type: Review

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