Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf
A first estimate of the energy potential in the tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf is derived from a barotropic numerical model with 100 m resolution. A total of 13 sites are identified as potential candidates for the harvest of the tidal stream energy with a total available mean energy flux in transe...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:renene:v:163:y:2021:i:c:p:836-844 2024-04-14T08:11:21+00:00 Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf Simonsen, Knud Niclasen, Bárður A. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148120313689 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148120313689 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:38:11Z A first estimate of the energy potential in the tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf is derived from a barotropic numerical model with 100 m resolution. A total of 13 sites are identified as potential candidates for the harvest of the tidal stream energy with a total available mean energy flux in transects through these locations exceeding 2 GW. Of this 214–886 MW is in areas with depths larger than 40 m and peak velocities above 2.5 ms−1, where the lower estimate is for the mean tide and the higher estimate is with 8 constituents included in the assessment. Lowering the criteria for the peak velocities expands the potential areas significantly. A relatively large diversity of tidal phasing between the sites is identified suggesting good opportunities to construct a network of production units with a low ebb/flood variability. Tidal energy; Tidal resource; Tidal modelling; Faroe Islands; Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Faroe Islands Faroe Shelf ENVELOPE(-6.000,-6.000,62.000,62.000) |
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A first estimate of the energy potential in the tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf is derived from a barotropic numerical model with 100 m resolution. A total of 13 sites are identified as potential candidates for the harvest of the tidal stream energy with a total available mean energy flux in transects through these locations exceeding 2 GW. Of this 214–886 MW is in areas with depths larger than 40 m and peak velocities above 2.5 ms−1, where the lower estimate is for the mean tide and the higher estimate is with 8 constituents included in the assessment. Lowering the criteria for the peak velocities expands the potential areas significantly. A relatively large diversity of tidal phasing between the sites is identified suggesting good opportunities to construct a network of production units with a low ebb/flood variability. Tidal energy; Tidal resource; Tidal modelling; Faroe Islands; |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Simonsen, Knud Niclasen, Bárður A. |
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Simonsen, Knud Niclasen, Bárður A. Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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Simonsen, Knud Niclasen, Bárður A. |
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Simonsen, Knud |
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Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf |
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analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the faroe shelf |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148120313689 |
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ENVELOPE(-6.000,-6.000,62.000,62.000) |
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Faroe Islands Faroe Shelf |
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Faroe Islands Faroe Shelf |
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Faroe Islands |
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Faroe Islands |
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