Harnessing tidal energy in the Westfjords

• Main Author: Bjarni M. Jónsson
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Coastal zone; Renewable energy; Tidal barrage; Tidal power; Westfjords; Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Sjávarföll; Endurnýjanleg orka; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf; Gilsfjörður; Þorskafjörður; Djúpifjörður; Gufufjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/5676

This thesis presents for the first time a serious and original attempt to provide direction for harnessing tidal power in the western fjords of Iceland. It focuses on the barrage method as the most likely technology to meet this goal. The feasibility of utilizing tidal energy as a renewable energy s...