Many candidate sites for tidal stream power extraction are tidal channels, and the power that
can be generated from these sites will be directly related to the amplitude and phase of the …

This article is a review of the current understanding of tidal energy resources in the context
of the emerging technology of tidal stream power generation. The geographical focus is on …

The extraction of kinetic energy from tidal flows is an interest of the renewable energy
industry with large scale assessments of the potential resource already conducted. These …

Abstract The Pentland Firth is arguably the best-known candidate site for tidal stream power
extraction worldwide. In this paper we estimate the maximum power that can be extracted by …

The hydrodynamic effects of extracting kinetic power from tidal streams presents unique
challenges to the development of in-stream tidal power. In-stream tidal turbines superficially …

Synopsis Application of 2-d and 3-d numerical tidal models in the marine renewable energy
field has typically been to identify appropriate sites for marine energy extraction and quantify …

A simple method for estimating the potential of currents in tidal channels to produce power is
presented. The method only requires measurement of the peak tidal volume transport …

Interest in the power potential of tidal streams is growing worldwide. While the latest
assessment for Canadian coastlines estimates a resource of approximately 42 GW, these …

There is an apparent lack of understanding of the tidal resource and its response to
harvesting of energy among the principal proponents of the fledgling UK tidal energy …

This paper assesses an upper bound for the tidal stream power resource of the Pentland
Firth. A depth-averaged numerical model of the tidal dynamics in the region is set-up and …