The development of marine current turbine arrays depends on the understanding of the
interaction effects that exist between turbines in close proximity. Moreover, the ambient …

Abstract Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal (EnFAIT) is an EU Horizon 2020 flagship tidal
energy project. It aims to demonstrate the development, operation and decommissioning of …

In high flow velocity areas like those suitable for tidal applications, turbulence intensity is
high and flow variations may have a major impact on tidal turbine behaviour. A three-bladed …

The correlation between the flow turbulence and the performances of a marine current
turbine is studied. First, the incoming flow encountered in the flume tank is characterized in …

The lattice Boltzmann method is used to model a horizontal axis tidal turbine. Because tidal
turbines generally operate in highly turbulent flows, a synthetic eddy method is implemented …

Horizontal axis tidal turbines (HATTs) working in a complex flow environment will encounter
unsteady streamwise flow conditions that affect their power generation and structural loads …

Sites suitable for the deployment of tidal turbines generally show a combination of complex
seabed morphologies and extreme current magnitudes. Such configurations favour the …

Tidal energy is a developing industry and requires high precision test facilities which
replicate the full-scale flows as accurately as possible to develop new technologies. In …

Understanding turbulence is crucial to the design of tidal energy converters as it influences
loads, fatigue life and power production. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) are …

The paper presents an experimental campaign developed to contribute to the current
research considering the operation of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines within stochastic flow …