Can Underwater Turbines Solve Our Energy Problems?

2019-12-07

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References

A great deal of information in this video was found through phone interviews with Simec Atlantis engineers

[1] 4,170 TW is annual US energy production (table 1.1 here) – US wave power potential is ~2000TW, according to this 2011 DOE report

[2] https://www.iea.org/topics/renewables/ocean/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwChk4S99i4

[4] Figure 9.6 and 9.7 on page 82 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/MeyGen-2012-ES.pdf

[5] https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/La_Rance_Tidal_Power_Plant_40_year_operation_feedback.pdf

[6] https://tethys.pnnl.gov/annex-iv-sites/sihwa-tidal-power-plant

[7] Page 19 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/La_Rance_Tidal_Power_Plant_40_year_operation_feedback.pdf

[8] https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Final_EMP_report_SeaGen.pdf

[9] https://www.power-technology.com/projects/strangford-lough/

[10] http://icomps.co.uk/seagen-decommissioned-after-successfully-delivering-11-6gwh-to-the-national-grid/

[11] https://www.seai.ie/publications/Renewable-Energy-in-Ireland-2019.pdf

[12] Page 14 https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/3100/state-of-the-wave-and-tidal-industry-report.pdf

[13] https://www.bt-projects.com/wp-content/uploads/documents-public/Environment/RHK-2011-SeaGen-Environmental-Monitoring-Programme.pdf

[14] http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/13491/meygen-to-develop-400-mw-uk-tidal-power-site/

[15] https://vimeo.com/237566185

[16] Figure 11.2 and 11.3 page 114 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/MeyGen-2012-ES.pdf

[17] Page 154 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/MeyGen-2012-ES.pdf

[18] Page 43 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Final_EMP_report_SeaGen.pdf

[19] Page 39 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Final_EMP_report_SeaGen.pdf

[20] Page 17 https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/MeyGen-2012-ES.pd

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