Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy · 2007 · 138 citations · 1 references
EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringMarine Power PlantsMarine Power SystemsTidesMarine Energy TestingMarine Power GenerationMarine Propulsion SystemsOcean Current EnergyOcean Energy SystemsTidal EnergyOcean Current Turbine TestingTidal Current TurbinesTidal Stream EnergyTidal Stream Energy ConversionTidal Stream Resource CharacterizationTidal Stream Turbine DesignTidal Turbine DesignTurbines
This paper gives the rationale and background for an advanced R&D programme aimed at commercial exploitation of kinetic energy from marine currents, followed by an overview of tidal stream resource characteristics, technical principles, and key challenges. The study seeks to advance marine kinetic energy technology by detailing the development of a 1 MW twin axial‑flow rotor system “Seagen” and outlining future plans beyond it. The authors describe the pioneering Seaflow Project, which installed and tested a 300 kW tidal turbine in 2003, and the planned 1 MW Seagen twin axial‑flow rotor system to be installed in 2007. The installation and testing of Seagen will mark a landmark stage in the R&D programme, forming the basis for subsequent commercial technology.
This paper gives the rationale and background to an already advanced research and development (R&D) programme aimed at developing technology for the commercial exploitation of kinetic energy from marine currents. This is followed by a brief overview of the characteristics of the tidal stream resource, the technical principles by which it may be exploited, and the key technical challenges that need to be overcome. The paper includes a description of the pioneering ‘Seaflow’ Project involving the installation and testing, since May 2003, of a prototype 300 kW tidal turbine 3 km off Lynmouth. The next stage of Marine Current Turbines Ltd's R&D programme is then described: this involves the development of a 1 MW twin axial-flow rotor system, called ‘Seagen’ which is planned for installation early in 2007. The installation and testing of ‘Seagen’ will mark a landmark stage in the R&D programme because it will form the basis for the commercial technology to follow. A brief outline of future plans beyond ‘Seagen’ is also given.
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Tidal stream turbine development
D. Macnaughton, Peter Fraenkel, O. Paish et al. · 1993 · 11 citations