Posts from London
Fate of large scale vortices in idealised tidal lagoons
Our paper on tidal lagoon vortices with Carolanne Vouriot, Stephan Kramer and Matt Piggott reports on some insights about the evolution of shallow water vortices and how these are affected by friction, bathymetry and coastal bathymetry. The paper is open access funded by NERC and EPSRC and is accessible at Environmental Fluid Mechanics.
Tidal range energy resource and optimization–Past perspectives and future challenges
A review article on the tidal range energy status quo with regards to the available resource, existing and prospective designs. The study contains input from experts across the UK, with our contribution focusing on the hydrodynamic assessment of tidal range schemes. The work was motivated by a workshop at the School of Ocean Sciences of Bangor University.
Optimising tidal range power plant operation
In a study published in Applied Energy, we document a method to optimise the operation of tidal range structures. Our model uses gradient-based optimisation algorithms to deliver a superior operation strategy for tidal range structures. The optimisation demonstrates significant opportunities to extract more energy from individual tidal cycles.