Posts tagged energy
UK studies on the wider energy system benefits of tidal stream
A recent collaboration with researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Plymouth and the ORE Catapult led to a recent communication in RSC’s Energy Advances. The study contributes to the future of tidal stream technologies, and the level of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) that should be achieved to render it as a competitive energy technology within the UK’s energy grid.
Temporal complementarity of marine renewables with wind and solar generation: Implications for GB system benefits
Recent work on complementarity of marine renewables with other renewables published in Applied Energy. The study, led by Dr Shona Pennock of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group made use our regional hydrodynamic modelling around UK Waters, in collaboration with Danny Coles of the University of Plymouth and US’s PNNL.
Tidal Range Energy
A chapter summarising the opportunities and challenges of tidal range energy is presented within the Second Edition of Comprehensive Renewable Energy.
A review of the UK and British Channel Islands practical tidal stream energy resource
A recent collaboration with researchers across the UK has resulted in a recent article that is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A. The study was led by Danny Coles of the University of Plymouth. The study has contributed to the overall discussion about the potential of tidal stream energy, and has already been discussed within the House of Commons, promoting measures to support the tidal energy industry.
Medium-term variability of the UK’s combined tidal energy resource for a net-zero carbon grid
Our operational modelling for tidal range schemes was applied in a recent review towards understanding the value of tidal energy developments towards a net-zero carbon grid. The study, led by Dr Grazia Todeschini published in Energy, was conducted in collaboration with Swansea, Plymouth and Bangor universities.
Research contributions at MARINE 2021
- 03 June 2021
- Edinburgh
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Recent progress on our research was presented by Lucas Mackie and Joe Wallwork at MARINE 2021, demonstrating our recent insight on the assessment of tidal range schemes, and the use of mesh-adaptive methods on characterising the output of turbines in tidal stream arrays.
On the potential of linked-basin tidal power plants: An operational and coastal modelling assessment
Our recent work on the operational modelling and the optimisation of linked-basin tidal energy systems has now been published in Renewable Energy. The work was a result of a joint effort with researchers of the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London.
Tidal energy research conference contributions at EWTEC 2019
- 20 September 2019
- Edinburgh
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Recent progress on tidal range energy income optimisation was presented by Lucas Mackie at EWTEC 2019, demonstrating interesting interactions amongst tidal power plants, as detailed in the conference paper. Lucas also presented a poster on his research regarding the optimisation of tidal range power plant operation. It was presented at the University of Oxford’s Tidal Energy Workshop.
Utilising the flexible generation potential of tidal range power plants to optimise economic value
A paper has been published in Applied Energy on the MSc research study of Freddie Harcourt on the flexibility of tidal range power plant operation. It presents recent insights on how this inherent flexibility on generation times could be used to negotiate more attractive subsidy deals and complement other sustainable energy options (e.g. onshore and offshore wind energy).
Tidal range energy research challenges - Energy Futures Lab 2018
I presented research updates and an overview of tidal engineering research challenges at the Energy Futures Lab . A blog post regarding the theme of the talk can be found here.
Tidal energy conference contributions in RENEW2018
Research together with colleagues from Imperial College was presented at the biennial Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore in Lisbon (RENEW 2018). Zoe Goss presented her progress on tidal stream energy in Alderney race and I gave a talk on the feasibility and characteristics of twin-basin lagoons.
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.