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News on research and teaching matters. Most recent posts are listed below:
Tidal energy research conference contributions at RENEW 2022 & EWTEC 2023, posted on 07 September, 2023
Recent progress on energy research were presented by Konstantinos Pappas and Can Zhang on sensitivity of timeframes on tidal range analyses and tidal array sediment transport modelling at RENEW 2022 in Lisbon and by Connor Jordan, Misha Patel and Bryn Townley at EWTEC 2023 in Bilbao, showcasing work on tidal array optimisation, resource assessment, and device modelling respectivelly.
Benchmarking a two-way coupled coastal wave–current hydrodynamics model, posted on 23 June, 2023
Recent work by Anastasia Fragkou on the benchmarking of wave-current interactions through Thetis and SWAN are now reported in Ocean Modelling. This documents our efforts towards coupled modelling
Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf, posted on 07 June, 2023
Collaboration with Vicki Barclay of Bangor University has led to a perspective on the potential of tidal range energy which is now accessible in Renewable Energy.
UK studies on the wider energy system benefits of tidal stream, posted on 23 April, 2023
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.
Sensitivity of tidal range assessments to harmonic constituents and analysis timeframe, posted on 23 March, 2023
Recent work by PhD candidate Konstantinos Pappas on the sensitivity of tidal range analysis to the tidal signal tested are now discussed within Renewable Energy. The study is the result of a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Tidetec SA to improve tidal range energy resource assessments
Physical Modelling of Tidal Stream Turbine Wake Structures under Yaw Conditions, posted on 09 February, 2023
A recent collaboration with researchers from Imperial College London and Hohai University, China led by Can Zhang documents in a recent article in Energies results on the wake evolution of tidal energy devices. These experiments were conducted at the University of Hohai, where we can observe some key wake interaction effects with downstream turbines
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Archive
07 September, 2023 - Tidal energy research conference contributions at RENEW 2022 & EWTEC 2023
23 June, 2023 - Benchmarking a two-way coupled coastal wave–current hydrodynamics model
07 June, 2023 - Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf
23 April, 2023 - UK studies on the wider energy system benefits of tidal stream
23 March, 2023 - Sensitivity of tidal range assessments to harmonic constituents and analysis timeframe
09 February, 2023 - Physical Modelling of Tidal Stream Turbine Wake Structures under Yaw Conditions
01 August, 2022 - Temporal complementarity of marine renewables with wind and solar generation: Implications for GB system benefits
27 April, 2022 - Sedimentological data-driven bottom friction parameter estimation in modelling Bristol Channel tidal dynamics
02 April, 2022 - Tidal Range Energy
23 March, 2022 - Combining shallow-water and analytical wake models for tidal array micro-siting
15 February, 2022 - Interactions between tidal stream turbine arrays and their hydrodynamic impact around Zhoushan Island, China
15 November, 2021 - Assessing impacts of tidal power lagoons of a consistent design
03 November, 2021 - A review of the UK and British Channel Islands practical tidal stream energy resource
10 September, 2021 - Medium-term variability of the UK’s combined tidal energy resource for a net-zero carbon grid
15 July, 2021 - Satellite data for the offshore renewable energy sector: Synergies and innovation opportunities
03 June, 2021 - Research contributions at MARINE 2021
21 February, 2021 - Tidal Stream vs. Wind Energy: The Value of Cyclic Power when Combined with Short-Term Storage in Hybrid Systems
17 February, 2021 - Research contributions at IAHR 2020
15 February, 2021 - Tidal range resource of Australia
13 January, 2021 - Evaluating the eutrophication risk of an artificial tidal lagoon
08 January, 2021 - Modelling an energetic tidal strait: investigating implications of common numerical configuration choices
12 November, 2020 - Hydro-morphodynamics 2D modelling using a discontinuous Galerkin discretisation
06 October, 2020 - The potential for tidal range energy systems to provide continuous power: a UK case study
12 May, 2020 - Modelling the impact of tidal range energy on species communities
05 April, 2020 - On the potential of linked-basin tidal power plants: An operational and coastal modelling assessment
19 March, 2020 - Tidal range energy resource assessment of the Gulf of California, Mexico
20 September, 2019 - Tidal energy research conference contributions at EWTEC 2019
06 June, 2019 - Tidal range structure operation assessment and optimisation
15 January, 2019 - Utilising the flexible generation potential of tidal range power plants to optimise economic value
15 November, 2018 - Tidal range energy research challenges - Energy Futures Lab 2018
15 October, 2018 - Tidal energy conference contributions in RENEW2018
05 September, 2018 - Fate of large scale vortices in idealised tidal lagoons
03 March, 2018 - Tidal range energy resource and optimization–Past perspectives and future challenges
01 January, 2018 - Optimising tidal range power plant operation