TY - JOUR
TI - Analysis of the energy potential of tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf
AU - Simonsen, K
AU - Niclasen, B
T2 - Renewable Energy
AB - A first estimate of the energy potential in the tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf is derived from a barotropic numerical model with 100 m resolution. A total of 13 sites are identified as potential candidates for the harvest of the tidal stream energy with a total available mean energy flux in transects through these locations exceeding 2 GW. Of this 214–886 MW is in areas with depths larger than 40 m and peak velocities above 2.5 ms−1, where the lower estimate is for the mean tide and the higher estimate is with 8 constituents included in the assessment. Lowering the criteria for the peak velocities expands the potential areas significantly. A relatively large diversity of tidal phasing between the sites is identified suggesting good opportunities to construct a network of production units with a low ebb/flood variability.
DA - 2021/01//
PY - 2021
PB - Elsevier
VL - 163
SP - 836
EP - 844
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148120313689
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.123
LA - English
KW - Current
KW - Tidal
KW - Modeling
KW - Site Characterization
ER -