Platforms for tidal energy convertors
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The generation of reliable and sustainable clean electricity using the ocean tides is known as tidal energy. Many
types of platforms exist to support the array of tidal turbines that have been developed to produce tidal
energy. The overall cost of any supporting platforms is not just the cost of manufacturing itself but inevitably
includes the cost of deployment, installation, retrieval and maintenance. This project proposes and assesses the
technical feasibility of a floating platform that has a: dramatic increase in reliability with a simplified design;
greatly reduced purchase, maintenance and running costs; and potential to be adapted for different types of
tidal energy coverters and offshore electrical equipment
At the moment the less reliable source of sustainable clean electricity from wind energy generation
outcompetes that of tidal energy. The improvements that we propose to the tidal energy platform, that will
accommodate an already developed and experimentally tested tidal turbine, will ensure tidal energy is
substantially more reliable and affordable than wind energy.
| Tidal Harness Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Cranfield University | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Tidal Harness Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Steve Khoo | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Wind energy
- Tidal energy
- Renewable energy sources
- Power plants
- Energy
- Turbines
- Sustainable use
- Production of electricity
Extracted key phrases
- Tidal energy platform
- Tidal energy convertor
- Wind energy generation
- Tidal turbine
- Sustainable clean electricity
- Overall cost
- Running cost
- Reliable source
- Different type
- Offshore electrical equipment
- Ocean tide
- Technical feasibility
- Dramatic increase
- Maintenance
- Simplified design