A screening method to quantify the economic viability of off-grid in-stream tidal energy deployment

C Lafleur, WAL Truelove, J Cousineau, CE Hiles… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study provides a framework to assess the economic viability of introducing tidal energy
in a remote community to be used as a rapid screening tool by communities or project …

Regulatory, design and methodological impacts in determining tidal-in-stream power resource potential

JF Atwater, GA Lawrence - Energy Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
Tidal-in-Stream energy has been heralded by many as a significant potential source for
clean power, a scheme where kinetic energy is extracted from tidal currents. A number of …

A feasibility study: tidal power generation for a remote, off-grid community on the British Columbia coast

B Davidson - 2007 - osti.gov
This paper examined the feasibility of developing a tidal power generating facility for a
community located on Stuart Island in British Columbia. Diesel generators presently supply …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic methodology to assess local economic impacts of ocean renewable energy projects: Application to a tidal energy farm

M Bianchi, IF Fernandez - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocean renewable energy (ORE) is one of the most important clean sources of energy and a
major player towards the EU ambitions of being net zero emission by 2050. However, at …

Mapping a blue energy future for British Columbia: Creating a holistic framework for tidal stream energy development in remote coastal communities

RL Richardson, B Buckham, LH McWhinnie - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study develops and implements an interdisciplinary framework to provide a holistic
examination of the potential for tidal stream turbines (TST) to displace diesel generated …

Measuring the environmental costs of tidal power plant construction: A choice experiment study

JS Lee, SH Yoo - Energy Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
Korea is considering the construction of a tidal power plant (TPP) at Garolim Bay. However,
as the construction of the Garolim TPP (GTPP) is expected to entail some environmental …

A techno-economic analysis of tidal energy technology

CM Johnstone, D Pratt, JA Clarke, AD Grant - Renewable Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The choice of which type of electrical power generation technology to adopt is driven by a
number of factors including: cost of generated electricity; responsiveness of generating plant …

Changing Tides: Acceptability, support, and perceptions of tidal energy in the United States

SJ Dreyer, HJ Polis, LD Jenkins - Energy Research & Social Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Tidal energy is a renewable energy source that could be used to help mitigate climate
change. Tidal energy technology is in the early stages of development and views towards …

An integrated model for estimating energy cost of a tidal current turbine farm

Y Li, BJ Lence, SM Calisal - Energy Conversion and Management, 2011 - Elsevier
A tidal current turbine is a device for harnessing energy from tidal currents and functions in a
manner similar to a wind turbine. A tidal current turbine farm consists of a group of tidal …

Capital costs in tidal stream energy projects–A spatial approach

A Vazquez, G Iglesias - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Tidal stream energy projects involve high amounts of capital, for which ex-ante economic
assessments are crucial. Unfortunately, the existing models to estimate the capital costs of a …