TY  - JOUR
A1  - Plascher, Gregor
T1  - Current systems and potential areas for tidal power plants - A review - Using the example of the United Kingdom
T2  - Educational Journal of Renewable Energy Short Reviews
N2  - This review is about where and which tidal power systems are currently deployed. It starts with an insight into the variety of different tidal power systems. With the help of a list from the European Marine Energy Center about currently used systems for tidal power plants, it quickly becomes apparent that two systems stand out. These are the vertical and horizontal turbines. The latter are particularly common, as they are used for both tidal stream and tidal range power plants. Determining the regions with high potential for tidal power is not always easy due to the many influencing factors. Influencing factors are, for example form and conditions of the seabed, topographical features of the coast or currents in the sea [1]. Therefore, each region must be considered separately. n this paper the focus is on the UK, the literature shows that the coastal regions around the UK provide about 50 TWh/year of the European tidal power potential. This is due to the location between the oceans and the geological conditions, which act as a channel for the tides. The two areas with high potential where planning
and construction of tidal power plants is currently underway are in the north of Scotland and in the southwest of England in the Bristol Channel.
T3  - EGU Master Journal of Renewable Energy Short Reviews - 2023_03 
KW  - renewable energy
KW  - tidal range
KW  - tidal current
KW  - ocean energy
KW  - potential areas
Y1  - 2023
UR  - https://www.hb.fh-muenster.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/17262
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-172622
SP  - 16
EP  - 20
ER  -