Feasibility Assessment of Tidal Current Along the Bay of Bengal to Generate Electricity as a Renewable Energy (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

Electricity is the pinnacle of human civilization. At present, the growing concerns over significant climate change have intensified the importance of use of renewable energy technologies for electricity generation. The interest is primarily due to better energy security, smaller environmental impact and providing a sustainable alternative compared to the conventional energy sources. Solar, wind, biomass, tidal, and wave power are some of the most reliable sources of renewable energy. Ocean approximately holds 2 × 103 tW of energy and has the largest renewable energy resource on the planet. Various forms constitute ocean energy namely, encompassing tides, ocean circulation, surface waves, salinity and thermal gradients. Ocean tide in particular, associates both potential and kinetic energy. The study is focused on the latter concept that deals with energy due to tidal current. Tidal currents generate kinetic energy that can be extracted by marine energy devices and converted into tr...

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