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Assessing hydrodynamic impacts of tidal range energy impoundments in UK coastal waters

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  • Roome, Edward
  • Robins, Peter
  • Ahmadian, Reza
  • Austin, Martin
  • Hanousek, Nicolas
  • Guo, Bin
  • Neill, Simon

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Tidal range energy comprises a vast theoretical resource of 9,220 TWh per year, globally, with advantageous characteristics of predictability, generation flexibility and reliability. Approximately 13% of this resource lies within the United Kingdom’s (UK) coastal waters, where it could supply up to 12% of annual electricity demand. Tidal range energy conversion traditionally involves constructing and operating large-scale coastal or offshore impoundments (O10-100 km2), which will redefine near and far-field water levels and flow patterns. The relationship between the scale of the impoundment area and hydrodynamic impact has not been investigated for UK sites. To address this, we develop a two-dimensional (depth-averaged) TELEMAC model of the Irish Sea, and simulate six scenarios involving tidal range schemes of increasing basin area, from 25 to 150 km2, located on the North Wales coast in an open coastal basin setting. Results indicate that far-field (30−150 km) changes to the amplitude of the semi-diurnal (M2) tidal constituent exhibit a linear relationship with impoundment area and volume (correlation coefficient R=0.95 and R=0.96, respectively). The largest impoundment (150 km2) caused far-field changes in maximum surface elevation (2<ηmax<3 cm); near-field surface elevation was reduced (ηmax>3 cm).

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  • Roome, Edward & Robins, Peter & Ahmadian, Reza & Austin, Martin & Hanousek, Nicolas & Guo, Bin & Neill, Simon, 2024. "Assessing hydrodynamic impacts of tidal range energy impoundments in UK coastal waters," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(PB).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:237:y:2024:i:pb:s0960148124016690
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121601
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