Imperial College London
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ProfessorMatthewPiggott

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Professor of Computational Geoscience and Engineering
 
 
 
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4.82Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Neill:2018:10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007,
author = {Neill, SP and Angeloudis, A and Robins, PE and Walkington, I and Ward, SL and Masters, I and Lewis, MJ and Piano, M and Avdis, A and Piggott, MD and Aggidis, G and Evans, P and Adcock, TAA and Zidonis, A and Ahmadian, R and Falconer, R},
doi = {10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007},
journal = {Renewable Energy},
pages = {763--778},
title = {Tidal range energy resource and optimization - past perspectives and future challenges},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007},
volume = {127},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Tidal energy is one of the most predictable forms of renewable energy. Although there has been much commercial and R&D progress in tidal stream energy, tidal range is a more mature technology, with tidal range power plants having a history that extends back over 50 years. With the 2017 publication of the “Hendry Review” that examined the feasibility of tidal lagoon power plants in the UK, it is timely to review tidal range power plants. Here, we explain the main principles of tidal range power plants, and review two main research areas: the present and future tidal range resource, and the optimization of tidal range power plants. We also discuss how variability in the electricity generated from tidal range power plants could be partially offset by the development of multiple power plants (e.g. lagoons) that are complementary in phase, and by the provision of energy storage. Finally, we discuss the implications of the Hendry Review, and what this means for the future of tidal range power plants in the UK and internationally.
AU  - Neill,SP
AU  - Angeloudis,A
AU  - Robins,PE
AU  - Walkington,I
AU  - Ward,SL
AU  - Masters,I
AU  - Lewis,MJ
AU  - Piano,M
AU  - Avdis,A
AU  - Piggott,MD
AU  - Aggidis,G
AU  - Evans,P
AU  - Adcock,TAA
AU  - Zidonis,A
AU  - Ahmadian,R
AU  - Falconer,R
DO  - 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007
EP  - 778
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0960-1481
SP  - 763
TI  - Tidal range energy resource and optimization - past perspectives and future challenges
T2  - Renewable Energy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.007
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/73251
VL  - 127
ER  -
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