Tidal stream energy potential in the Shannon Estuary

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dc.contributor.authorFouz, D. M.en
dc.contributor.authorCarballo, R.en
dc.contributor.authorLópez, I.en
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Gregorioen
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Regional Development Funden
dc.contributor.funderXunta de Galiciaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T14:51:54Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T14:51:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-18en
dc.description.abstractThe tidal and river in-stream energy resource in the Shannon Estuary (W Ireland) is investigated using of high-resolution numerical modelling and spatial analysis. Although freshwater discharges are large, their influence on the available resource is found to be all but negligible, the tide being the main driver of estuarine circulation. The Tidal Stream Exploitability (TSE) index is adapted to the analysis of estuaries with non-depth-limited areas (TSEndl), such as the Shannon Estuary, and then used to select the hotspots with potential for a tidal stream farm. For this purpose, a new depth penalty-limiting function is defined to avoid overestimating the available energy potential in areas with depths greater than those required for tidal energy converter operation. Seven hotspots are identified based on the revised index. The approach followed in this study illustrates the applicability of high-resolution numerical modelling and spatial analysis for identifying the most appropriate areas for tidal stream energy conversion. Finally, the potential of tidal stream energy to contribute to the much-needed decarbonisation of the energy mix in Ireland is emphasized.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Regional Development Fund (EAPA_784/2018); Xunta de Galicia (ED341B 2020/25)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationFouz, D. M., Carballo, R., López, I. and Iglesias, G. (2022) 'Tidal stream energy potential in the Shannon Estuary', Renewable Energy, 185, pp.61-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.12.055en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.12.055en
dc.identifier.eissn1879-0682en
dc.identifier.endpage74en
dc.identifier.issn0960-1481en
dc.identifier.journaltitleRenewable Energyen
dc.identifier.startpage61en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15485
dc.identifier.volume185en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2021, the Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectTidal stream energyen
dc.subjectRiver in-stream energyen
dc.subjectNon-depth-limited areasen
dc.subjectNumerical modellingen
dc.subjectResource assessmenten
dc.titleTidal stream energy potential in the Shannon Estuaryen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.volume185en
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