Economic aspects of advanced energy technologies

Abstract-The potential of electric power generation from marine tidal currents is enormous. Tidal currents are being recognized as a resource to be exploited for the sustainable generation of electrical power. The high load factors resulting from the fluid properties and the predictable resource characteristics make marine currents particularly attractive for power generation and advantageous when compared to other renewable energies. Moreover, international treaties related to climate control have triggered resurgence in development of renewable ocean energy technology. Therefore, several demonstration projects in tidal power are scheduled to capture the tidal generated coastal currents. Regarding this emerging and promising area of research, this paper reviews marine tidal power fundamental concepts and main projects around the world. It also report issues regarding electrical generator topologies associated to tidal turbines. Moreover, attempts are made to highlight future issues so as to index some emerging technologies mainly according to relevant works that have been carried out on wind turbines and on ship propellers.Index Terms-Tidal current, marine technology, electric power generation, energy converter systems, state of the art.

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“…However, due to technology limitations and economic considerations, osmotic and thermal energy developments are limited [1][2][3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marine Tidal Current Electric Power Generation Technology: State of the Art and Current Status

Elghali

Benbouzid

Charpentier

2007

2007 IEEE International Electric Machines &Amp; Drives Conference

185

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“…It is the penalty on the environmental quality reduction and ecological destruction caused by the emissions including CO, CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x from utility electricity and natural gas consumption, which can be calculated as follows [5,26]:…”

Section: B Operation Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal unit sizing for small-scale integrated energy systems using multi-objective interval optimization and evidential reasoning approach

Feng

Jing

et al. 2016

Energy

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“…• C and S = 1 W/m 2 irradiation, air mass 1.5, no wind [2]. For the AC-side quantities, the reference voltage is the peak value of the rated grid voltage and the reference current is that corresponding to the maximum active power peak at the standard condition specified above.…”

Section: Simulationsmentioning

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“…As solar energy is one of the most abundant free sources in nature, the generation of electrical energy, compared with other counterparts, is effectively convenient, in particular in countries of the Mediterranean area, for the greater part of the year [1,2]. PV generation systems are actually available in different power sizes covering the range from domestic applications to large power generation plants.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analytical Investigation and Control System Set-up of Medium Scale PV Plants for Power Flow Management

Tommaso¹,

Genduso²,

Miceli³

2012

Energies

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In the field of photovoltaic (PV) plants and energy conversion from renewable sources, a large part of the technical literature is more devoted to practical aspects (new solar cells, electrically driven PV panels, safety, reduction of parasitic currents, etc.) than to theoretical investigations. Despite this tendency, this paper presents a mathematical analysis of a medium scale photovoltaic power generation system connected to the distribution network and of its control system. In such a system, the conversion stage is unique due to the absence of a boost chopper. The conducted analysis leads to the interesting conclusion that the inverter used in the plant presents two degrees of freedom, easy to exploit in a control system in which the inverter simultaneously realizes the interconnection to the grid and the MPPT control. The structure of the control system is then presented, discussed and validated by means of numerical simulations.

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Economic aspects of advanced energy technologies

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Marine Tidal Current Electric Power Generation Technology: State of the Art and Current Status

Marine Tidal Current Electric Power Generation Technology: State of the Art and Current Status

Optimal unit sizing for small-scale integrated energy systems using multi-objective interval optimization and evidential reasoning approach

Analytical Investigation and Control System Set-up of Medium Scale PV Plants for Power Flow Management

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