HYDROKAL: A module for in-stream hydrokinetic resource assessment

Duvoy, P.; Toniolo, Horacio

doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2011.06.016

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“…Among all renewable energy sources, as shown in Fig. 5, it is the largest [43], most reliable, cost effective [45][46] and carbon free [25,47,48] renewable source of energy in electricity generation.…”

Section: Hydropower Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Depending on the alignment of the rotor axes with respect to the water flow, there are two main categories of turbine, horizontal axis (axial axis) and cross-flow (vertical axis) turbines [25][26][27][28][29] as shown in Figs. 10 and 11.…”

Section: Hydrokinetic Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Depending on the alignment of the rotor axes with respect to flowing water, hydrokinetic turbines can be categorised into two main types, horizontal axis (axial-flow) and vertical axis, where the turbine blades would turn the generator by capturing the energy of the water flow to produce electricity [25][26][27][28][29].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Global renewable energy and its potential in Malaysia: A review of Hydrokinetic turbine technology

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Section: Hydropower Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hydrokinetic Devicesmentioning

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Global renewable energy and its potential in Malaysia: A review of Hydrokinetic turbine technology

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Nakisa

Maimun

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“…Duvoy and Toniolo presented a new tool HYDROKAL, a hydrokinetic calculator to estimate the hydrokinetic power density in the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, by considering the turbine efficiency. The HYDROKAL tool provides the location of maximum velocity and the location of maximum specific discharge, and their combined plots help in reaching the agreement on whether the channel is potentially stable or unstable.…”

Section: Review On Hydrokinetic Potential Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is stated that the significant difference in Provides horizontal velocity profile theoretical power density is because of spatial (with respect to space) and temporal (with respect to time) models used for the estimation, and therefore, it is recommended to accurately estimate the power density at the proposed sites. Duvoy and Toniolo 37 presented a new tool HYDROKAL, a hydrokinetic calculator to estimate the hydrokinetic power density in the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, by considering the turbine efficiency. The HYDROKAL tool provides the location of maximum velocity and the location of maximum specific discharge, and their combined plots help in reaching the agreement on whether the channel is potentially stable or unstable.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development of hydrokinetic energy technology: A review

Sood

Singal

2019

Int J Energy Res

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Summary The drastic change in climatic conditions has led to shift towards the review of sustainable strategies in the renewable energy sector. Hydrokinetic technology has various benefits over the conventional methods, which can be helpful in achieving the desired sustainable development. In the present study, an outline for the conversion of hydrokinetic energy along with its challenges has been discussed. The study comprises of three steps involving collection of properties required for site characterization followed by selection of the suitable hydrokinetic device as per the site characteristics and the determination of impact on the flow condition due to device installation. The characteristics of the site govern the selection of the device, its mooring arrangements, and augmentation. The arrangement of devices as a single unit or in an array will have an impact on the flow conditions. The altered flow condition will in turn affect and change the characteristics of the site. This three‐step process is interlinked and will have a cumulative impact on the environment. The influence of environmental impact and cost of energy, which are the two major factors for the success of this technology, are also discussed. Further, various challenges faced by hydrokinetic technology in its development are explored. It is concluded that only the optimization of a hydrokinetic device for its efficiency improvement will not be fruitful until its impact on flow condition is considered for optimization.

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