Tidal Notes and References
References and Notes
There are very interesting overlaps of information often presented in visual maps, diagrams and presentations such that although one topic is being given prominence, other topics are peeking out from behind it. Also, the interplay between topics virtually presents itself. Tides and gravity, continental heating and rainfall distribution, continental layouts and oceanic currents, many topics are closely related.
What is a Tide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
Tidal Dance
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/Global_surface_elevation_of_M2_ocean_tide.webm/Global_surface_elevation_of_M2_ocean_tide.webm.1080p.vp9.webm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arvOgLpfucE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RdkXs8BibE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwChk4S99i4
General Statistics
Global Tidal estimated at 2.7TW to 3TW
World Energy & Climate Statistics – Yearbook 2022
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-consumption-statistics.html
https://www.enerdata.net/about-us/
World Consumption
Year 2022 approx 14,000Mtoe = 5.86e20J
Mtoe Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne_of_oil_equivalent
1toe = 41.87 GJ
1toe = 11.63 MWh
Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2019
https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
https://www.statista.com/aboutus/
2020 approx 25K TWh = terawatt-hours = 9e19J
1 TWh = 1,000 GWh = 1,000,000 MWh = 1,000,000 000 kWh.
1 TWh = 3.6e15 J
1 TJ = 0.278 GWh.
Human Energy Consumption and the Anthropocene Epoch
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00029-y
General Information about Tidal Energy
Wiki on Tidal Power
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power
NASA Moon and Tides - nice diagrams
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/tides/
National Ocean Service NOAA - Tides and Water Levels
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_tides/tides03_gravity.html
Freedom Sailing Scotland - The gravitational pull of the moon
http://freedomsailingscotland.com/5c-the-gravitational-pull-of-the-moon/
Open University Tidal Energy
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=2347&printable=1
Lehigh University - Tidal Energy
https://ei.lehigh.edu/learners/energy/tidal1.html
https://ei.lehigh.edu/learners/energy/tidal2.html
Britannica - Tidal Power 2016
https://www.britannica.com/science/tidal-power
https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/selin
Noelle Eckley Selin author of article
Worldwide tidal 3TW
Annual tidal is therefore 31,536,000 times this as J or times 8760 as Wh.
Annual tidal is 94e6 TJ or 9.4e19J or 26K TWh
Typical coal fired unit 550MW
Global annual electricity consumption 21K TWh , now 25K TWh in 2020.
Tidal stream power estimated at 3.8K TWh per year
Worldwide wind 500GW
Tidal barrage potential 400GW
National Geographic - General Information
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/tidal-energy
Manoa Hawaii
https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/physical/tides/tide-formation-and-gravitational-pull
SciJinks
https://scijinks.gov/tides/
Wiki on Amphidromic Points
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphidromic_point
Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/fundy_max
Tidal Power in the General Media
Sky News Tidal 2022
https://news.sky.com/story/strong-tides-along-uk-coast-could-create-electricity-for-less-than-cost-of-nuclear-12648308
CNBC on Orbital Marine Power O2 2MW
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-starts-to-export-power-to-grid-.html
Marine-i, funded by European Regional Development Fund, in turn funding Isles of Scilly Community Venture,
Planet A Energy and Waves4Power 1 year research
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/15/archipelago-to-explore-potential-of-wave-tidal-floating-wind-power.html
Port of London Authority Thames
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/12/londons-river-thames-set-to-trial-new-tidal-energy-technologies.html
Simec AR500 10MW turbine installed off Naru in Goto chain in Japan
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/a-tidal-turbine-built-in-scotland-is-now-producing-power-in-japan.html
Simec Atlantis Energy Ltd. stock price
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/SAE-GB/
An actual marine energy generator company selling shares.
Tidal Energy, Wench Chen Stanford Uni 2010
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/chenw1/
Short article
Guardian Article 2018
Does the Moon hold the key to the Earth’s energy needs?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/04/does-the-moon-hold-the-key-to-the-earths-energy-needs
Anglesey Minesto £25M array for low tidal.
Ocean Energy Systems, 25 countries consortium.
0.75TW by 2050 approx twice current nuclear production.
Wind and Solar still only 10% of global electricity demand.
GE and EDF Sea Floor Tidal 2015
https://www.ge.com/news/reports/moon-power-is-here-first-subsea-tidal-power
General Electric designing and building a full scale turbine for EDF
Europa 2020
Tidal flows generate huge potential for clean electricity
https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/projects/success-stories/all/tidal-flows-generate-huge-potential-clean-electricity
International Energy Forum, 71 member countries
https://www.ief.org/news/tidal-power-is-finally-making-waves
UK has 10GW potential
Scotland has 5GW potential
European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland
Oxford Uni Report 2013
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2013.0072
Pentland Firth 1.8GW potential, range is 1.9 to 3.3GW
1kW/m2 with a range down to 1/3 of that with tides.
International Energy Authority
https://www.iea.org/reports/ocean-power
https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020
Basic message that all who can should increase marine generation
Example of a Malaysian Study
https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2016/01/matecconf_ses2016_02008.pdf
Ocean Energy Europe
https://www.oceanenergy-europe.eu/ocean-energy/tidal-energy/
https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Dec/IRENA_Innovation_Outlook_Ocean_Energy_2020.pdf
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
https://www.pnnl.gov/explainer-articles/tidal-energy
Offshore-Energy.biz
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/estimate-of-global-potential-tidal-resources/
EnviroFriendly
https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/ocean_energy/wave-and-tidal-energy-study-finds-no-20170616
Governmental Support
https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/planning-and-development/planning-and-development-advice/renewable-energy/marine-renewables
Jobs Potential
https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/wave-energy-offers-12000-jobs-27-08-2009/
Irish Angle
https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/atlantic-sailor-ives-makes-waves-at-open-hydro-30764621.html
New Zealand adoption
https://energydigital.com/renewable-energy/crest-energy-develop-new-zealands-first-large-scale-tidal-energy-project
Sea Faring Britain
https://www.wondriumdaily.com/seafaring-britain/
Sundry
The Bradwell Reactor in Essex
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2018-11-21/nuclear-power-plant-reaches-decommissioning-milestone
Estimation of Tidal Power Potential
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148112005988
US Tests
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/project-sites/wave-hub
Force as a Vector
https://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/resources/uploaded/mc-web-mech1-5-2009.pdf
UK Approach
The Penguin
https://wello.eu/the-penguin-2/
https://www.power-technology.com/analysis/wave-power-energy/
https://renewablesnow.com/news/finlands-wello-initiates-wave-energy-cooperation-in-taiwan-786904/
Eday Open Hydro EMEC
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/project-sites/openhydro-emec
UK Resources
High resolution modelling of tidal resources, extraction and interactions around the UK
https://eprints.hrwallingford.com/982/1/High-resolution-modelling-of-tidal-resources.pdf
The wave and tidal resource of Scotland
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148117302082
HR Wallingford
https://www.hrwallingford.com/projects/ccra-uks-first-climate-change-assessment
Supergen
https://www.supergen-ore.net/
Primare
https://www.primare.org/
Celtic Sea Power
https://celticseapower.co.uk/about-us-3/
Renewable UK
https://www.renewableuk.com/page/WaveTidalEnergy
Marine Energy Council
http://www.marineenergycouncil.co.uk/
UK Gov Renewables
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-announces-biggest-investment-into-britains-tidal-power
Catapult Offshore
https://ore.catapult.org.uk/what-we-do/innovation/wave-and-tidal/
ABPmer Renewables Atlas
https://www.renewables-atlas.info/
UK Marine Renewables Resources
https://www.abpmer.co.uk/experience/atlas-of-uk-marine-renewable-energy-resources/
Wave Hub CETO 6
https://www.modernpowersystems.com/features/featurewaving-hello-to-wind-at-wave-hub-6749364/
Carnegie
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/carnegie-to-depoly-ceto-6-technology-at-wave-hub-uk/
Carnegie -> OZ
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/carnegie-to-introduce-ceto-6-in-albany-instead-of-wave-hub/
Renewable UK Map
https://www.renewableuk.com/page/UKMED2
Canadian Approach
Market Snapshot: Canadian tidal power capacity fourth in the world, with potential to add up to 7 000 MW more
https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/market-snapshots/2016/market-snapshot-canadian-tidal-power-capacity-fourth-in-world-with-potential-add-up-7-000-mw-more.html
Inventory of Canada's Marine Renewable Energy Resources
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/canmetenergy/files/pubs/CHC-TR-041.pdf
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
A review of tidal energy—Resource, feedbacks, and environmental interactions
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0069452
Improving assessments of tidal power potential using grid refinement in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport model
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.4926796
Marine renewables Canada
https://marinerenewables.ca/facts/tidal-energy/