Tidal Power Trends and Developments

About this book

An up-to-date report on developments in tidal power worldwide.

Contents

* Annapolis: the Straflo Turbine and other operating experiences * Current status of tidal power in the bay of Fundy * The Mersey Barrage - civil engineeering aspects * The Mersey Barrage - the impact on shipping * The Mersey Barrage - mechanical and electrical development * The Mersey Barrage - hydraulic and sedimentation studies * The Mersey Barrage - preparations for an environmental assessment * The Mersey Barrage - further assessment of the energy yield * The Mersey Barrage - indirect benefits: the economic and regional case * The Mersey Barrage - finance and promotion: the way forward * Feasibility of a Conwy Barrage * Tidal energy from the Wyre * Environmental aspects of small tidal power schemes * Prospective tidal power projects in the Kimbereley region of Western Australia * Update on Severn Barrage studies * The environmental effects of tidal energy * Composite construction of caissons * Field, laboratory and mode feasibility of a tidal barrage * The Rance Tidal Power Station: a quarter of a century in operation * Tidal power in Russia

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