Efficient economic optimisation of large-scale tidal stream arrays

Z.L. Goss, D.S. Coles, S.C. Kramer and M.D. Piggott

Applied Energy, 2021, vol. 295, issue C, No S0306261921004475

Abstract: As the tidal energy industry moves from demonstrator arrays comprising just a few turbines to large-scale arrays made up of potentially hundreds of turbines, there is a need to optimise both the number of turbines and their spatial distribution in order to minimise cost of energy. Optimising array design manually may be feasible for small arrays, but becomes an impractically large approach when the number of devices is high, especially if taking into account both the cost effectiveness of each turbine and also the coupled nature of the turbine locations and the local as well as far-field hydrodynamics.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116975

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