Simulation of electricity generation by marine current turbines at Istanbul Bosphorus Strait

Hasan Yazicioglu, K.M. Murat Tunc, Muammer Ozbek and Tolga Kara

Energy, 2016, vol. 95, issue C, 41-50

Abstract: In this work, several simulations and analyses are carried out to investigate the feasibility of generating electricity from underwater sea currents at Istanbul Bosphorus Strait. Bosphorus is a natural canal which forms a border between Europe and Asia by connecting Black Sea and Marmara Sea. The differences in elevation and salinity ratios between these two seas cause strong marine currents. Depending on the morphology of the canal the speed of the flow varies and at some specific locations the energy intensity reaches to sufficient levels where electricity generation by marine current turbines becomes economically feasible.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Marine current turbine; Energy yield simulations; Cluster/farm optimization; Offshore engineering; Dynamic interactions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.038

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