A review on the development of tidal current energy in China

Hong-wei Liu, Shun Ma, Wei Li, Hai-gang Gu, Yong-gang Lin and Xiao-jing Sun

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011, vol. 15, issue 2, 1141-1146

Abstract: Nowadays and in the coming years, increased attention is being given to the tidal current energy development all over the world. China is a country endowed with abundant tidal current energy resources. In this paper, the distribution of tidal current energy in China was presented. Policies and current status of usage and technology development of tidal current power generation in China were introduced. Meanwhile, special focus was given to the research programs being carried out and the achievements made. Finally, existing challenges were addressed and the future perspectives of tidal current energy development in China were provided.

Keywords: Tidal; current; energy; Energy; resource; National; policy; Tidal; current; turbine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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