Large-scale physical response of the tidal system to energy extraction and its significance for informing environmental and ecological impact assessment

Conference Paper

Title: Large-scale physical response of the tidal system to energy extraction and its significance for informing environmental and ecological impact assessment

Author:

Couch, S.; Bryden, I.

Publication Date:

September 17, 2007

Event Name:

OCEANS 2007 Aberdeen

Event Location:

Aberdeen, Scotland

Publisher:

IEEE

Affiliation

University of Edinburgh

Technology:

Marine Energy, Tidal

Stressor:

Changes in Flow

Receptor:

Physical Environment

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Citation

Couch, S.; Bryden, I. (2007). Large-scale physical response of the tidal system to energy extraction and its significance for informing environmental and ecological impact assessment. Paper presented at OCEANS 2007 Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Abstract

The impact of harvesting tidal energy on the underlying tidal hydrodynamics is examined. Understanding of both the near-and far-field physical response of the tidal system is necessary in order to inform environmental and ecological impact assessment. A number of numerical model test cases are presented which provide first stage indications of the potential response of the system.