Recommending the most ecological sustainable option for the generation of tidal power in the Severn Estuary

The Severn Estuary has great potential on generating tremendous amount of renewable energy due to its surrounding industrialization, population and the world's second highest tidal ranges. Plans about utilizing and developing the estuary's tidal power have been raised continually for decad...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 189; no. 5; pp. 52040 - 52044
Main Authors yimin, Qian, Jie, Jin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 06.11.2018
Subjects
Clean energy
Ecosystem protection
Energy balance
Energy output
Energy sources
Environmental degradation
Estuaries
Exploitation
Renewable energy
Resource development
Tidal energy
Tidal power
Tidal range
Tides
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Summary:The Severn Estuary has great potential on generating tremendous amount of renewable energy due to its surrounding industrialization, population and the world's second highest tidal ranges. Plans about utilizing and developing the estuary's tidal power have been raised continually for decades. However, the special location of Severn Estuary determines its great importance on global energy balance and the protection of ecosystem and animal diversity. The tidal fence is considered to be an ecologically sustainable tidal power exploitation option with minimum environmental damage and reliable energy output ability. The implementation of tidal fence in the Severn Estuary will provide UK with a long-term clean energy source and make reference for other tidal power resource development.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/189/5/052040