Hydrokinetic energy conversion systems: A technology status review

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 2996 - 3004
• Main Authors: Güney, M.S., Kaygusuz, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2010; Elsevier
• Series: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Categories; Demand; Economic data; Electric energy; Electric power generation; Electric power plants; Energy; Energy economics; Energy of waters: ocean thermal energy, wave and tidal energy, etc; Environmental effects; Exact sciences and technology; Fossil fuels; Fossils; General, economic and professional studies; Hydrokinetic energy; Hydrokinetic energy Renewable energy Fossil fuels Environmental effects; Marketing; Natural energy; Renewable energy; Turbines; P; ρ; A; Hydrokinetic energy; D; Renewable energy; V; H; Fossil fuels; K; Environmental effects
• ISSN: 1364-0321; 1879-0690
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.06.016

The growing demand for electrical energy is one of the most important subjects today. Decreasing amount and environmental effect of fossil fuels does not seem to surmount this challenge. Renewable energies give a good perspective to be an alternative to fossil and nuclear-fueled power plants, in order to meet growing demand for electrical energy. Hydropower is well known in this category. Hydrokinetic energy technologies are relatively new than other hydropower systems. In this work has been investigated these kinds of hydrokinetic energy, and given some detailed information about current base of hydrokinetic. It has tried to give some knowledge in order to familiarize with the hydrokinetic turbine and generator. The selection information of a suitable turbine has been mentioned.