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ESRU Energy Systems Research Unit

University of Strathclyde

  
MARINE CURRENT RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY METHODOLOGY

Methodology: Final Method
    Final Method    Tools   
Resource Analysis  

Final Method
The final method consist of PART 1, The Resource Analysis, combined with PART 2, Matching the technology to resource for the most appropriate power output.



Tools

 A number of tools have been developed throughout the project for use in the methodology:
Click on the icon  to access each tool and click the title to access the 'explanation and theory' behind each tool.

  1.  Resource Methodology
 
 
     
  2.  Technology Methodology  
   
  • 3 generic technology models for performance analysis:
 
 
 
 



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