Improving tidal energy feasibility with advanced modelling and optimisation techniques.

潮汐能是一种可预测和可靠的低碳发电形式，运行寿命长，有潜力满足英国高达15%的电力需求。利用Thetis和Firedrake建立的数值水动力模型，我们对潮差能源方案的设计和运行进行了优化，提高了它们的经济可行性，并增加了它们的实施潜力。我们探索了利用潮汐范围泻湖船队的灵活性和短期存储能力来实施“适应性运营”的想法，以瞄准日前能源市场的高需求时期，并实现收入最大化。我们还在开发拉姆齐海湾的潮汐模型，这是一个潜在的潮流涡轮机部署区域，以研究天然顶峰的尾流特征。

Tidal range energy is a predictable and reliable form of low-carbon electricity generation with a long operational lifetime and the potential to supply up to 15% of the UK's electricity needs. Using numerical hydrodynamic models built with Thetis and Firedrake, we optimise the design and operation of tidal range energy schemes, improving their economic feasibility and increasing the potential of their implementation. We explore the idea of exploiting the flexibility and short-term storage capabilities of a fleet of tidal range lagoons to implement an 'adaptive operation' which targets periods of high demand in the Day-Ahead Energy Market and maximises income. We are also developing a tidal model of the Ramsey Sound, a potential area for tidal stream turbine deployment, to investigate the wake characteristics of a natural pinnacle .