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，具有较长的使用寿命，并有可能满足英国高达15%的电力需求。利用Thetis和Firedrake建立的数值流体动力学模型，我们优化了潮汐范围能源计划的设计和运营，提高了其经济可行性，并增加了其实施的潜力。我们探讨的想法，利用灵活性和短期存储能力的船队的潮差泻湖实施“自适应操作”的目标时期的高需求，在一天前的能源市场和收入最大化。我们还在开发拉姆齐湾的潮汐模型，这是一个潜在的潮汐流涡轮机部署区域，以研究自然尖峰的尾流特性。

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 .