An assessment of tidal energy and the environmental response to extraction at a site in the Pentland Firth

Shelf tidal streams are accelerated by coastal features, such as headlands and islands. In the search for sustainable forms of electricity generation, such locations may become attractive for tidal stream power. For many prospective sites, however, little is known about the intricacies of the local...

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Main Author: Easton, Matthew Colin
Published: University of the Highlands and Islands 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589490