Abstract A first estimate of the energy potential in the tidal streams on the Faroe Shelf is derived from a barotropic numerical model with 100 m resolution. A total of 13 sites are identified as potential candidates for the harvest of the tidal stream energy with a total available mean energy flux in transects through these locations exceeding 2 GW . Of this 214–886 MW is in areas with depths larger than 40 m and peak velocities above 2.5 m s − 1 , where the lower estimate is for the mean tide and the higher estimate is with 8 constituents included in the assessment. Lowering the criteria for the peak velocities expands the potential areas significantly. A relatively large diversity of tidal phasing between the sites is identified suggesting good opportunities to construct a network of production units with a low ebb/flood variability.

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法罗大陆架潮汐流能量潜力分析

摘要 法罗大陆架潮汐流能量潜力的初步估计来自分辨率为 100 m 的正压数值模型。共有 13 个地点被确定为潮汐能收集的潜在候选地点，通过这些地点的横断面的总可用平均能量通量超过 2 GW。其中 214–886 MW 位于深度大于 40 m 且峰值速度高于 2.5 ms - 1 的区域，其中较低的估计值是平均潮汐，较高的估计值是评估中包含的 8 个成分。降低峰值速度的标准会显着扩大潜在区域。确定了站点之间相对较大的潮汐相位差异，这表明构建具有低潮汐/洪水变异性的生产单元网络的良好机会。