3. Tidal Stream
3.10. Further Information
Reference documents
EC Joule II, The Exploitation of tidal and Marine Currents, Commission of European Communities, 1996 [EUR 16683 EN, JOU2-CT93-0355]
The UK Parliament. 2001, "Appendix 6 – Wave and Tidal Energy"
Available online at http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmsctech/291/291ap07.htm
World Energy Council. 2001, "2001 Survey of Energy Resources – Tidal Energy"
Avaliable online at http://www.worldenergy.org/publications/survey_of_energy_resources_2007/tidal_energy/default.asp
IEEE Power Engineering Society, 2005. "2005 Panel Session Harnessing the Untapped Energy Potential of the Oceans: Tidal, Wave, Currents and OTEC"
Avaliable online at http://www.ewh.ieee.org/cmte/ips/2005GM/oceans_2.pdf
Emily Rudkin, Vortec Energy Ltd (post 2001), "Survey of Energy Resources - Marine Current Energy", World Energy Council
British Wind Energy Association: Marine Renewable Energy
Available online at http://www.bwea.com/marine/index.html
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Available online at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/17002/0028242.pdf
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General articles about the technology
European Commission, SEAFLOW, World’s first pilot project for the exploitation of marine currents at a commercial scale, [JOR3-CT98-0202], 2005
http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/pdf/seaflow_en.pdf
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DTI, Development, Installation and Testing of a Large Scale Tidal Current Turbine [T/06/00210/00/REP; URN 05/1698]
Available online at http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file18130.pdf
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