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dc.contributorEngelhardt, Ralf
dc.contributor.authorVergés Suárez, María
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T09:05:25Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T09:05:25Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/117334
dc.description.abstractEnergy generation nowadays is still highly dependent on fossil fuels, even though they have adverse environmental impact and their resources are limited. Renewable energy technologies are starting to be introduced in the energy market but further improvements are still needed in that field. Among them, tidal energy has the advantage of being highly predictable. However, it is still in its infancy. To assess whether it is worth to develop this kind of technology, a literature search has been conducted to evaluate the cost of energy (COE) and the emission of greenhouse-gases (GHG) through the whole life-cycle. These values have been compared with the COE and GHG emissions for other sources of energy. Results show that tidal energy can be economically feasible if it were properly developed since its cost is mainly driven by initial capital expenditures. One of the specific identified challenges for its deployment is the establishment of suitable manufacturing methods. To address this issue, a blade for a tidal turbine has been designed using open-source software (QBlade and HARP_Opt). The blade will be subject to future studies in order to derive manufacturing requirements and constraints.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
dc.publisherTechnische Universität München
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia mareomotriu
dc.subject.lcshTidal power
dc.titleSystematic Design of a Composite Tidal Turbine Blade and Evaluation of Tidal Energy Based on Ecologic and Economic Factors
dc.typeMaster thesis
dc.subject.lemacEnergia maremotriu
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.audience.educationlevelMàster
dc.audience.mediatorEscola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona
dc.audience.degreeMÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ENGINYERIA INDUSTRIAL (Pla 2014)


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