Tidal-current modeling for channels between islands; turbine scheduling around shipping lanes and marine ecosystems; hybrid tidal-solar-storage dispatch.
Engineering concept illustration; not a photograph of a CAII deployment.
Proposed research programme. The goals, methods and outputs below are planning proposals, not confirmed deployments, funded commitments or guaranteed results. Site selection, permits, environmental review and engineering validation remain prerequisites.
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Identify channels with usable tidal currents while protecting navigation and marine habitats.
Integrate predictable tidal generation into island hybrid energy systems.
Survey — use current measurements, bathymetry and hydrodynamic models to evaluate resource variability and uncertainty.
Design — compare turbine configurations and foundations; model turbulence, cavitation, sediment effects and marine-life interaction.
Validation — simulate tidal-solar-storage dispatch and test operating limits, emergency shutdown and environmental monitoring before a permitted pilot.
Proposed deliverables · not completed results
A screened tidal-resource atlas and site-level feasibility methodology.
Turbine and hybrid-dispatch simulation tools, plus a navigation and ecological monitoring protocol.
References support the proposed technical pathway, not CAII project progress, partnership or certification. Publisher documents retain their original language; standards may require purchase and are not proof of compliance.
IRENA
Tidal range and tidal-stream technologies, performance and costs; a 2014 overview, not a local resource measurement.
https://www.irena.org/Publications/2014/Jun/Tidal-Energy
EMEC
Measurement and reporting procedures for consistent, reproducible tidal-converter performance assessment.
https://www.emec.org.uk/assessment-of-performance-of-tidal-energy-conversion-systems/
Connections are editorial suggestions based on the Institute’s supplied biographies and existing team roles. These people have relevant adjacent expertise; listing them does not confirm specialist project assignments or marine engineering qualifications. Roles below are existing Institute roles, not appointments to this direction.
Direction lead: not yet confirmed by the Institute.
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