Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vol 29, No 2: February 2023

Tidal energy assessment with hydrodynamic modelling

Imran Ali (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Andrew Ragai Henry Rigit (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Omar bin Yaakob (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Jane Labadin (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Altaf Hussain Rajpar (Jouf University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2023

Abstract

The increasing demand for sustainable energy generation brings a need for tidal current energy resource exploration around the globe. Hydrodynamic modelling is an essential aspect to explore macro tidal sites. In the current research paper, a 2D hydrodynamic model is set up by utilizing the numerical application of Delft3D. The model is validated against the database results and the two macro tidal sites are identified along the coastline of Sarawak, Malaysia. The maximum available kinetic energy flux at the identified location is 0.6 kW/m2, during peak neap tide hours. This stands as a sound justification to have a detailed tidal energy assessment study in this area in future research.

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