Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Charlier, Roger Henri
Titre(s) : Ocean energy [Texte électronique] : tide and tidal power / Roger H. Charlier, Charles W. Finkl
Publication : Berlin : Springer, cop. 2009
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
English text; summaries in multiple languages.
"Engineers' dreams and fossil energy replacement schemes can come true. Man has been
tapping the energy of the sea to provide power for his industries for centuries. Tidal
energy combined with that of waves and marine winds rank among those most successfully
put to work. Large scale plants are capital intensive but smaller ones, particularly
built in China, have proven profitable. Since the initiation of the St Malo project
in France, similar projects have gone into active service where methods have been
devised to cut down on costs, new types of turbines developed and cost competitiveness
considerably improved. Tidal power has enormous potential. The book reviews recent
progress in extracting power from the ocean, surveys the history of tidal power harnessing
and updates a prior publication by the author."
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Finkl, Charles W. (1941-....). Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Énergie marémotrice
Énergie des vagues
Usines marémotrices
Indice(s) Dewey :
621.312 134 (23e éd.) = Production hydroélectrique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783540779322
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44696377s
Notice n° :
FRBNF44696377
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Poseidon to the rescue : mining the sea for energy ; a sustainable extraction ; Medieval
engineering that lasted ; The riddle of the tides ; Dreams and realities ; The
anatomy of the Rance River TPP ; Harnessing the tides in America ; Improvements,
adjustments, developments ; Current from tidal current ; Environment and economics.
