Experimental Study on Enhancing the Performance of Tidal Energy

Abstract

This paper presents the global transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources in response to environmental issues, especially climate change. Globally, sustainable energy policies are being put into place to improve reliability of energy, save expenses, and lessen the effects of climate change. A renewable resource that may be found along the coast, tidal energy is becoming more and more popular as a stand-alone option. Tidal barrages are a long-lasting and flexible kind of energy generation since they function according to the rise and fall of the tides. Low head tidal barrage plans do, however, have difficulties in balancing costs and environmental effects. It also discusses the potential and difficulties that come with low head tidal barrage systems, with an emphasis on improving both the viability of the study from an economic and environmental standpoint. Performance evaluation of Wells turbines is part of the study. The blade profile NACA 0015 produced the best performance, according to the data. With a tidal range of one meter, this design reached the greatest spinning speed of 1200 RPM.