UK-Taiwan Workshop on Tidal Current Energy

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - 24th February 2009

Programme - morning

• 09.00  Energy Research and the Kuroshio Power Plant Project of Taiwan
  • Prof. Chen, Falin, Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan Univ.
    
    
• 09.45  Marine Energy Research and Development in the UK
  • Prof. Robin Wallace, Institute for Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh
    
    
• 10.15  Establishment of a CODAR System for monitoring Ocean Surface Current
  • Dr. Yang, Wen-chang, National Applied Research Laboratories
    
    
• 11.15  Tidal Current Characterisation
  • Prof. Ian Bryden, Institute for Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Long Shot of Tidal Flow
    • Pentland Firth Velocity Interpolation
    
    
• 11.45  A Current Development of Taiwan Ocean and Coastal Engineering
  • Kung, Cheng-Shan, Deputy GM, Sinotech Consulting Company
    
    
• 12.15  Seagen – Moving Tidal Turbines into Deeper Waters
  • Prof. Peter Fraenkel, Marine Current Turbines
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Seagen Animation
    
    

Programme - afternoon

• 13.30  A Contra-Rotating Marine Current Turbine
  • Dr. Cameron Johnstone, ESRU, University of Strathclyde
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • 1/30th Scale Tow Tank Testing
    • 1/7th Scale Sea Testing
    • Phase Three Tank Test
    • Islay Sea Test
    
    
• 14.00  Biogeochemistry and Ecology in the Area off Eastern Taiwan
  • Prof. Wen, Liang-Saw , Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan Univ.
    
    
• 14.30  Environmental Monitoring in Strangford Lough
  • Dr. Graham Savidge, Queens University Belfast
    
    
• 15.30  Wave and Typhoon Activity in the Western Pacific
  • Prof Kao, Chia-Chuen, National Cheng-Kung University
    
    
• 16.00  A Review of the Tidal Current Power Plant of the US
  • Chang, Sen-Chun, PhD Student, National Taiwan University
    
    
• 16.15  Wake Effects of Tidal Current Turbines
  • Mathew Topper, PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
    
    

Royal Society of Edinburgh Event Report

• Click here to download the report by Peter Barr.

Acknowledgements