Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca

Malaysia is a coastal country, with a long coastline in Peninsular Malaysia connecting the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea to the east. The Strait of Malacca is a well-known waterway allowing the continuous supply of oil by tankers from the Middle East to the Far East, such as...

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Main Authors: Sakmani, A., Lam, W., Hashim, R., Chong, Heap Yih
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36884
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author Sakmani, A.
Lam, W.
Hashim, R.
Chong, Heap Yih
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Lam, W.
Hashim, R.
Chong, Heap Yih
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description Malaysia is a coastal country, with a long coastline in Peninsular Malaysia connecting the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea to the east. The Strait of Malacca is a well-known waterway allowing the continuous supply of oil by tankers from the Middle East to the Far East, such as China, Japan and Korea. The Strait of Malacca is also a strategic location for the harnessing of the tidal stream energy due to its strong tidal current resources. The abundant tidal resource in the Strait of Malacca is a focus of research. However, none of the local researchers have investigated the site selection in the Strait of Malacca to propose the installation of a tidal turbine in detail. This study investigates the tidal stream resources and the topology of the Strait of Malacca by using the data from acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) in order to propose Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) for the site of the exploitation of the tidal stream energy.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-368842017-09-13T15:15:34Z Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca Sakmani, A. Lam, W. Hashim, R. Chong, Heap Yih Tidal energy Ocean energy Malaysia Marine renewable energy Strait of Malacca Malaysia is a coastal country, with a long coastline in Peninsular Malaysia connecting the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea to the east. The Strait of Malacca is a well-known waterway allowing the continuous supply of oil by tankers from the Middle East to the Far East, such as China, Japan and Korea. The Strait of Malacca is also a strategic location for the harnessing of the tidal stream energy due to its strong tidal current resources. The abundant tidal resource in the Strait of Malacca is a focus of research. However, none of the local researchers have investigated the site selection in the Strait of Malacca to propose the installation of a tidal turbine in detail. This study investigates the tidal stream resources and the topology of the Strait of Malacca by using the data from acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) in order to propose Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) for the site of the exploitation of the tidal stream energy. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36884 10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.050 Elsevier Science Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Tidal energy
Ocean energy
Malaysia
Marine renewable energy
Strait of Malacca
Sakmani, A.
Lam, W.
Hashim, R.
Chong, Heap Yih
Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title_full Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title_fullStr Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title_full_unstemmed Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title_short Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca
title_sort site selection for tidal turbine installation in the strait of malacca
topic Tidal energy
Ocean energy
Malaysia
Marine renewable energy
Strait of Malacca
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36884