Dynamic tidal power, or DTP, is an untried but promising technology for tidal power generation. It would involve building a long dam-like structure perpendicular to the coast, with the option of a coast-parallel barrier at its far end forming a large T shape; this long T-dam would interfere with coast-parallel tidal wave hydrodynamics, creating water-level differences on opposite sides of the barrier that would drive a series of bi-directional turbines installed within the dam. The oscillating tidal waves the design would exploit, which run along the coasts of continental shelves carrying powerful hydraulic currents, are common along coastlines including China, Korea and the United Kingdom.
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Technology TypeLarge dam-based tidal power generation concept 1 Invented YearPatented in 1997 by Dutch coastal engineers Kees Hulsbergen and Rob Steijn; the concept remains untried at full scale. Classification
MaturityTRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1 Connections
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Dynamic tidal power or DTP is an untried but promising technology for tidal power generation.
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The concept was invented and patented in 1997 by Dutch coastal engineers Kees Hulsbergen and Rob Steijn.
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Oscillating tidal waves which run along the coasts of continental shelves, containing powerful hydraulic currents, are common in e.g.
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DTP is an untried but promising technology for tidal power generation. It would involve creating a long dam-like structure perpendicular to
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Dynamic tidal power or DTP is an untried but promising technology for tidal power generation.
Developed By: Kees Hulsbergen, Lead
The concept was invented and patented in 1997 by Dutch coastal engineers Kees Hulsbergen and Rob Steijn.
Developed By: Rob Steijn, Lead
The concept was invented and patented in 1997 by Dutch coastal engineers Kees Hulsbergen and Rob Steijn.
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