MERITS&DEMERITS
MERITS
•Tidal and ocean current is
completelyrenewable.
•Tidal and ocean current
producesnoemissions
•Lowmaintenancecost
DEMERITS
•Theinitialcostistoohigh
•Verydifficulttoinstall
•TheBladesmustbecoated
toavoidcorrosion
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LITERATUREREVIEW
•The concept of underwater windmills, also known
asmarine or hydrokineticturbines,isdiscussedin
variousacademicjournalsandpublications. One
notablereferenceisthe book“MarineRenewable
Energy Handbook”editedby TrevorM. Whittaker
and SteveH.Wright.Specifically,underwater
windmillsarecoveredinthechapter titled
“MarineCurrentandTidalStreamEnergy.”This
bookprovidesacomprehensiveoverviewof
marinerenewableenergytechnologies,including
underwaterturbines.
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