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The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $38 million in funding for the design of economically attractive hydrokinetic turbines for tidal and riverine currents.<\/p>\n
The Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program seeks to provide new and efficient energy generation sources for the nation’s grid. <\/p>\n
Tidal and riverine energy resources have the advantage of being highly reliable and predictable and are often co-located with demand centers. The turbine devices can be designed with low visual profiles and minimal environmental impact. <\/p>\n
They are also uniquely suited for micro-grid applications, supplying energy to remote communities and other “blue economy” and utility-scale applications. Hydrokinetic energy can also be used for climatological observation, aquaculture, desalination, ocean floor and seawater mining, disaster recovery, powering isolated communities and autonomous underwater vehicle support.<\/p>\n
Currently, significant technical and environmental barriers make current hydrokinetic turbine systems prohibitively expensive. SHARKS will fund the development of solutions for hydrodynamics, mechanical structures, materials, hydro-structural interactions, electrical energy conversion systems, control systems, numerical simulations and experimental validations. SHARKS projects will work towards a reduction in Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of up to 61.5 percent compared to current state-of-the-art hydrokinetic turbine systems.<\/p>\n
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