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

• National Science Council & Royal Society of Edinburgh

  • Morven Chisholm

• The University of Edinburgh

  • Pauline Clark

• National Taiwan University

  • Professor Chen

• Taiwan Representative Office

  • Dr. Hu
  • Chang Tze
  • Chuang, Ching-An

• Queens University Belfast

• Marine Current Turbines Ltd.