As the earths population increases and becomes more modernized, it has
become evident that supplying energy to everyone is a daunting task. Furthermore, the resources used to supply this energy, generally fossil fuels, do not regenerate at a rate to consider them renewable. The United States gets approximately 93% of its energy from nonrenewable sources. These sources include uranium ore (nuclear), coal, natural gas, and oil (U.S. Energy Information Administration). As we drain the supplies of earths resources, we must figure out a way to create energy using renewable sources. Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat as the International Energy Agency explains. Renewable energy replaces conventional fuels in four distinct areas: electricity generation, hot water/space heating, motor fuels, and rural (off-grid) energy services.
Renewable energy is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within the earth Included in the definition is electricity and heat generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, and bio fuels and hydrogen derived from renewable resources. Renewable Tidal energy:
Comparatively to other renewable energy system, Tidal energy gives more efficiency, so we are going for renewable tidal energy process through CFD. Energy in water can be harnessed and used. Since water is about 800 times denser than air, even a slow flowing stream of water, or moderate sea swell, can yield considerable amounts of energy. There are many forms of water energy: Hydroelectric energy is a term usually reserved for large-scale hydroelectric dams. The largest of which is the Three Gorges Dam in China and a smaller example is the Akosombo Dam in Ghana. Micro hydro systems are hydroelectric power installations that typically produce up to 100 kW of power. They are often used in water rich areas as a remote-area power supply (RAPS).Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity systems derive kinetic energy from rivers and oceans without the creation of a large reservoir. Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific region generating 32 percent of global hydropower in 2010. China is the largest hydroelectricity producer, with 721 terawatt-hours of production in 2010, representing around 17 percent of domestic electricity use. There are now three hydroelectricity plants larger than 10 GW: the Three Gorges Dam in China, Itaipu Dam across the Brazil/Paraguay border, and Guri Dam in Venezuela. Unlike other forms of hydropower technologies, such as turbines and water mills, the device, called the VIVACE (vortex induced vibration for aquatic clean energy) converter, can generate electricity from slow moving water, and typically found in ocean and river currents. The device is thought to be the first that can harness energy from flows moving slower than 2 knots (about 3.7 km per hour). Most currents are slower than 3 knots. Turbines and water mills need an average of 5 to 7 knots to operate efficiently. In addition, the device can operate in water surges, allowing it to take advantage of faster flows. The VIVACE converter exploits the turbulent effects of vortices (swirling currents) that form around an obstacle in flowing water. It was partly inspired by the way fish swim. Fish propel themselves forward by generating vortices or by taking advantage of naturally occurring vortices in the turbulent trail of other fish. The device consists of a cylinder which is placed below the surface of the water, across the direction of current flow. As water flows past the device, it is disturbed and creates vortices which cause oscillations, or vibrations, inside the cylinder. Mechanical energy from these oscillations can be efficiently converted into electrical energy via a generator.