IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/renene/v210y2023icp364-374.html

Impacts of seasonal flow variation on riverine hydrokinetic energy resources and optimal turbine location – Case study on the Rivière Rouge, Québec, Canada

Author

Listed:
  • Kirby, Katelyn
  • Rennie, Colin D.
  • Cousineau, Julien
  • Ferguson, Sean
  • Nistor, Ioan

Abstract

Hydrokinetic energy resource assessment is a crucial prerequisite for strategic turbine deployment and energy extraction. Despite advancements in analytical tools, resource assessment is often completed without detailed investigation of spatial and temporal flow variation and implications on optimal turbine placement. A case study was conducted on the Rivière Rouge, Québec, Canada to estimate the hydrokinetic energy resource, to locate the optimal turbine placement, and to study the impact of seasonal flow variation. The primary optimal turbine location did not change, but the second, third, and fourth optimal locations were impacted. Assuming a hypothetical deployment of one turbine with a 1 m2 swept area, the theoretical hydrokinetic energy resource for the site was 21.8 MWh per year in the optimal turbine locations and 6.2 MWh per year using the reach-averaged velocity. This difference illustrates the need to consider the entire velocity flow field in hydrokinetic energy assessments. To conduct the assessment, field data were collected with an acoustic Doppler current profiler and a global positioning system for hydrodynamic model generation, calibration, and validation using the software TELEMAC-2D. The mean absolute percentage errors of the model in the areas of interest were 14.8% for calibration and 22.9% and 19.4% for validation.

Suggested Citation

  • Kirby, Katelyn & Rennie, Colin D. & Cousineau, Julien & Ferguson, Sean & Nistor, Ioan, 2023. "Impacts of seasonal flow variation on riverine hydrokinetic energy resources and optimal turbine location – Case study on the Rivière Rouge, Québec, Canada," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 210(C), pages 364-374.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:210:y:2023:i:c:p:364-374
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.04.067
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148123005177
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.renene.2023.04.067?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Petrie, John & Diplas, Panayiotis & Gutierrez, Marte & Nam, Soonkie, 2014. "Characterizing the mean flow field in rivers for resource and environmental impact assessments of hydrokinetic energy generation sites," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 393-401.
    2. Nag, Aditya Kumar & Sarkar, Shibayan, 2021. "Techno-economic analysis of a micro-hydropower plant consists of hydrokinetic turbines arranged in different array formations for rural power supply," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 475-487.
    3. Montoya Ramírez, Rubén D. & Cuervo, Felipe Isaza & Monsalve Rico, César Antonio, 2016. "Technical and financial valuation of hydrokinetic power in the discharge channels of large hydropower plants in Colombia: A case study," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 136-147.
    4. d’Auteuil, Samuel & Birjandi, Amir & Bibeau, Eric & Jordan, Scott & Soviak, Jody & Friesen, David, 2019. "Riverine hydrokinetic resource assessment using low cost winter imagery," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 293-300.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Carballo, R. & Fouz, D.M. & López, I. & Iglesias, G., 2024. "Hydrokinetic energy site selection under high seasonality: The i-IHE index," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(PC).
    2. Yadav, Siddhita & Kumar, Arun & Pant, Chandra Shekhar, 2026. "Selection criteria for hydro kinetic turbines and implications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Holanda, Patrícia da Silva & Blanco, Claudio José Cavalcante & Mesquita, André Luiz Amarante & Brasil Junior, Antônio César Pinho & de Figueiredo, Nelio Moura & Macêdo, Emanuel Negrão & Secretan, Yves, 2017. "Assessment of hydrokinetic energy resources downstream of hydropower plants," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 1203-1214.
    2. Sedighkia, Mahdi & Abdoli, Asghar, 2023. "An optimization approach for managing environmental impacts of generating hydropower on fish biodiversity," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 218(C).
    3. Quaranta, Emanuele & Muntean, Sebastian, 2023. "Wasted and excess energy in the hydropower sector: A European assessment of tailrace hydrokinetic potential, degassing-methane capture and waste-heat recovery," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 329(C).
    4. Kumar, Rakesh & Nag, Aditya Kumar & Sarkar, Shibayan, 2024. "Performance analysis of spherically curbed hydrokinetic turbine arranged in ln-line array in a closed conduit," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).
    5. Gbalimene Richard Ileberi & Pu Li, 2023. "Integrating Hydrokinetic Energy into Hybrid Renewable Energy System: Optimal Design and Comparative Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-28, April.
    6. Yadav, Siddhita & Kumar, Arun & Pant, Chandra Shekhar, 2026. "Selection criteria for hydro kinetic turbines and implications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    7. Tianyu Yang & Bin Wang & Peng Chen, 2020. "Design of a Finite-Time Terminal Sliding Mode Controller for a Nonlinear Hydro-Turbine Governing System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-14, February.
    8. Fouz, D.M. & Carballo, R. & Ramos, V. & Iglesias, G., 2019. "Hydrokinetic energy exploitation under combined river and tidal flow," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 558-568.
    9. William Niebles-Nunez & Leonardo Niebles-Nunez & Lorena Hoyos Babilonia, 2022. "Energy Financing in Colombia: A Bibliometric Review," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 12(2), pages 459-466, March.
    10. Cosme, Diego L.S. & Veras, Rafael B. & Camacho, Ramiro G.R. & Saavedra, Osvaldo R. & Torres, Audálio & Andrade, Mauro M., 2023. "Modeling and assessing the potential of the Boqueirão channel for tidal exploration," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 219(P1).
    11. Kirby, Katelyn & Ferguson, Sean & Rennie, Colin D. & Cousineau, Julien & Burcher, Richard & Nistor, Ioan, 2026. "High-resolution mapping of river hydrokinetic energy resources in Canada using remote sensing," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(PB).
    12. Iglesias, I. & Bio, A. & Bastos, L. & Avilez-Valente, P., 2021. "Estuarine hydrodynamic patterns and hydrokinetic energy production: The Douro estuary case study," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 222(C).
    13. Ferraiuolo, Roberta & Pugliese, Francesco & Álvarez Álvarez, Eduardo & Yosry, Ahmed Gharib & Giugni, Maurizio & Del Giudice, Giuseppe, 2024. "Experimental and numerical investigation of a three-blade horizontal axis hydrokinetic water turbine (HAHWT) in high blockage conditions," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(PA).
    14. Rasooli, Omid & Ebrahimi, Masood, 2024. "Green hydrogen, power, and heat generation by polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzer and fuel cell powered by a hydrokinetic turbine in low-velocity water canals, a 4E assessment," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 313(C).
    15. Andrés Chalaca & Laura Velásquez & Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente & Edwin Chica, 2024. "Design and Optimization of a Gorlov-Type Hydrokinetic Turbine Array for Energy Generation Using Response Surface Methodology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-21, September.
    16. Rengma, Thochi Seb & Subbarao, P.M.V., 2022. "Optimization of semicircular blade profile of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine using artificial neural network," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 658-673.
    17. Santos, Ivan Felipe Silva dos & Camacho, Ramiro Gustavo Ramirez & Tiago Filho, Geraldo Lúcio & Botan, Antonio Carlos Barkett & Vinent, Barbara Amoeiro, 2019. "Energy potential and economic analysis of hydrokinetic turbines implementation in rivers: An approach using numerical predictions (CFD) and experimental data," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 648-662.
    18. Luca Cacciali & Lorenzo Battisti & Sergio Dell’Anna, 2023. "Multi-Array Design for Hydrokinetic Turbines in Hydropower Canals," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-26, February.
    19. Edwin Chica & Laura Velásquez & Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente, 2025. "Full-Scale Experimental Assessment of a Horizontal-Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine for River Applications: A Challenge for Developing Countries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-23, March.
    20. Tseng, Chien-Yung & Musa, Mirko, 2025. "Hydrokinetic energy applications within hydropower tailrace channels: Implications, siting, and U.S. potential," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:210:y:2023:i:c:p:364-374. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable-energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.