Viability Of Renewable Energy Extraction From Low Velocity Water Currents Using Vortex Induced Vibration Based Turbine

Abstract

From the dawn of time, humans have been harnessing the kinetic energy of the flowing water bodies using various technologies. All those technologies require a decent flow velocity and discharge of the water bodies, otherwise it would fail to operate. However, the slow and steady motion of the earth’s water bodies carries a vast majority of untapped energy resources. Whether it’s a slow-moving ocean current or the flow of the rivers in plain basins, harnessing the kinetic energy from these low-velocity water bodies represents a promising avenue for the extraction of vast amounts of clean energy.