The Alderney Race: general hydrodynamic and particular features.

This study presents an overview of the main hydrodynamic features of the Alderney Race strait based on measurements and two-dimensional hydrodynamic model simulations. The strait encompasses a large amplitude of tidal properties (tidal range and tidal wave propagation) and particularly strong currents exceeding 5 m s with associated counter currents and gyres. Variations in depth, sea bottom roughness, coastal topography and current orientation around the La Hague Cape provide access to a large variety of original hydrodynamic regimes.

New insights on tidal dynamics and tidal energy harvesting in the Alderney Race.

The Introduction presents motivations, significance and some key points of the research activities performed in the Alderney Race. This article is part of the theme issue 'New insights on tidal dynamics and tidal energy harvesting in the Alderney Race'.

Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics and tidal energy extraction in the Alderney Race: a review.

The tides are a predictable, renewable, source of energy that, if harnessed, can provide significant levels of electricity generation. The Alderney Race (AR), with current speeds that exceed 5 m s during spring tides, is one of the most concentrated regions of tidal energy in the world, with the upper-bound resource estimated at 5.1 GW.