SUITABLE PLACE OF OCEAN CURRENT POWER GENERATION SOUTH OF HONSHU BASED ON OUTPUTS OF A HIGH-RESOLUTION MODEL

Abstract

 A 1/60° × 1/75° mesh model (DR_E) was developed in order to detect suitable place for ocean current power generation in the southern region of Honshu, Japan. It was shown from the output of the DR_E that the current velocity of the Kuroshio is large in the southern region of Shikoku and the Kii Peninsula. In addition, when considering the installation conditions of the device, it was found that the most suitable place for ocean current power generation exists in the southeastern region of Cape Ashizuri-misaki.