AUSTEn: Tidal Energy Feasibility Data from Banks and Clarence Strait

A three-year project (2018-2020) assessed the technical and economic feasibility of tidal energy in Australia. The AUSTEn project was led by the Australian Maritime College, in partnership with CSIRO and University of Queensland, with industry support. It includes mooring and CTD cast data from the Banks and Clarence Strait regions.

Use Cases

• Modeling tidal energy resource potential based on measured oceanographic conditions.
• Assessing the economic feasibility of tidal energy deployment in specific Australian straits.
• Validating hydrodynamic models using in-situ mooring and conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a defined three-year project (2018-2020) funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
• Project involved multiple authoritative institutions: Australian Maritime College, CSIRO, and University of Queensland.
• Includes data from specific, named geographic regions: Banks Strait and Clarence Strait.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au

Collection Method

Field measurements from oceanographic moorings and CTD casts.

Time Range

2018-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-22 01:01:00.315866; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Banks Strait and Clarence Strait, Australia