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Test Center

Data collected at an established test center.

Test centers are typically commercial, academic, or government facilities or offshore berths that provide a range of testing capabilities and services to the marine renewable energy community. Well-known test centers around the world include the European Marine Energy Centre, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, and PacWave.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Test Center

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Test Center.

Total: 156

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Survivability of wave energy converters using CFD Ransley, E., Greaves, D., Raby, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center
Acoustic Characteristics of the Lifesaver Wave Energy Converter Polagye, B., Murphy, P., Cross, P. Conference Paper Wave Test Center Acoustics
Exploratory Research on Oscillating Wave Surge Converter-Type Devices Cerebreon Technologies Report Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling, Test Center Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Biodiversity characterisation and hydrodynamic consequences of marine fouling communities on marine renewable energy infrastructure in the Orkney Islands Archipelago, Scotland, UK Want, A., Crawford, R., Kakkonen, J. Journal Article Lab Data, Test Center Materials, Performance
Characterisation of current and turbulence in the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility Sutherland, D., Noble, D., Steynor, J. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Test Center Hydrodynamics
Design diagrams for wavelength discrepancy in tank testing with inconsistently scaled intermediate water depth Noble, D., Draycott, S., Davey, T. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center
Guidance on Installation European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Wave Test Center
Guidance on Operations and Maintenance European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Wave Test Center
Overview of Approach and Supply Chain European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Wave Test Center
Experimental and CFD analysis of the wake characteristics of tidal turbines Gebreslassie, M., Sanchez, S., Tabor, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal Energy Site Characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK Sellar, B. Report Current Field Data, Test Center
Experimental validation of the distributed drag method for simulating large marine current turbine arrays using porous fences Coles, D., Blunden, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Study on energy conversion and storage system for a prototype buoys-array wave energy converter Liu, Z., Qu, N., Han, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave Energy Task Force Holland, J., Cyr, J., Vo, D. Webpage Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling, Test Center Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Experimental investigation of the near wake of a horizontal axis tidal current turbine Morandi, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Ocean Testing of the Prototype Azura Wave Energy Converter June 2015 – March 2016 Lettenmaier, T. Report Wave, Point Absorber Test Center Performance
Aquamarine Power Ltd Project Overview Wave Energy Scotland Report Wave Test Center
Pelamis Power Take Off Quoceant Ltd Report Wave Test Center Power Take Off
Tank Testing of WECs Aquamarine Power Ltd Report Wave Test Center
Model tests of Sigma wave energy converter: The lessons learned Dragić, M., Hofman, M., Tomin, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
AWS Wave Power Development Experience AWS Ocean Energy Report Wave Modeling, Test Center Control, Power Take Off
Design of full scale wave simulator for testing Power Take Off systems for wave energy converters Pedersen, H., Hansen, R., Hansen, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale Performance, Power Take Off
Assessing the Impact of the Grid-Connected Pacific Marine Energy Center Wave Farm Armstrong, S., Cotilla-Sanchez, E., Kovaltchouk, T. Journal Article Wave Test Center Grid Integration
Tidal energy 'Round Robin' tests comparisons between towing tank and circulating tank results Gaurier, B., Germain, G., Facq, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance assessment of a vertical axis turbine in a marine current flume tank and CFD modelling Rolland, S., Thatcher, M., Ellis, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling, Test Center Performance
Performance assessment of wave measurements of wave buoys Liu, Q., Lewis, T., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characterization of U.S. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Test Sites: A Catalogue of Met-Ocean Data, 2nd Edition Dallman, A., Neary, V. Report Wave Field Data, Test Center
PIV investigation of 3-dimensional flow within an oscillating water column Ferguson, T., Macfarlane, G., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Habitat characterization of a tidal energy site using an ROV: overcoming difficulties in a harsh environment Greene, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Test Center
Pelamis Wave Power Overview and Operations Review Quoceant Ltd Report Wave Test Center
Tank Testing and Scale Models Retzler, C. Report Wave Modeling, Test Center Control, Performance
Experimental results on power absorption from a wave energy converter at the Lysekil wave energy research site Lejerskog, E., Boström, C., Hai, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Test Center Performance
Advancing the Wave Energy Industry von Jouanne, A., Brekken, T., Lettenmaier, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Test Center
Verification within wave resource assessments. Part 2: Systematic trends in the fit of spectral values Edwards, E., Cradden, L., Ingram, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center
Verification within wave resource assessments. Part 1: Statistical analysis Edwards, E., Cradden, L., Ingram, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center
Characterization of U.S. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Test Sites: A Catalogue of Met-Ocean Data Dallman, A., Neary, V. Report Wave Field Data, Test Center
ReDAPT MC7.2 Public Domain - First Year of Operation Report Sinclair, R. Report Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Grid Integration, Performance
Market Analysis Report for the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site Hassan, G. Report Wave Test Center
NNMREC OSU Unsolicited Request for Renewable Energy Research Lease Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Wave Test Center Grid Integration, Mooring
The Söderfors Project: Experimental Hydrokinetic Power Station Deployment and First Results Lundin, S., Forslund, J., Carpman, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current, Riverine Test Center
Capturing marine energy Lynn, P. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave Test Center
Testing the WET-NZ Wave Energy Converter Using the Ocean Sentinel Instrumentation Buoy Lettenmaier, T., von Jouanne, A., Amon, E. Journal Article Wave Test Center, Scale Device Performance
A Study on Performance of Savonius Tidal Current Turbine Kwang-Oh, K., Chang-Beom, P., Yonguk, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Wave Energy Resource Characterisation of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Cahill, B., Lewis, T. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Test Center
Characteristics of the wave energy resource at the Atlantic marine energy test site Cahill, Brendan Cahill, B. Thesis Wave Test Center
Underwater acoustic measurements of the WET-NZ device at Oregon State University's ocean test facility Haxel, J. Report Wave Test Center
WAVE ENERGY GENERATION: HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND CURRENT REALITY IN THE UK Brown, A. Journal Article Current, Wave Test Center
Development of the French Wave Energy Test Site SEM-REV Mouslim, H., Babarit, A., Clément, A. Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling, Test Center
Structure of turbulent flow in EMEC's tidal energy test site Osalusi, E., Side, J., Harris, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Test Center
High-resolution metocean modelling at EMEC's (UK) marine energy test sites Lawrence, J., Kofoed-Hansen, H., Chevalier, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics
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