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Alternative Markets

Markets and potential applications for marine energy other than commercial electricity generation.

Alternative markets (or maritime markets) refers to the range of markets and potential applications for marine energy other than commercial electricity generation, where a relatively cheap levelized cost of energy prohibits competition from a new industry without subsidy or power purchase at a premium. Examples of these alternative markets include isolated community grids, desalination, shoreline protection, ocean observations, autonomous underwater vehicle recharge, and aquaculture.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Alternative Markets

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 Alternative Markets.

Total: 379

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Design and Validation of a Hybrid Model Testing Setup for Scaled Energy Converters in the NREL Wave Tank Riedinger, N., Chamot, S., Ross, H. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Numerical study of wave energy converters with integrated tethered docks for UUV docking and charging Okushemiya, D., Robertson, B., Rusch, C. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Numerical analysis of flow configuration and channel design for thermoelectric OTEC systems Wu, C., Tseng, W.L., Wang, B.X. Journal Article OTEC Modeling Hybrid Devices
Wave Energy for Seawater Desalination Hydraulic Coupling of Heaving and Surge Wave Energy Converters to Reverse Osmosis: A Numerical Study Across Sea States Bhushan, P. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Hybrid phase change material based thermal gradient energy system for powering uncrewed underwater vehicles Jung, H., Ouro-Koura, H., Salalila, A. Journal Article OTEC Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Marine Energy Collegiate Competition 2025 Business Plan, Technical Design, & Build and Test Report Northern Arizona University Lee, A., Aspili, A., Woolridge, E. Report Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
A Review of Marine Renewable Energy Utilization Technology and Its Integration with Aquaculture Cao, J. , Liu, J., Liu, X. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Hybrid Devices
State-of-the-Art in the Use of Renewable Energy Sources on the Example of Wind, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, and Energy Harvesting: A Review from 2015 to 2024 Wilk-Jakubowski, J., Pawlik, L., Wilk-Jakubowski, G. Current, Tidal, Wave Control, Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Real Option Valuation of an Emerging Renewable Technology Design in Wave Energy Conversion DiLellio, J., Butler, J., Rizaev, I. Journal Article Wave
Assessment of electricity production and coastal protection of a nearshore 500 MW wave farm in the north-western Portuguese coast Clemente, D., Ramos, V., Teixeira-Duarte, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Marine spatial planning techniques with a case study on wave-powered offshore aquaculture farms Ewig, G., Hasankhani, A., Won, E. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Application of an energy recovery device with RO membrane for wave powered desalination Das, T., Folley, M., Frost, C. Journal Article Wave Field Data Performance
Alternative offtake routes for tidal stream energy EMEC, ORE Catapult Report Current, Tidal
Numerical and experimental analysis of the power output performance of a point absorber WEC for nearshore wave conditions Everett, J., Sorokin, V., Whittaker, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Self-Sustained Desalination Technologies Powered by Ocean Energy Brewster, P., Irwin, P. Report
Considerations for a Co-located Aquaculture and Wave Energy Deployment: Quantifying Demand and Assessing Integration Davonski, Z. Report Wave
Electricity Generation from Tidal Currents at Oyster Farms Jones, K., Grear, M., Rose, D. Presentation Current, Tidal
Numerical Simulation of a Wave-Powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Charging System Ahmed, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Offshore Carbon Sequestration Using Direct Mechanical Wave Energy DeGoede, N., McCabe, R., Vitale, O. Presentation Wave Modeling
Low-Pressure Circuit Design for Hydraulic Power Take-Offs in Wave-Powered Reverse Osmosis Simmons, J, Van de Ven, J Presentation Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
A rolling-mode triboelectric nanogenerator with multi-tunnel grating electrodes and opposite-charge-enhancement for wave energy harvesting Wang, Y., Du, H., Yang, H. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Nalu e Wai: A wave-powered desalination system Cross, P., Rajagopalan, K. Presentation Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Design and Analysis of a Novel Portable, Anchorless, and Affordable Wave-Powered Desalination System for Disaster Relief and Remote Coastal Communities Ding, D., Wu, X., Mi, J. Presentation Wave
Exploring the Feasibility of Co-Located Marine Renewable Energy Systems: A Mooring System and Economic Analysis in the North Carolina Coast Jamaleddin, N., Faria, V., de Queiroz, A. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Impedance Matching for Wave Driven Desalination Systems DeGoede, N., Haji, M. Presentation Wave Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Optimal sizing of a hybrid OTEC-diesel system with battery energy storage for fish farming application Sadoughipour, M., Fung, S., Tang, Y. Conference Paper OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Performance
Numerical Simulation of a Wave-Powered Charging System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Ahmed, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, G. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Optimal sizing of a hybrid OTEC-diesel system with battery energy storage for fish farming application Sadoughipour, M., VanZwieten, J., Fung, S. Presentation OTEC, Hybrid-Cycle Modeling
Sheltering effect of various wave energy converter archetypes in arrays Vitale, O., Haji, M. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Ocean wave energy harvesting with high energy density and self-powered monitoring system Lu, Z-Q., Zhao, L., Fu, H-L. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
The Grid Value of Ocean Current Energy in Florida Awara, S. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Grid Integration
Design of Hydraulic Power Take-Offs for Wave-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Meeting Constraints on Pressure Variation Simmons, J., Van de Ven, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Power Take Off
MoorPower's First Operational Review Carnegie Clean Energy Limited Report Wave Field Data, Scale Device
A unified simulation framework for wave energy powered underwater vehicle docking and charging Chen, M., Vivekanandan, R., Rusch, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Experimental study and performance comparison of a 1 kW-class solar-ocean thermal energy conversion system integrated air conditioning: Energy, exergy, economic, and environmental (4E) analysis Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., Qiu, X. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Lab Data Performance
Modeling And Design Of Hydraulic Power Take-Offs For Ocean Wave-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination Simmons, J Thesis Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Exploiting the temporal characteristics of tidal stream power for green ammonia production Driscoll, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Post Access Report: MADWEC Techno-Economic Analysis University of Massachusetts Report Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices, Performance
Design and performance assessment of an OTEC driven combined plant for producing power, freshwater, and compressed hydrogen Yilmaz, F., Ozturk, M., Selbas, R. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Performance
Techno-economic assessment of offshore wind and hybrid wind–wave farms with energy storage systems Gao, Q., Bechlenberg, A., Jayawardhana, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Understanding Marine Energy's Potential to Power Aquaculture Freeman, M., Garavelli, L., Grear, M. Presentation Current, Wave Field Data
Powering the Blue Economy – Foundational Research and Development for Offgrid Uses of Marine Energy Copping, A., Cavagnaro, R., Sirnivas, S. Presentation Current, Wave, OTEC Modeling Performance, Structural
Co-locating wave energy and offshore aquaculture in Puerto Rico Garavelli, L., Freeman, M., Grear, M. Presentation Wave Field Data, Modeling
Tides and batteries for green hydrogen production Suarez, L., Di Iorio, M., Almonacid, N. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
Development of a small-scale wave-powered pump for fresh water production Verduzco-Zapata, M., Ocampo-Torres, F. Conference Paper Wave Field Data Performance
Hybrid marine eco-parks: Techno-economic analysis in potential Latin America markets Gorr-Pozzi, E., Garcia-Nava, H., Olmedo-González, J. Presentation Wave Modeling
PAMEC 2024 Plenary Session: Marine Energy Technologies & Services Johnstone, C. Presentation Current, Wave, OTEC
Experimental and finite element analysis of the buckling response of thin spherical shells under hyperbaric pressure Pranesh, S., Sathianarayanan, D., Ramadass, G. Journal Article Modeling Structural
Theoretical, numerical and experimental research on an innovative ocean thermal energy conversion coupled VMD desalination system Ma, Q., Liu, X., Tong, L. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Lab Data, Modeling
Data-driven model based adaptive feedback-feed forward control schemes for open cycle - OTEC process Pattanaik, B., Sutha, S., Dinesh, D. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Lab Data, Modeling Control
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