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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: 360

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Development and Research Status of Tidal Current Power Generation Systems in China Chen, H., Li, Q., Benbouzid, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal
A hybrid piezoelectric-electromagnetic wave energy harvester based on capsule structure for self-powered applications in sea-crossing bridges Qi, L., Li, H., Wu, X. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Full Scale Hybrid Devices, Performance
Niche Applications and Flexible Devices for Wave Energy Conversion: A Review Renzi, E., Michele, S., Zheng, S. Journal Article Wave Hybrid Devices
The Suitability of the Pacific Islands for Harnessing Ocean Thermal Energy and the Feasibility of OTEC Plants for Onshore or Offshore Processing Kim, H-J., Lee, H-S., Lim, S-T. Journal Article OTEC
Alternative Markets for Ocean Energy Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Wave, OTEC
Flexible Seaweed-Like Triboelectric Nanogenerator as a Wave Energy Harvester Powering Marine Internet of Things Wang, Y., Liu, X., Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Performance
Waves to Water Prize Overview: DRINK Stage American-Made Program Video Wave
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team ReVision American-Made Program Video Wave
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Water Duck National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Project 816 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Sea Potential National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team CalWave National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Canvasback Desalination System National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Modeling and experiment validation of a seawater micro hydropower system for marine animal telemetry tag Wang, J., Cui, Z. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Performance
Small-scale hydrokinetic turbines for remote community electrification Tan, K., Kirke, B., Anyi, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Materials, Performance
Techno-Economic Assessment of a Grid-Independent Hybrid Power Plant for Co-Supplying a Remote Micro-Community with Electricity and Hydrogen Xia, T., Rezaei, M., Dampage, U. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hybrid Devices
Investigation of Self-Driven Profiler with Buoyancy Adjusting System towards Ocean Thermal Energy Xia, Q., Muhammad, G., Chen, B. Journal Article OTEC Field Data Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team MarkZero National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Oneka National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Indirect air CO2 capture and refinement based on OTEC seawater outgassing Straatman, P., van Sark, W. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle
Powering India’s Blue Economy through ocean energy Agarwala, N. Journal Article Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Ocean Waters National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners: Team Water Bros National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Wave Scale Device Performance
State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects Bundschuh, J., Kaczmarczyk, M., Ghaffour, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Unveiling the potential of using a spar-buoy oscillating-water-column wave energy converter for low-power stand-alone applications Oikonomou, C., Gomes, R., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device
Sandwich-like Triboelectric Nanogenerators Integrated Self-Powered Buoy for Navigation Safety Wang, H., Fan, Z., Zhao, T. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Substructure
Evaluation of the hydraulic potential with hydrokinetic turbines for isolated systems in locations of the Amazon region Oliveira, C., Barros, M., Branco, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine
Wave energy in the UK: Status review and future perspectives Jin, S., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave
The MBARI-WEC: a power source for ocean sensing Hamilton, A., Cazenave, F., Forbush, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
A Novel Profiler Driven by Tidal Energy for Long Term Oceanographic Measurements in Offshore Areas Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Fan, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design of a multi-use marine area off-shore the Mediterranean Sea Zanuttigh, B., Palma, G., Brizzi, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Tidal Current Energy Developments Highlights Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Tidal
Ocean Energy for Ocean Worlds Cavagnaro, R., Spence, H., Schmaus, C. Conference Paper Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Counterweight-pendulum energy harvester with reduced resonance frequency for unmanned surface vehicles Graves, J., Kuang, Y., Zhu, M. Journal Article Wave Lab Data
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion—Flexible Enabling Technology for Variable Renewable Energy Integration in the Caribbean Brecha, R., Schoenenberger, K., Ashtine, M. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Grid Integration
Optimisation of renewable energy powered reverse osmosis desalination systems: A state-of-the-art review Okampo, E., Nwulu, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
Renewable energy-driven seawater desalination: A comprehensive review Fadaei, Noorollahi, Y., Astarei, F. Journal Article Hybrid Devices
Wave Energy Developments Highlights Ocean Energy Systems Report Wave
The Emerging Potential of Microgrids in the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Systems Wallsgrove, R., Woo, J., Lee, J. Journal Article Grid Integration
Water-energy nexus: desalination technologies and renewable energy sources Panagopoulos, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
Kelp Energy Products and Marine Renewable Energy for Coastal Alaska Communities Rinker, M., Airhart, K., Anderson, D. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Tidal Stream vs. Wind Energy: The Value of Cyclic Power When Combined with Short-Term Storage in Hybrid Systems Coles, D., Angeloudis, A., Goss, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The extraction of power and fresh water from the ocean off the coast of KZN utilising ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) techniques Gumede, M. Thesis OTEC, Open-Cycle Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Economic analysis and optimization of a renewable energy based power supply system with different energy storages for a remote island Javed, M., Ma, T., Jurasz, J. Journal Article Hybrid Devices
Water Security Warriors Gear Up for Waves to Water CREATE Stage National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Webpage Wave Scale Device
A study on the feasibility of using solar radiation energy and ocean thermal energy conversion to supply electricity for offshore oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea Zereshkian, S., Mansoury, D. Journal Article OTEC Field Data, Modeling
Realizing the Benefits of Energy Harvesting for IoT Ahmed, S. Book Chapter
Collocating offshore wind and wave generators to reduce power output variability: A Multi-site analysis Gideon, R., Bou-Zeid, E. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
On the potential synergies and applications of wave energy converters: A review Clemente, D., Rosa-Santos, P., Taveira-Pinto, F. Journal Article Wave
A review on energy storage and demand side management solutions in smart energy islands Groppi, D., Pfeifer, A., Garcia, D. Journal Article Grid Integration
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