Materials

The substance from which a device is made.

Materials refer to the substances used to create devices, substructures, moorings, coatings, export cables, and more. The availability of reliable, high-performance, and affordable materials for marine renewable energy applications will certainly affect the industry’s progress towards commercialization. Some materials may be borrowed from similar industries, such as using anti-fouling paints from the maritime industry. However, the marine renewable energy industry has some unique applications and constraints that require new materials to address specific structural and performance needs.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Materials

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 Materials.

Total: 451

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
An overview of blade materials and technologies for hydrokinetic turbine application Yazik, M., Shyang, C., Ishak, M. Journal Article Current Modeling Materials, Structural
Evaluating Mechanical Strength in Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbines: A Comparative Study of Internal Blade Structure and Material Selection through CFD Simulation Ari, M., Hadiwidodo, Y., Mukhtasor Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Paimpol-Bréhat testing, power curve accreditation and data sharing Coquet, R. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Substructure
Role of permeability coefficients in salinity gradient energy generation by PRO systems with spiral wound membrane modules Ruiz-García, A., Tadeo, F., Nuez, I. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Materials, Performance
Additive Manufacturing for Powering the Blue Economy Applications: A Tidal Turbine Blade Case Study González-Montijo, M., Murdy, P., Candon, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Material Characterization of Elastomeric Bearing Elements in Wave Energy Converters Duraisamy, R,, Andersson, K. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data Materials, Structural
An Early Design Phase Method for Characterizing and Comparing Wave Energy Converter Archetypes Roach, A., Meek, M., Ali, R. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Materials, Substructure
Antifouling And Anticorrosive Prevention With Ceramic Coatings On Offshore Structures For Renewable Energy Sánchez, D., García, S., Ruiz, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data Materials, Structural
Graphene oxide reinforced room-temperature-vulcanising elastomers for flexible wave energy converters Wang, X., Meng, M., Cox, M. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data Materials
Fatigue-life prediction methods of a dynamic power cable for a floating testing platform – a numerical approach Benites-Munoz, D., Ricci, F., Touzon, I. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Weight Reduction Methodologies for Wave Energy Devices O'Shea, M., Sharvin, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Structural testing and numerical modelling of a glass fibre-reinforced composite demonstrator for turbine blades Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Kelly, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Low Stiffness Marine Power Cables through Tension, Bending, Torsion, and Fatigue Testing Ringsberg, J., Dieng, L., Li, Z. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Modeling Materials, Structural
Harvesting Blue Energy Based on Salinity and Temperature Gradient: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities Rastgar, M., Moradi, K., Burroughs, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Materials, Performance
In-depth understanding of boosting salinity gradient power generation by ionic diode Peng, R., Li, T., Song, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Hybrid Nanogenerators for Ocean Energy Harvesting: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications Panda, S., Hajra, S., Oh, Y. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Materials, Performance, Structural
Structural analysis of a fibre-reinforced composite blade for a 1 MW tidal turbine rotor under degradation of seawater Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Wallace, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Biomimetic asymmetric GO/polymer nanocomposite membrane for energy harvesting Hao, J., Sun, Q., Wang, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
A systematic approach for designing a highly efficient linear electrical generator for harvesting oceanic wave energy Molla, S., Farrok, O., Islam, M. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric Project Nushagak Electric & Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Report Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Industrial scale thin-film composite membrane modules for salinity-gradient energy harvesting through pressure retarded osmosis Low, J., Zhang, J., Li, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Lab Data Materials, Performance
A Multicontinuum-Theory-Based Approach to the Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites with Degraded Stiffness and Strength Properties Due to Moisture Absorption Anderson, E., Gunawan, B., Nicholas, J. Journal Article Current, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Toward the Instrumentation and Data Acquisition of a Tidal Turbine in Real Site Conditions Murray, R., Simms, A., Bharath, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Materials, Substructure
Thermodynamic analysis and turbine design of a 100 kW OTEC-ORC with binary non-azeotropic working fluid Ma, Q., Gao, Z., Huang, J. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Objective Functions and Performance Optimization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Cycle with CO2-Based Binary Zeotropic Mixture Power Cycle Shi, W., Sun, Y., Pan, L. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Materials, Performance
Biofouling mitigation and corrosion protection testing of laser cladded powertake off rods for optimising operation and maintenance Lindén, J. , Anderson, K., Pinori, E. Presentation Wave Lab Data, Test Center Materials
A trade off study of metal and composite turbines using fluid structure interaction modeling Gunawan, B., Kim, D., Abdellatef, M. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Subcomponent Validation of Composite Joints for the Marine Energy Advanced Materials Project Murdy, P., Hughes, S., Miller, D. Report Current, Wave Lab Data Materials
Parametric study on the short-term extreme mooring tension of nylon rope for a point absorber Xu, S., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Mooring
A charge-free and membrane-free hybrid capacitive mixing system for salinity gradient energy harvesting Yang, B., Yu, J., Ma, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance, Structural
Performance Improvement of OTEC-ORC and Turbine Based on Binary Zeotropic Working Fluid Ma, Q., Huang, J., Gao, Z. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance
Opinion on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) Xiao, C., Gulfam, R. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Modelling and Optimization of Wave Energy Converters Ning, D., Ding, B., Guo, B. Book Wave Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Numerical modelling, manufacture and structural testing of a full-scale 1 MW tidal turbine blade Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Meier, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
The influence of material on the power performance of Savonius turbines in wind and water applications Shamsuddin, M., Kamaruddin, N., Mohamed-Kassim, Z. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data Materials, Performance
Abrasion testing of fibre rope on impermeable fabrics for wave energy converter systems Mackay, T., Ridge, I. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Materials, Performance
Abrasion and Cavitation Erosion Resistance of Multi-Layer Dip Coated Sol-Gel Coatings on AA2024-T3 Hegde, M., Kavanagh, Y., Duffy, B. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data Materials
A Numerical Study on an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter with Hyper-Elastic Material Li, X., Xiao, Q. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Superabsorbent graphene oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid Poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) hydrogels for efficient salinity gradient energy harvest Tan, G., Xu, N., Gao, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Performance
Sliding Mode Extremum Seeking Control for Maximum Power Extraction in Wave Energy Converters Kumar, A. Thesis Wave, Attenuator Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Enhanced salinity gradient energy harvesting with oppositely charged bacterial cellulose-based composite membranes Sheng, N., Zhang, M., Song, Q. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance, Structural
Optimization design of the internal structural support of marine turbine blade for weight reduction: A preliminary study Zhu, D., Tao, R., Lu, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Structural
Fatigue life prediction of composite tidal turbine blades Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Yadav, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials
Finite element analysis and wear prediction of polyurethane-steel tension member belt for wave energy Abdellatef, M., Clark, J., Kojimoto, N. Presentation Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Effects of surface roughness on performance of a helical cross-flow turbine made with electron beam melting (EBM) 3D-printed titanium blades Marone, N., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Materials, Performance
Recent Progress in Subcomponent Validation of Composite Joints for the Marine Energy Advanced Materials Project Murdy, P. Presentation Current, Wave Lab Data, Full Scale Materials, Structural
Deployment of Thermoplastic Composite Marine Current Turbine Blades in the East River, New York Beach, R., Murray, R., Bharath, A. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Composite Springs for Mooring Tensioners: A Systematic Review of Material Selection, Fatigue Performance, Manufacturing, and Applications Cai, Y., Bazli, M., Basnayake, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Materials, Mooring
A tube-shaped solid–liquid-interfaced triboelectric–electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator for efficient ocean wave energy harvesting Sun, X., Shang, C., Ma, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
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