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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: 471

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
Importance of the fluctuations of the steel price in the economic feasibility of a hybrid offshore platform in the West of the Iberian Peninsula Filgueira-Vizoso, A., Costoya, X., Cordal-Iglesias, D. Conference Paper Wave Hybrid Devices, Materials
Nanofluidic Membranes to Address the Challenges of Salinity Gradient Energy Harvesting: Roles of Nanochannel Geometry and Bipolar Soft Layer Dartoomi, H., Khatibi, M., Ashrafizadeh, S Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Control, Materials, Structural
A novel Geno-fuzzy based model for hydrodynamic efficiency prediction of a land-fixed oscillating water column for various front wall openings, power take-off dampings and incident wave steepnesses Altunkaynak, A., Çelik, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Materials, Power Take Off, Structural
Piezoelectric wave energy harvester Cai, W., Roussinova, V., Stoilov, V. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Bioinspired poly (ionic liquid) membrane for efficient salinity gradient energy harvesting: Electrostatic crosslinking induced hierarchical nanoporous network Hu, Y., Teng, Y., Sun, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Materials & Manufacturing for Marnie Energy Technologies Report Hernandez-Sanchez, B. Report Materials, Structural
Marine Energy Workshop on Materials & Manufacturing: Summary Report, October 5, 2021 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Workshop Article Current, Tidal, Wave Materials
The impact of biofilm on marine current turbine performance Farkas, A., Degiuli, N., Martic, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Performance improvement of ocean thermal energy conversion organic Rankine cycle under temperature glide effect Zhang, J., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z. Journal Article OTEC Modeling Materials, Performance
Advancing osmotic power generation by covalent organic framework monolayer Yang, J. , Tu, B., Zhang, G. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Materials, Performance
Principles and Materials of Mixing Entropy Battery and Capacitor for Future Harvesting Salinity Gradient Energy Zhou, X., Zhang, W-B., Han, X-W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Materials, Performance
Recovery of Salinity Gradient Energy with an Inorganic Sodium Superionic Conductor Zhou, G., Mei, Y., Wang, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Bio-inspired Salinity-gradient Power Generation with UiO-66-NH₂ Metal-Organic Framework based Composite membrane Yao, L., Li, Q., Pan, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Investigation of the potential of R717 blends as working fluids in the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) Yang, M., Yeh, R-H. Journal Article OTEC Modeling Materials, Performance
Design of High-deflection Foils for Marine Hydrokinetic Applications McEntee, J., Wosnik, M., Gunawan, B. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Substructure
Low-Cost Heaving Single-Buoy Wave-Energy Point Absorber Optimization for Sardinia West Coast Rava, M., Dafnakis, P., Martini, V. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
A performance study of R717 and R22 as the working fluid for OTEC plant Chan, W., Chiong, M. Conference Paper OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance
Establishing an Agenda for Biofouling Research for the Development of the Marine Renewable Energy Industry in Indonesia Iswadi, A., Porter, J., Bell, M. Journal Article Materials
Ocean Power Innovation Network Collaborative Innovation Group (CIG) Report: Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures used for offshore renewables Macadre, L., Gerthoffert, A., Darraz, M. Report Current, Wave Materials
An electrochemical system for salinity gradient energy harvesting Zhou, X., Zhang, W., Li, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Porous Ti3C2Tx MXene Membranes for Highly Efficient Salinity Gradient Energy Harvesting Hong, S., El-Demellawi, J., Lei, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Performance
Two birds with one stone: Superhelical chiral polypyrrole towards high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption and corrosion protection Ren, H., Li, T., Wang, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials, Performance
Numerical study of the effect of tip-speed ratio on hydrokinetic turbine wake recovery Fajri, O., Bowman, J., Bhushan, S. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
Laser Surface Processing of Alloys for Corrosion Protection (Final Project Report of marine Energy Seedling Project Rohatgi, A. , Bonheyo, G. Report Lab Data Materials
Structural performance of composite tidal turbine blades Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Yadav, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Biofouling Analysis for Wave Energy Piston Design Robertson, T., Weicht, L., Cavagnaro, R. Report Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Materials
A Design Procedure for Anchors of Floating Ocean Current Turbines on Weak Rock Bañuelos-García, F., Ring, M., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Materials, Mooring, Structural
Flexible membrane structures for wave energy harvesting: A review of the developments, materials and computational modelling approaches Collins, I., Hossain, M., Dettmer, W. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Power Take Off, Structural
Comparative Study of Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter Performance: A Case Study for Southern Coasts of the Caspian Sea Amini, E., Asadi, R., Golbaz, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
CIG Corrosion Monitoring Report Tacq, J. Report Current, Wave Materials
Standardising Marine Renewable Energy Testing: Gap Analysis and Recommendations for Development of Standards Noble, D., O'Shea, M., Judge, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Control, Grid Integration, Materials, Mooring, Power Take Off
Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Buoyancy Controlled Ocean Current Turbine Hasankhani, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Materials, Mooring, Performance
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