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
Experimental investigations on Darrieus straight blade turbine for tidal current application and parametric optimization for hydro farm arrangement Patel, V., Eldho, T., Prabhu, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Modeling of power generation with thermolytic reverse electrodialysis for low-grade waste heat recovery Kim, D., Park, B., Kwon, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Salinity-gradient energy driven microbial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide Li, X., Angelidaki, I. , Zhang, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Adaptive Pitch Composite Blades for Axial-Flow Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Barber, R. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural
Characteristics of Pulsatile Flow with the Same Oscillatory Fraction in a Grooved Channel Zhang, X., Arima, H., Bian, Y. Journal Article OTEC Lab Data Materials, Performance
Experimental and numerical modelling of the Bombora wave energy converter Algie, C., Fleming, A., Ryan, S. Conference Paper Wave, Pressure Differential Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Improvement of the energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis Nagy, E., Dudás, J., Hegedus, I. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Hydroelectromechanical modelling of a piezoelectric wave energy converter Renzi, E. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Performance
Damage mechanics based design methodology for tidal current turbine composite blades Fagan, E., Kennedy, C., Leen, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
Fouling resistant nanocomposite cation exchange membrane with enhanced power generation for reverse electrodialysis Tong, X., Zhang, B., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Structural
Marine Energy Conversion Technologies: Lowering the Levelized Cost of Energy through Control Systems, Materials Research, and Systems Engineering Kobos, P., Neary, V., Coe, R. Conference Paper Current, Wave Control, Materials
Mooring systems for marine energy converters Flory, J., Banfield, S., Ridge, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data Materials, Mooring
ISWEC design tool Sirigu, S., Vissio, G., Bracco, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Optimising power transmission options for marine energy converter farms Nambiar, A., Collin, A., Karatzounis, S. Journal Article Array Effects, Grid Integration, Materials, Performance
Development and initial application of a blade design methodology for overspeed power-regulated tidal turbines Gracie-Orr, K., Nevalainen, T., Johnstone, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
Corrosion of Stainless Steel in Simulated Tide of Fresh Natural Seawater of South East Pacific Fischer, D., Daille, L., Aguirre, J. Journal Article Field Data Materials
Passively Adaptive Tidal Turbine Blades: Design Methodology and Experimental Testing Murray, R. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Unique roles of aminosilane in developing anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Zhang, L., She, Q., Wang, R. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Fabrication and characterization of nanocomposite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes with excellent anti-biofouling property and enhanced water permeability Liu, X., Foo, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Passively adaptive tidal turbine blades: Design tool development and initial verification Murray, R., Nevalainen, T., Gracie-Orr, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural
Physical testing of performance characteristics of a novel drag-driven vertical axis tidal stream turbine; with comparisons to a conventional Savonius Harries, T., Kwan, A., Brammer, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Immersed Fatigue Performance of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Composites for Tidal Turbine Blade Applications Kennedy, C., Leen, S., Brádaigh, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Marine current energy extraction through buffeting Armandei, M., Fernandes, A. Journal Article Current Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Robust outer-selective thin-film composite polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes with low reverse salt flux for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation Engström, J., Li, X., Liu, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
A thermal engine for underwater glider driven by ocean thermal energy Yang, Y., Wang, Y., Ma, Z. Journal Article OTEC Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Fabrication and characterization of fabric-reinforced pressure retarded osmosis membranes for osmotic power harvesting She, Q., Wei, J., Ma, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Technology Description and Status – AWS III AWS Ocean Energy Report Wave Control, Materials, Mooring, Power Take Off
AWS Ocean Energy Project Overview Wave Energy Scotland Report Wave Materials
AWS Report on Parametric Cost Modelling AWS Ocean Energy Guidance Wave Modeling Materials, Mooring, Power Take Off
Corrosion and Protection Aquamarine Power Ltd Report Materials
Technology Description and Status – Electric Eel AWS Ocean Energy Report Wave Control, Materials, Mooring
Technology Description and Status – Waveswing AWS Ocean Energy Report Wave Control, Materials
Porous carbon-coated graphite electrodes for energy production from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis Lee, S., Jeong, Y., Chae, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Corrosion of titanium alloys in high temperature near anaerobic seawater Pang, J., Blackwood, D. Journal Article Materials
Supply Chain Aquamarine Power Ltd Report Materials
Technology Description and Status – Self-drilled Pile System AWS Ocean Energy Report Wave Control, Materials, Mooring
Influence of solidity on the performance, swirl characteristics, wake recovery and blade deflection of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Morris, C. Thesis Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance
Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Harper, P., Hallett, S., Fleming, A. Book Chapter Current, Wave Materials
Salinity gradient engines Tamburini, A., Cipollina, A., Papapetrou, M. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient Modeling Materials, Performance
Fatigue of Sandwich Composites in Air and Seawater Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Bull, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
A Method for Rapid Quantitative Assessment of Biofilms with Biomolecular Stains and Image Analysis Larimer, C., Winder, E., Jeters, R. Journal Article Materials
Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation Han, G., Zhang, S., Li, X. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Characterization of sea water ageing effects on mechanical properties of carbon/epoxy composites for tidal turbine blades Tual, N., Carrere, N., Davies, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Synthetic mooring ropes for marine renewable energy applications Weller, S., Johanning, L., Davies, P. Journal Article Materials, Mooring
Smart Affordable Composite Blades for Tidal Energy Flanagan, T., Maguire, J., Bradeigh, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites Graham-Jones, J., Summerscales, J. Book Materials, Structural
Wet Flexural Fatigue Behaviour of Tidal Turbine Blade Composite Materials Gonabadi, H., Moharrami, N., Oila, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
A Novel Mooring Tether for Highly Dynamic Offshore Applications Parish, D. Thesis Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Substructure
Polysulfone and Polyacrylate-based Zwitterionic Coatings for the Prevention and Easy Removal of Marine Biofouling Hibbs, M., Hernandez-Sanchez, A. B., Daniels, J. Journal Article Materials
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Reliability: Performance Analysis of Antifouling Coatings Bonheyo, G., Park, J., Jeters, R. Report Materials, Performance
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