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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
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
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
Salinity gradient power-reverse electrodialysis and alkaline polymer electrolyte water electrolysis for hydrogen production Tufa, R., Rugiero, E., Chanda, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Scale Device Materials, Performance
Mechanics and materials in the design of a buckling diaphragm wave energy converter Le, H., Collins, K., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Effect of hydrofoil flexibility on the power extraction of a flapping tidal generator via two- and three-dimensional flow simulations Le, T., Ko, J. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Modeling Materials
Impact of sediments on wear performance of critical sliding components of hydrokinetic devices Ali, M., Ravens, T., Petersen, T. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data Materials
LNG as cold heat source in OTEC systems Arcuri, N., Bruno, R., Bevilacqua, P. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Field Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Numerical study on energy harvesting from concentration gradient by reverse electrodialysis in anodic alumina nanopores Kang, B., Kim, H., Lee, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Advancing Marine Renewable Energy Monitoring Capabilities Joslin, J. Thesis Ocean Current, Wave Scale Device Materials, Structural
Effect of inorganic filler size on electrochemical performance of nanocomposite cation exchange membranes for salinity gradient power generation Hong, J., Glabman, S., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
A GIS modelling framework to evaluate marine spatial planning scenarios: Co-location of offshore wind farms and aquaculture in the German EEZ Gimpel, A., Stelzenmüller, V., Grote, B. Journal Article Field Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Simulation-based time-dependent reliability analysis for composite hydrokinetic turbine blades Hu, Z., Li, H., Du, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Modeling pressure-retarded osmotic power in commercial length membranes Naguib, M., Maisonneuve, J., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Advanced numerical modelling techniques for the structural design of composite tidal turbine blades Harper, P., Hallett, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
OTEC heat exchanger program ultrasonic scanning for corrosion monitoring Makai Ocean Engineering Report OTEC Lab Data Materials
Energy generation and abatement of Acid Orange 7 in reverse electrodialysis cells using salinity gradients Scialdone, O., D’Angelo, A., Galia, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Piezoelectric devices for ocean energy: a brief survey Jbaily, A., Yeung, R. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Materials, Power Take Off
Studying localized corrosion using liquid cell transmission electron microscopy Chee,S., Pratt, S., Hatter, K. Journal Article Materials
Rock-steel interface testing and considerations for gravity foundations for tidal energy generators Ziogos, A., Brown, A., Ivanovic, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Evaluation of electrochemical properties and reverse electrodialysis performance for porous cation exchange membranes with sulfate-functionalized iron oxide Hong, J., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials
Surface protrusion based mechanisms of augmenting energy extraction from vibrating cylinders at Reynolds number 3 × 10^3–3 × 10^4 Vinod, A., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
A review of synthetic fiber moorings for marine energy applications Davies, P., Johanning, L., Weller S. Conference Paper Current, Wave, OTEC Materials, Mooring
Preparing the Uppsala University Wave Energy Converter Generator for Large-Scale Production Hultman, E., Ekergård, B., Kamf, T. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data Materials, Structural
An economic and environmental assessment of transporting bulk energy from a grazing ocean thermal energy conversion facility Gilmore, E., Blohm, A. , Sinsabaugh, S. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials
A novel working fluid for building air-conditioning and ocean thermal energy conversion Lee, H., Kim, H., Jung, D. Journal Article OTEC, Hybrid-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance
Multi-point design optimization of hydrofoil for marine current turbine Luo, X. , Zhu, G., Feng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Influence of material selection on the structural behavior of a wave energy converter Malça, C., Beirão, P., Felismina, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of the Potential of Osmotic Energy for Power Production Sharif, A., Merdaw, A., Aryafar, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials
A novel mooring tether for peak load mitigation: Initial performance and service simulation testing Thies, P., Johanning, L., McEvoy, P. Journal Article Current, Wave Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Comparison of Energy Efficiency and Power Density in Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis Yip, N., Elimelech, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials, Performance
Cathodic reduction of hexavalent chromium coupled with electricity generation achieved by reverse-electrodialysis processes using salinity gradients Scialdone, O., D’Angelo, A., De Lumè, E. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Maximum power of a multistage Rankine cycle in low-grade thermal energy conversion Morisaki, T., Ikegami, Y. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance
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