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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: 477

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Batteries for Efficient Energy Extraction from a Water Salinity Difference Mantia, F., Pasta, M., Deshazert, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials
A novel design and preliminary investigation of composite material marine current turbine Wang, J., Piechna, J., Müller, N. Journal Article Current Materials, Structural
Project OTEC Technology Development Report Cable, B. Report OTEC Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Design of cathodic protection using BEM for components of the pilot ocean energy system Gantiva, N. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Materials
Screening for Biofouling and Corrosion of Tidal Energy Device Materials: In-situ results for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Materials
Coating selection process for Gulf Stream hydroturbines Bak, A. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Materials
Design and finite element analysis of an ocean current turbine blade Asseff, N. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Materials, Structural
A fuzzy logic material selection methodology for renewable ocean energy applications Welling, D. Thesis Current Materials
OTEC Commercialization Challenges Cooper, D., Meyer, L., Varley, R. Journal Article OTEC Field Data Materials, Performance, Structural
Influence of multivalent ions on power production from mixing salt and fresh water with a reverse electrodialysis system Post, J., Hamelers, H., Buisman, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
A novel approach to materials selection strategy case study: Wave energy extraction impulse turbine blade Thakker, A., Jarvis, J., Buggy, M. Journal Article Wave Materials
Current status of ion exchange membranes for power generation from salinity gradients Długołęcki, P., Nymeijer, K., Metz, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Study of the Characteristics and Possibility for Applying Composite Materials to the Blades of Tidal Power Generation Uzawa, K., Kageyama, K., Murayama, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Renewable energy by reverse electrodialysis Turek, M., Bandura, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Prototype testing of the wave energy converter wave dragon Kofoed, J., Frigaard, P., Frils-Madsen, E. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Lab Data, Scale Device Materials, Power Take Off, Structural
Hydrogen production through an ocean thermal energy conversion system operating at an optimum temperature drop Kazim, A. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance
The Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Folley, M., Whittaker, T., Osterried, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Structural
Reinforced Rubber Membranes For the Clam Wave Energy Converter Duckers, L. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Materials, Structural
Design of a 100 MW OTEC-hydrogen plantship Nihous, G., Vega, L. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Materials, Performance
Overview of metallic materials for heat exchangers for ocean thermal energy conversion systems Kapranos, P., Priestner, R. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Materials, Performance
Ocean thermal energy conversion- materials issues Darby, J. Journal Article OTEC Field Data Materials, Performance, Structural
OTEC-1 test operations experience. Final report Hoshide, K., Klein, A., Polino, L. Report OTEC, Closed-Cycle Field Data Materials, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Mini-OTEC Operational Results Owens, W., Trimble, L. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Field Data Materials, Performance, Structural
Advances in ocean wave energy converters using piezoelectric materials Hudson, J., Phillips, D., Wilkins, N. Journal Article Wave Materials
Salinity Gradient Power: Utilizing Vapor Pressure Differences Olsson, M., Wick, G., Isaacs, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Performance
System Design Considerations for a Floating OTEC Modular Experiment Platform George, J. Conference Paper OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Ocean thermal energy conversion material requirements for large-Scale systems McGowan, J., Heronemus, W. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Materials
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