Mooring

Cables and anchors that hold a device in place.

A device’s mooring system typically consists of the cables and anchors used to hold the device in place, either floating along the surface or submerged within the water column. The function and type of mooring system is typically determined by a number of factors, including cost, site characteristics, and expected load. There are many similarities in the materials used in and the structural design of mooring systems used in the oil and gas, floating offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy industries. Mooring chains or synthetic ropes may be anchored to the seafloor using suction anchors, driven piles, or gravity foundations.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Mooring

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 Mooring.

Total: 424

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
NNMREC OSU Unsolicited Request for Renewable Energy Research Lease Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Wave Test Center Grid Integration, Mooring
The influence of load history on synthetic rope response Weller, S., Davies, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data Mooring
Marine micropile anchor systems for marine renewable energy applications Meggitt, D., Jackson, E., Machin, J. Conference Paper Current, Wave Mooring
Effects of Mooring Systems on the Performance of a Wave Activated Body Energy Converter Zanuttigh, B., Angelelli, E., Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Scale Device Mooring
Best practice report – mooring of floating marine renewable energy devices Weller, S., Johanning, L., Davies, P. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Mooring
CFD Simulation of a Moored Floating Wave Energy Converter Palm, J., Eskilsson, C., Paredes, G. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring
Dynamics of a Floating Platform Mounting a Hydrokinetic Turbine Dewhurst, T., Swift, M., Wosnik, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
Application of the Contour Line Method for Estimating Extreme Responses in the Mooring Lines of a Two-Body Floating Wave Energy Converter Muliawan, M., Gao, Z., Moan, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring
Guidance on the use of synthetic fibre ropes for marine energy devices Weller S., Davies, P., Johanning, L. Report Current, Wave Mooring
Analysis of a Two-Body Floating Wave Energy Converter With Particular Focus on the Effects of Power Take-Off and Mooring Systems on Energy Capture Muliawan, M., Gao, Z., Moan, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off
Tidal turbulence spectra from a compliant mooring Thomson, J., Kilcher, L., Richmond, M. Conference Paper Mooring
Experimental Study Related to the Mooring Design for the 1.5 MW Wave Dragon WEC Demonstrator at DanWEC Parmeggiani, S., Kofoed, J., Friis-Madsen, E. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling Mooring
Nonlinear dynamics of a tightly moored point-absorber wave energy converter Vicente, P., Falcao, A., Justino, P. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off
SeaRay Experiment A Sealed Prototype Wave Energy Converter Deployment in the Puget Sound Thomson, J., Mackay, E., Polagye, B. Report Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Acoustics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Substructure
Station keeping design for floating wave energy devices compared to floating offshore oil and gas platforms Bergdahl, L., Palm, J., Eskilsson, C. Conference Paper Wave Mooring
Sea Trials of a Wave Energy Converter in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland Krivtsov, V., Bryden, I., Linfoot, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring
Analysis and optimization of a tethered wave energy converter in irregular waves Bachynski, E., Young, Y., Yeung, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off
Durability of synthetic mooring lines for ocean energy devices Weller, S., Davies, P., Thies, P. Conference Paper Current, Wave Mooring
Comparison of Mooring Loads in Survivability Mode on the Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converter Obtained by a Numerical Model and Experimental Data Parmeggiani, S., Muliawan, M., Gao, Z. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Fatigue life prediction of mooring chains for a floating tidal current power station Jing, F., Zhang, F., Yang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Materials, Mooring
Subsurface mooring stability in the presence of vertical shear Hanson, H. Report Current, Ocean Current Mooring
Azimuth-inclination angles and snatch load on a tight mooring system Savin, A., Svensson, O., Leijon, M. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Hydrodynamic principles of wave power extraction Mei, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Lifecycle fatigue load spectrum estimation for mooring lines of a floating marine energy converter Thies, P., Johanning, L., Smith, G. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
Flexible Moorings for Tidal Current Turbines Bowie, A. Thesis Current, Tidal Mooring
Optimization of Mooring Configuration Parameters of Floating Wave Energy Converters Vicente, P., Falcão, A., Justino, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Structural
Offshore Reliability Approach for Floating Renewable Energy Devices Johanning, L., Thies, P., Parish, D. Conference Paper Mooring
Anchoring systems for marine renewable energies offshore platforms Rodriguez, R., Gorrochategui, I., Vidal, C. Conference Paper Current, Wave Mooring
Determining anchoring systems for marine renewable energy devices moored in a western boundary current Seibert, M. Thesis Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
The design and calculation of the mooring system of saucer-like Wave Energy Convertor Liu, D., Shi, H. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Modeling Mooring, Structural
Determining anchoring systems for ocean energy harvesting devices off the coast of southeast Florida Seibert, M., VanZwieten, J., von Ellenrieder, K. Conference Paper Current Modeling Mooring
Global numerical analysis of a moored ocean current turbine testing platform Cribbs, A., VanZwieten, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Nylon fibre rope moorings for wave energy converters Ridge, I., Banfield, S., Mackay, J. Conference Paper Mooring
Model analysis of a mooring system for an ocean current turbine testing platform Cribbs, A. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Analysis of a single point tensioned mooring system for station keeping of a contra-rotating marine current turbine Clarke, J., Connor, G., Grant, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Mooring
Deployment Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies. Wave Energy Scenarios. Previsic, M. Report Wave Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Floating Wave Energy Converter Reacting Against the Sea Bottom Through a Tight Mooring Cable Vicente, P., Falcao, A., Justino, P. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
Design of a Mooring System With Synthetic Ropes for the FLOW Wave Energy Converter Fonseca, N., Pascoal, R., Morais, T. Conference Paper Wave, Attenuator Modeling Mooring
Determining the Service Life of a Steel Wire Under a Working Load in the Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Savin, A., Svensson, O., Strömstedt, E. Conference Paper Wave Field Data Mooring
Development of an Efficient Design Technique for the Optimisation of Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Arrays Kirrane, P., Fabricius, P., Morvan, R. Report Wave Array Effects, Mooring
Dynamics of arrays of floating point-absorber wave energy converters with inter-body and bottom slack-mooring connections Vicente, P., de O. Falcao, A., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects, Mooring, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamics of triangular-grid arrays of floating point- absorber wave energy converters with inter-body and bottom slack-mooring connections Vicente, P., Falcão, A., Gato, L. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
Parametric Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of Tightly Moored Wave Energy Converters for Several Floaters’ Geometries Mavrakos, S., Katsaounis, G. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Mooring system analysis of multiple wave energy converters in a farm configuration Gao, Z., Moan, T. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring
Influences of wave directionality on a generic point absorber. Gilloteaux, J., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
Comparison of damping properties for three different mooring arrangements Vickers, A., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling Mooring
OCEANTEC: Sea Trials of a Quarter Scale Prototype Salcedo, F., Ruiz-Minguela, P., Rodriguez, R. Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
Analysis of Wave Drift Forces on a Floating Wave Energy Converter Fonseca, N., Pascoal, R., Marinho, J. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Consideration of the cost implications for mooring MEC devices Johanning, L., Smith, G. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Mooring
Design Synthesis of a Wave Energy Converter Beatty, S., Hiles, C., Nicoll, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Mooring, Structural
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