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6th Annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS)

Conference

Title: 6th Annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS)
Date:
30 April - 2 May 2018
Location:
Washington DC, USA

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The 6th annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) will be held as part of Waterpower Week in Washington on April 30th - May 2nd, 2018, at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to METS, the simultaneously occurring conferences that make up Waterpower Week in Washington are the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference (IMREC) and the National Hydropower Association (NHA) Annual Conference.

  • Technical research, development, and demonstration of systems and components through simulation, laboratory experiments, and field testing
  • Assessment and characterization of resources through simulation and field measurements
  • Identification, monitoring, and mitigation of environmental effects
  • Economic assessments
  • Societal research and policy developments related to marine energy

 

Event Documents

The following is a list of papers and presentations produced by this event.

Title Author Date Technology Collection Method Application
Linear and Nonlinear System Identification of a Wave Energy Converter Cho, H., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Siting performance metrics: A Sequim Bay case study for cross-flow turbines Dillon, T., Polagye, B., Strom, B. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Added-mass effects on Verdant Power's Gen5b horizontal-axis tidal turbine Murray, R., Colby, J. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Application of the IEC tidal resource and characterization assessment technical specification to the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Site Haas, K., Xu, T., Colby, J. Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Development of a survival configuration for the Triton wave energy converter Mundon, T., Rosenberg, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Array Design and Device Damping Assignment of Fixed Oscillating Water Columns Sharp, C., DuPont, B., Bosma, B. Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Control
Achieving a Three-Fold Increase in Performance for the Archimedes Waveswing Wave Energy Converter Grey, S., Spinneken, J. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Development and Field Testing of PTO Control Strategies for Two Body Flexibly Connected WECs Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T., Cavagnaro, R. Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Power Take Off
Techno-Economic Optimization of a Deep Water Oscillating Water Column Device Previsic, M., Karthikeyan, A., McCarthy, J. Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Accelerating marine energy commercialization through standards and certification development Colby, J., Adonizio, M., Hernandez, A. Current, Wave
Constrained Optimal Control of a Flap-Type Wave Energy Converter with a Hydraulic Power Take-Off and Realistic Loss Model Kathikeyan, A., Previsic, M., Chertok, A. Wave Control, Power Take Off
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