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OREC/UMERC 2025 Conference

Conference

Title: OREC/UMERC 2025 Conference
Date:
12-14 August 2025
Location:
Corvallis, United States of America
Venue:
LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University
Signature Project:
UMERC

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UMERC 2025

The Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC) is once again teaming up with the University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) Conference, to provide an energizing slate of sessions and events focused on marine energy in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. OREC/UMERC 2025 will take place at Oregon State University in Corvallis, August 12–14, 2025. More information regarding travel and registration support, agenda, etc., will be added soon.

Event Documents

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

Session Title Author Date Technology Collection Method Application
Poster Session A virtual real-time hybrid simulation framework to study mooring dynamics of deep-water wave energy converters (WECs) Liu, E., McConnell, A., Bosma, B. Wave Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Two concepts of oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Halona and Hoopale Huang, Z., Ulm, N., Reyes, C. Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Environmental Effects Evaluation Composite to Metal Fastener Interactions Investigated while Immersed in Seawater Presuel-Moreno, F., Derrico, C., Creveling, P. Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave Field Data, Lab Data Materials
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments A Visual Exploration of Optimal Control in heaving WECs Gaebele, D., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Environmental Effects Evaluation Co-evolution of Underwater Noise Measurements and Wave Energy Converter Design Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Mackey, L. Wave, Attenuator Field Data Acoustics
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Experimental Validation and Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning Control for Wave Energy Converters Zou, S., Subramanian, A., Bosma, B. Wave Lab Data Control
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Modeling and Design of an Adaptive Stiffness Wave Energy Converter McGuire, C., Mabe, O., Bryant, M. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Mooring, Power Take Off
Environmental Effects Evaluation Development of a Beam-Type Tidal Turbine Composite Subcomponent for Submerged Fatigue Testing Lusty, A., Murdy, P., Hughes, S. Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Oral Assessing Power Generation Potential of Mid-Scale OTEC System in the Southeastern United States Sadoughipour, M., Fung, S., Tang, Y. OTEC Modeling Performance
Poster Session Clayton Bi-Direction IMPELLER Turbine Clayton, S. Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Poster Session Generalized portfolio optimization for efficiently coordinating offshore energy deployments Maceda, M., Nisar, S., Fuentes, J. Wave Modeling
Poster Session Dynamic Load Monitoring and Analysis of Mooring Lines used by Wave Energy Converters Mohamed, Y., Beaujean, P., Gunawan, B. Wave Lab Data Mooring
Poster Session Characterizing Performance Metrics for Horizontal Axis Turbine Analogies in MHK Modeling Beninati, M., Fratantaro, C., Paulsen, K. Current Modeling
Developments in Resource Assessment Methods for Marine Energy Transatlantic Forecasting and Spatial Yield Mapping of Co-Located Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Using Deep Learning: A Framework for Energy Optimization and Grid Integration Schaarschmidt, P., Khan, S. Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Poster Session Numerical Simulation-Based Performance and Loading Assessment of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine Operating in the Florida Straits Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Software Validation and Verification Tools for Marine Energy Comparison of experimental and BEM heave excitation forces for contrasting float geometries Palmer, S., Kass, S., Rusch, C. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Strategies for Marine Energy Device Deployment, Operations and Maintenance Generation and interaction of shear inflow turbulence with a scaled horizontal axis tidal turbine Hanzla, M., Banerjee, A. Current, Tidal Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental Investigation of Heterogeneous Wave Energy Converter Arrays: Open-Source Data and Performance Comparisons Vitale, O., Brundan, A., Mandalam, Y. Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects
Poster Session Real-Time Tracking of Instantaneous Frequency during Sea State Changes Kim, I., Brekken, T., Yim, S. Wave Modeling Control
Oral Diving into the Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Weers, J., Farr, H., Whiting, J. Current, Wave, Attenuator, OTEC Field Data, Lab Data
Poster Session Exploring Co-Location Opportunities of OTEC and Offshore Fish Farms to Support the Blue Economy in the Southeast U.S. Sadoughipour, M., DaSilva, M., VanZwieten, J. OTEC Modeling
Poster Session Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of OCT-Hydrogen Systems for Advanced Control Rizvi, S., Zarif, M., Tang, Y. Current Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Developments in Resource Assessment Methods for Marine Energy Evaluating the Hybrid Mobile Survey Method (HMS) for Tidal Energy Resource Assessments Kryl, M., Haas, K., Gunawan, B. Current, Tidal Field Data
Poster Session Coordinated Control and Energy Management of a Hybrid Marine Energy System Singh, D., Singh, S., Bhansali, G. Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Software Validation and Verification Tools for Marine Energy A systematic approach to developing real-time hybrid simulation capability for wave tank testing McConnell, A., Liu, E., Bosma, B. Wave Modeling Mooring
Poster Session Numerical Simulation-Based Performance and Loading Assessment of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine Operating in the Florida Straits Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, J. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control
Oral Ship-Based Wave Energy Converter development under parametric roll using passive tuning device Plaza, Paredes, R., Yu, J. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Poster Session Applications for a Swivel-based Mooring System that Improves System Reliability for Marine Energy Devices Lowcher, C., Smith, M., Taylor, T. Wave Mooring, Substructure
Poster Session Wave-Driven Carbon Sequestration: System Requirements and Modeling Srivastava, E., Olson, E., Pokigo, C. Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Poster Session Adaptive Blade Control Using Data-Driven Optimization for Ocean Current Turbines: A Hybrid Simulation Framework Atre, A., Roetzer, J., Janke, B. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Poster Session Opti-Acoustic SLAM for Autonomous Docking Localization Andres, G., Vivekanandan, R., Hollinger, G. Wave Modeling
Developments in Resource Assessment Methods for Marine Energy Scaling Down a Wave Energy Converter to Match the Wave Spectrum of the North Carolina Coast Gursel, M., Miller, R., Karayaka, B. Wave Modeling
Software Validation and Verification Tools for Marine Energy MDOcean: an Open-Source Software for Efficient Simulation and Optimization of WECs McCabe, R., Dietrich, M., Haji, M. Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Strategies for Marine Energy Device Deployment, Operations and Maintenance Control Framework Design for WECs with Direct Drive Linear Generator-Based Power Take Off Systems Masood, U., Shabara, M., Grasberger, J. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Oral Review of Hydrodynamic Modeling for Wave Energy Converter Arrays Treacy, C., Haji, M. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
Poster Session Advancements of a Novel High-Flow Hydraulic Pump for Wave Energy Converter Applications Pappas, K., Hetimann, T. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Oral The Current State of International Standards and Conformity Assessment for Marine Energy D'Souza, W., Williams, R., Colby, J.
Poster Session Line Inspection and Guided Hardware Testing (LIGHT) Lab Development Streit, R. , Schuit, N., Gunawan, B. Current, Wave Lab Data Mooring
Poster Session Wave Energy Converters (WECs) for powering offshore aquaculture Matamala, P., Wosnik, M., Fredriksson, D. Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Power Take Off
Developments in Resource Assessment Methods for Marine Energy Characterization of Extreme Wave Heights and Relative Risk Ratios for US Coastal Regions Meuris, B., Ahn, S., Neary, V. Wave Modeling
Poster Session Control Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Grid-Forming Control for Tidal Energy Conversion Systems Singh, D., Singh, S., Bhansali, G. Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Software Validation and Verification Tools for Marine Energy Comprehensive Verification and Validation of OpenFAST for Horizontal Axis Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Modeling Kim, D., Neary, V. Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Strategies for Marine Energy Device Deployment, Operations and Maintenance State-of-the-Art and Challenges of Pressure-Tolerant Power Electronics and a Review of Related Research at NCSU Pantic, Z., Gillani, S., Ngaile, G. Current, Ocean Current Performance
Corrosion performance of laser-wire-directed energy deposited austenitic stainless steel claddings on carbon steel in marine environments Bozeman, S., Tucker, J. , Isgor, Burkan Current, Wave Lab Data Materials
Oral Designing a small OSWEC for PacWave South Test Site Grasberger, J., Gaebele, D., Ströfer, C. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Poster Session Co-locating Marine Energy and Aquaculture Garavelli, L., Freeman, M., Branch, R. Wave Modeling
Poster Session Open Datasets For High-Fidelity Wave Energy Converter Simulations Bayat, E., Nguyen, N., Chartrand, C. Wave Modeling Performance
Poster Session An Experimental Setup for Lifetime Testing of Lithium Ion Batteries in Marine Conditions O'Sullivan, A., Brekken, T. Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Lab Data
Poster Session Experimentally Validated Numerical Modeling and Control for Optimizing PTO Efficiency in Wave Energy Converters Zou, S., Donnelly, T., Weaver, W. Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Developments in Resource Assessment Methods for Marine Energy OpenCTD as a Low-Cost Tool for Small-Scale Wave Energy Characterization Wentzel, L., Taylor, T., Golden, R. Wave Field Data
Software Validation and Verification Tools for Marine Energy Deep Learning Based Ocean Current Feature Detection for Prediction DeVito, L., Fung, S., VanZwieten, J. Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Strategies for Marine Energy Device Deployment, Operations and Maintenance POWER-Net: Predictive Optimization and Wave Energy Regulation in Networked WEC Systems Hashemi, Z., Maity, D., Wolek, A. Wave Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Tidal Device or Component Design Comparative Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Solid and Hollow Core Blades in Full-Scale Reference Model 1 Tidal Turbine Kim, D., Gunawan, B. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects WEC Optimization to Maximize Grid Economic Value and Avoided Emissions McCabe, R., Dietrich, M., Yang, J. Wave Modeling
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments The Biggest Mistakes We Made with the LUPA WEC, and How We Tackled Them Beringer, C., Robertson, B., Bosma, B. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Power Take Off, Structural
Tidal Device or Component Design Design and Validation of a Hybrid Model Testing Setup for Scaled Energy Converters in the NREL Wave Tank Riedinger, N., Chamot, S., Ross, H. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects Optimal Power Flow in Marine- Enhanced Grids Integrating Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Wyckoff, K., Khazaei, J., Moazeni, F. Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Development and Validation of an Inverted Pendulum Wave Energy Converter Model Liu, E., Lee, J., Coe, R. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Tidal Device or Component Design Experimental evaluation of advanced control strategies for high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Talpey, G., Polagye, B. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Tidal Device or Component Design Experimental Investigation of Turbine Blades Response Using Fiber Optic Strain Sensors Abdellatef, M., Gunawan, B., Kim, D. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects Exploring Symbiotic Synergies in Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Systems for Enhanced Efficiency and Cost Reduction Ahmed, A., Haji, M Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hybrid Devices
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Numerical study of wave energy converters with integrated tethered docks for UUV docking and charging Okushemiya, D., Robertson, B., Rusch, C. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Tidal Device or Component Design Effects of inclined flow on cross-flow turbine performance Wood, J, Calandra, G., Hunt, A. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects The Neowave wave energy converter: Development, simulations and testing Montoya, J. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Negative Stiffness Magnetic Torson Springs for Wave Energy Converters Bird, J., Emami, P., Che, D. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Tidal Device or Component Design Control of an Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Testbed Sedigh, P., Cavagnaro, R., Wosnik, M. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
Powering mCDR with Marine Renewable Energy Niffenegger, J. Wave
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects Exploring techno-economically viable markets for wave energy harnessing in arid coastal regions of Latin America Pozzi, E., Corrales-Gonzalez, M., Olmedo-González, J. Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Impact on power generation and numerical validation of experimentally observed subharmonic motions of a submerged WEC Ali, R., Roach, A., Bosma, B. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Laboratory & Open Water Experiments Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking in Dynamic Ocean Waves Lou, J., Robertson, B., Okushemiya, D. Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling
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