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UMERC + METS 2024

Conference

Title: UMERC + METS 2024
Date:
7-9 August 2024
Location:
Duluth, MN, USA
Signature Project:
UMERC

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The 2024 UMERC+METS Marine Energy Research Conference will be held in Duluth, Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior from August 7-9, 2024, and hosted by the University of Minnesota - Duluth.

UMERC+METS provides a venue where technical experts can publish and present marine energy research that helps accelerate the pace of technology, and sector, development. Holding UMERC and METS together provides researchers with the invaluable opportunity to come together and interact with their peers from across the nation.

2024 UMERC+METS Call for Papers

The METS and UMERC 2024 organizing committees seek short abstracts focusing on the design, analysis, environmental evaluation, and socio-economic evaluation of wave energy, water current energy, and ocean thermal energy converter technologies. Areas of interest include:

  • Device or component design, analysis, simulation, and optimization
  • Array layout and optimization
  • Device deployment strategies
  • Operations and maintenance strategies
  • Environmental effects evaluation and simulation
  • Resource assessment and characterization
  • Laboratory and open-water experimental testing of devices or components
  • Economic considerations
  • Societal considerations, including government policy and regulation
  • Code validation and verification

Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be allowed to give a podium presentation or participate in the poster session. Authors can write a short paper/extended abstract (3-5 pages) for online conference proceedings. The potential for a special journal issue for full papers is also being explored.

Submission and Review Schedule:

  • Short abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2024 March 8, 2024 (Deadline extended!)
  • Author notification of acceptance and reviewer feedback: April 1, 2024
  • Submission of short paper/extended abstract: July 1, 2024
  • Podium presentation or poster presentation: August 7-9, 2024

 

 

 

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/Networking Determination of Added Mass Coefficients for Floating Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades using Computational Fluid Dynamics Tran, T., Wiley, W., Ross, H. Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Securing Marine Renewable Energy Systems: Understanding Cyber-Physical Threats and Evaluating Consequences via Hardware-in-the-Loop Fung, S., Nichols, C., Tang, Y. Current, Ocean Current Lab Data Control
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Low-Pressure Circuit Design for Hydraulic Power Take-Offs in Wave-Powered Reverse Osmosis Simmons, J, Van de Ven, J Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Session 12: WEC PTO and Operations Characterization of wave energy resource and wave load conditions at Atlantic Marine Energy Center wave energy converter test sites Meuris, B., Neary, V. Wave Test Center
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Modeling the Electrical output from a CEC using Machine Learning Browning, E. Current, Riverine Modeling Performance
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Powering Oceanographic Observations with a Wave Energy Converter McVey, J., Branch, R., Cavagnaro, R. Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Using Fiducial Markers for Pose Estimation of an OSWEC in a Wave Tank Callisaya, F., Yau, H., Thiagarajan, K. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Nalu e Wai: A wave-powered desalination system Cross, P., Rajagopalan, K. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Session 12: WEC PTO and Operations Comparison of Hydraulic Power Take-Offs With and Without Continuous Control Force Capabilities Wills, J., Li, P. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Electricity Generation from Tidal Currents at Oyster Farms Jones, K., Grear, M., Rose, D. Current, Tidal
Session 12: WEC PTO and Operations A Time-Domain Optimization Tool for Integrated Wave Energy Converter Design Shabara, M., Housner, S., Ogden, D. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical Simulation of a Wave-Powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Charging System Ahmed, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Session 11: Marine Energy PBE Applications Offshore Carbon Sequestration Using Direct Mechanical Wave Energy DeGoede, N., McCabe, R., Vitale, O. Wave Modeling
Session 9: Resource Assessment Tidal Energy Resource Assessment at the Atlantic Marine Energy Center’s Tidal Energy Test Site at Memorial Bridge in the Piscataqua River Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M., Neary, V. Current, Tidal Field Data, Test Center
Session 10: Cross Flow Turbines Effects of a support structure on cross-flow turbine performance Wood, J, Polagye, B., Calandra, G. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Derivation of Discrete Adjoint Method for Sensitivity Analysis in Marine Energy Systems Khanal, K., Michelen, C., Haji, M. Wave Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation Empowering Marine Energy Research with AskPRIMRE Weers, J., Copping, A., Castillo, C.
Session 7: Recent Development in Open-Source Software Wave Energy Review on Recent WEC-Sim Applications and Developments Shabara, M., Keester, A., Husain, S. Wave Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation High Fidelity Simulations of Wave Energy Converters Viren, T., Shen, L. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Session 8: Laboratory and Open Water Experiments A post-deployment engineering assessment of a small-scale tidal turbine Bassett, C., Giibs, P., Wood, H. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Session 9: Resource Assessment Concurrent metocean data analysis for holistic marine energy design and resource assessments Robertson, B., Lou, J. Current, Ocean Current, Wave Field Data
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation Review of Recent Developments in MHKiT Keester, A., Olson, S., Simms, A. Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Lab Data
Session 7: Recent Development in Open-Source Software Wave Energy Open-source toolbox for semi-analytical hydrodynamic coefficients via the matched eigenfunction expansion method McCabe, R., Khanal, K., Haji, M. Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Session 7: Recent Development in Open-Source Software Wave Energy Simulation Methodologies and Statistical Analysis for Realistic Wave Representation in Wave Energy Converter Design Mankle, H., DuPont, B., Robertson, B. Wave Modeling Performance
Session 9: Resource Assessment Combined Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Harvesting in Carolinas Lease Areas Khan, S., Hultberg, P., Guancagnolo, A. Wave Field Data
Session 10: Cross Flow Turbines Control Co-design for Confinement-exploiting Arrays of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Franck, J., Wiebe, R. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Substructure
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation Validation of Blade Element Momentum & Free Vortex Wake Methods with Water Tunnel Data for a Scaled Marine Turbine Rotor Kim, D., Neary, V. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Session 6: Environmental, Social, and Economic Influence of powertrain components on noise from a pair of cross-flow turbines Jones, L., Crisp, C., Calandra, G. Current, Riverine Field Data Acoustics
Effect of tip speed ratios on a tidal turbine model in turbulent inflow conditions Han, C., Banerjee, A. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Performance
Session 9: Resource Assessment Effect of parametric spectra on annual energy estimation Ströfer, C., Ramirez, R., Sloan E. Wave Modeling
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation GPU-based SPH Modeling of Sub-Surface Wave Energy Converters Evans, E., Derakhti, M. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Session 7: Recent Development in Open-Source Software Wave Energy Assessing the accuracy of boundary element method codes for wave energy converter simulation Kass, S., Palmer, S., Lydon, B. Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Session 9: Resource Assessment Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Current, Riverine Field Data
Session 10: Cross Flow Turbines Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Rumple, C. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Session 5: Recent Developments in Open-Source Software- Turbine Tools and High Fidelity Simulation Evaluating the Effects of Added Mass on a Reference Floating Marine Turbine Ross, H., Tran, T., Wiley, W. Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Session 7: Recent Development in Open-Source Software Wave Energy Modeling WEC behavior in irregular waves using Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy) Lydon, B., Polagye, B., Brunton, S. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics
Poster Session/Networking Panel Method for the Study of Wave-Structure Interaction in a 2D Circular Domain Chen, Z., Li, P. Wave Modeling
Session 2: WEC Dynamics and Controls An Analytical Generator for Wave Energy Converter Optimization Using Co-Design Methods Anderson, M., Roach, A., Gaebele, D. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Poster Session/Networking Design and Analysis of a Novel Portable, Anchorless, and Affordable Wave-Powered Desalination System for Disaster Relief and Remote Coastal Communities Ding, D., Wu, X., Mi, J. Wave
Poster Session/Networking Reconfigured Gearbox and Flywheel System for Multi-Mode Wave Energy Converter (MWEC) Kotzamanis, V., Ferrer, D., Kalliontzis, D. Wave Field Data, Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Poster Session/Networking Design of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Converter Testing McConnell, A., Robertson, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
Session 2: WEC Dynamics and Controls Impedance Matching for Wave Driven Desalination Systems DeGoede, N., Haji, M. Wave Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Poster Session/Networking Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Weers, J., Castillo, C. Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Poster Session/Networking Optimal sizing of a hybrid OTEC-diesel system with battery energy storage for fish farming application Sadoughipour, M., VanZwieten, J., Fung, S. OTEC, Hybrid-Cycle Modeling
Comparative Evaluation of Ocean Current Flow Feature Detection Success based on Data Type within the Florida Straits DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Poster Session/Networking Comparative Evaluation of Ocean Current Flow Feature Detection Success based on Data Type within the Florida Straits DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Current Field Data
Optimal sizing of a hybrid OTEC-diesel system with battery energy storage for fish farming application Sadoughipour, M., Fung, S., Tang, Y. OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Performance
Poster Session/Networking Numerical Simulation of a Wave-Powered Charging System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Ahmed, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, G. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Modeling and Implementation of a Wave Energy Converter Emulator for Testing Multiport Power Electronic Converters in Marine DC Microgrid Applications Haque, A., Pantic, Z., Husain, I. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Structural
Poster Session/Networking Modeling the fluid dynamics for the Tanana River Test Site in Alaska: A Comparison of Simulated Data and Field Measurements Alvarado, E., Olson, S., Schuster, J. Current, Riverine Modeling
Numerical Study on Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor (ROPA) Behavior Supporting Marine Renewable Energy Devices Jamaleddin, N., Jahanbakhsh, Y., Gabr, M. Current, Wave Modeling Mooring, Substructure
Session 1: Laboratory and Open Water Experiments #1 Measuring non-intrusively free surface waves with motion capture systems Lomonaco, P. Wave Lab Data
Poster Session/Networking Integration and Demonstration of Marine Energy Models in Dynamic Stability Simulations Barajas-Ritchie, A., Cotilla-Sanchez, E., Bhattacharya, S. Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Session 4: Axial Flow Turbines Design of the Open-source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) to Advance Marine Energy IEC Standards Bichanich, M., Sedigh, P., Wosnik, M. Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Performance
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): Feasibility in US Waters and Potential for Multiple Applications at Sea and Onshore Copping, A., Farr, H., Rumple, C. OTEC
Poster Session/Networking Uncertainty analysis of commonly reported marine hydrokinetic performance metrics Beringer, C., Bosma, B., Robertson, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Poster Session/Networking Exploring the Feasibility of Co-Located Marine Renewable Energy Systems: A Mooring System and Economic Analysis in the North Carolina Coast Jamaleddin, N., Faria, V., de Queiroz, A. Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Poster Session/Networking Evaluation of Flow Features Responsible for Extreme Events at a Potential Ocean Current Energy Extraction Locations within the Gulf Stream DaSilva, M., DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J. Current
Session 6: Environmental, Social, and Economic Coupled LES and bed morphodynamics of a utility-scale vertical-axis MHK turbine under rigid- and mobile-bed conditions Anjiraki, M., Seyedzadeh, H., Aksen, M. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Poster Session/Networking Design and Experimental Testing of a Submerged Point Absorber Ali, R., Roach, A., Robertson, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Design of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Converter Testing McConnell, A., Robertson, B. Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Poster Session/Networking Lake Superior as a Suitable Testing Ground? Wave Resource Analysis to Inform Coastal Infrastructure WEC Design for Global Adaptation Bahr, G., Hill, C. Wave
Session 2: WEC Dynamics and Controls Sheltering effect of various wave energy converter archetypes in arrays Vitale, O., Haji, M. Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Attenuator Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific’s Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter Kimball, C., Husain, S., Keester, A. Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Poster Session/Networking Experimental Testing of a Submerged Wave Energy Converter: Power Take-Off Mooring Configuration Effect on Power Performance and Stability Ali, R., Roach, A., Robertson, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Introduction of a Full Bridge Converter with Maximum Power Point Tracking Control for Efficient Tidal Energy Harvesting Geon, E., Kini, R., Weicht, L. Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Poster Session/Networking WEC-Sim modeling of Laminar Scientific’s patented see-saw wave energy converter Kimball, C., Husain, S., Keester, A. Wave, Attenuator Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Session 4: Axial Flow Turbines Simulation of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine with Variable Buoyancy and Lifting Surfaces for Motion Control Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Substructure
Poster Session/Networking Dual Function Oscillating Water Column with Slotted Barrier and Bottom Plate: An Experimental Study Reyes, C., Walker, M., Huang, Z. Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Current, Riverine Modeling
Poster Session/Networking On the Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Vertical Axis MHK Turbine: Investigating Fish Trajectories via large-eddy simulation Seyedzadeh, H., Khosronejad, A., Sorisio, G. Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Effects of coatings on water intrusion and strain gauge durability in submerged fatigue conditions Lusty, A., Murdy, P. Lab Data Materials, Structural
Poster Session/Networking Towards Disruptive LCOE: Empirical Validation of a Surface-Piercing, Vertical-Axis, Variable-Pitch, Marine Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Hill, E., Schmid, J., Beninati, L. Current, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Performance
Poster Session/Networking A Double Loop Hypertwist Power Take-Off for Wave Energy Converters Williams, W., Baginski, H., Wagoner, B. Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Lab Data Power Take Off
Session 1: Laboratory and Open Water Experiments #1 Accelerating Hydraulic PTO Design and Validation through the HAWSEC Platform Heitmann, T., Cross, P., Pappas, K. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Poster Session/Networking Securing Marine Renewable Energy Systems: Understanding Cyber-Physical Threats and Evaluating Consequences via Hardware-in-the-Loop Fung, S., Nichols, C., Tang, Y. Current, Tidal
Session 4: Axial Flow Turbines Design Optimization of a Dual-Rotor Turbine for River Current Energy Conversion Walz, A., Hill, C., Niebuhr, C. Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Session 1: Laboratory and Open Water Experiments #1 Geometry Optimization of Cable-Based Actuation for Small-Scale Model Testing of a Floating Marine Turbine Sharma, A., Hall, M., Ross, H. Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
Poster Session/Networking Modelling Complex Blade Kinematics in Cross-Flow Turbine Simulations Kandukuri, R., Clay, T., Wiebe, R. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Evaluation of Flow Features Responsible for Extreme Events at a Potential Ocean Current Energy Extraction Location within the Gulf Stream DaSilva, M., DaVito, L., VanZwieten, J. Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Poster Session/Networking Using Vision-Based Wave Height Sensors to Estimate Ocean Wave Field Chen, Z., Li, P. Wave Lab Data, Modeling
Poster Session/Networking Introduction of a Full Bridge Converter with Maximum Power Point Tracking Control for Efficient Tidal Energy Harvesting Geon, E., Kini, R., Weicht, L. Current, Tidal Modeling Control
A Robust Optimal Control for Docking and Charging Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Powered by Wave Energy Subramanian, A., Zhou, K., Zou, S. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Poster Session/Networking Can Cambered Blades Help Cross-Flow Turbine Performance? Experimental Exploration of Turbine Performance and Blade Forces Athair, A., Consing, C., Chi, H. Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Effects of foil and trailing edge thickness on the performance of cross-flow turbines Dold, K., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Poster Session/Networking Modeling and Implementation of a Wave Energy Converter Emulator for Testing Multi-port Power Converters in a Marine DC Microgrid Haque, A., Pantic, Z., Husain, I. Wave Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Poster Session/Networking Effects of Strain Gauge Coatings on Water Intrusion in Submerged Composite Coupon Testing Lusty, A., Murdy, P. Lab Data Materials, Structural
Session 3: Deployment, Operations and Maintenance Strategies An Experimental Investigation of Textured Response Between Micropile Forming Grout and Synthetic Rock Flanagan, K., Gabr, M., Borden, R. Lab Data Materials, Structural, Substructure
Session 3: Deployment, Operations and Maintenance Strategies GIS Supported Optimal Site Selection for Coastal Structure Integrated Wave Energy Converters Hall, S., Peterson, K., Gjestvang, K. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter
Poster Session/Networking Bridging the Seas: A Review on Integrating Energy Storage with MRE Sources Singh, S., Singh, D., Luo, F. Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Grid Integration
Session 4: Axial Flow Turbines System Integration of an Instrumented Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Testbed Sedigh, P., Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M. Current, Tidal Structural, Substructure
Poster Session/Networking The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota: 86 years of hydraulic modeling and simulation research Marr, J., Guala, M., Shen, L. Current Lab Data
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