UMERC+METS 2022 Conference

The University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) and the Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) will jointly sponsor a marine energy research conference in Portland OR, September 13th-14th 2022. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC) on September 14th-15th 2022, which also provides an opportunity to meet with marine energy developers and stakeholders.

These sessions will provide a venue where technical experts can present marine energy research that helps accelerate the pace of sustainable technology development. We particularly encourage students and early career researchers to present their work.

For more information, and to submit abstracts, please register for an Ex Ordo account here.

Event Documents

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

Title Author Date Technology Collection Method Application
1st Annual UMERC Summit Report University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC), Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (POET)
A Framework for Wave-to-Wire Simulation of Wave Energy Converter for Autonomy Underwater Vehicle Recharging Chen, M., Vivekanandan, R., Rusch, C. Wave Modeling Performance
A Framework for Wave-to-Wire Simulation of Wave Energy Converters for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Recharging Chen, M., Vivekanandan, R., Rusch, C. Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Grid-Based Interpolation Procedure for Turbulence Analysis in Riverine Settings Duvoy, P., Brown, E., Kasper, J. Current, Riverine Modeling
A Preliminary Study of Different Wave Energy Converter Architypes Utilized for Power Blue Economy Applications McNally, J., Baca, E., Tran, T. Wave Modeling, Scale Device Performance
A Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor for Marine Energy Devices Williams, W., Gabr, M., Shariar, A. Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
A wave-powered water pump to promote growth in macroalgae aquaculture Kimball, C., Wosnik, M., Swift, R. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Assessing the Risk of Hurricane Damage to Marine Hydrokinetic Devices Faria, V., Jamaleddin, N., deQueiroz, A. Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Capturing Lessons Learned as the U.S. Marine Energy Industry Advances Farr, H., Gunda, T., Copping, A. Current, Tidal, Wave
Chaotic Behavior of a Pendulum WEC in Irregular Seas Brekken, T., Dizon, C., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Coupled Fluid Structure Interaction Simulation on a Horizontal Tidal Current Turbine Kim, D., Gunawan, B. Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Debris risks and mitigation strategies for hydrokinetic turbines Gunawan, B., Papanicolaou, A., Hill, C. Current, Riverine
Deployment of Thermoplastic Composite Marine Current Turbine Blades in the East River, New York Beach, R., Murray, R., Bharath, A. Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Design and Modeling of the Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Beringer, C., Robertson, B., Bosma, B. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Design and testing of an open-source tidal energy converter to advance Marine Energy IEC standards Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M., Neary, V. Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technologies (DEEC-Tec) for Marine Renewable Energy Boren, B., Mendoza, N., Niffenegger, J. Wave Modeling Structural
Effects of surface roughness on performance of a helical cross-flow turbine made with electron beam melting (EBM) 3D-printed titanium blades Marone, N., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Materials, Performance
Evaluation of driveline nonlinearities for an experimental Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter Hartman, A., Polagye, B. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data Control, Hydrodynamics
Experimental comparison of passive blade pitch control strategies for marine current turbines Van Ness, K., Tully, Z., Aliseda, A. Current, Tidal Lab Data Control
Exploring wave energy to support the sovereign interests of the Makah Tribe Dillon, T., Polagye, B., Kennard, H. Wave Modeling
Field Testing of BladeRunner Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Arango, M., Kasper, J. Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Field Testing of Water Horse Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Finite element analysis and wear prediction of polyurethane-steel tension member belt for wave energy Abdellatef, M., Clark, J., Kojimoto, N. Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Flow State Estimation and Optimal Control for Autonomous Underwater Docking Vivekanandan, R., Chang, D., Hollinger, G. Wave, Attenuator Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Framework for Revenue Analysis of Regional Electricity Markets in the United States Torre, P., Noor, S., Gonzalez, N. Wave
Geospatial Analysis of Technical U.S. Wave Power Potential Robertson, B., Zou, S., Paudel, S. Wave Modeling
Hexagonal Distributed Embedded Energy Converters (HexDEECs) Niffenegger, J., Boren, B., Mendoza, N. Wave Modeling Array Effects, Performance
High-torque low-speed test stand for current energy converter generator testing Bond, B., Loeffler, B. Current Lab Data Performance
Hydrodynamic Characterization of Pitching Wave Energy Converters Lee, M., Resing, H., Nelson, W. Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Implementation of the Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit McWilliams, S., Jones, C., Roberts, J. Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
In-Situ Performance and Load Measurements for a Grid Connected Tidal Energy Conversion System Wosnik, M., O'Byrne, P., Bichanich, M. Current, Tidal Field Data Performance
INORE Panel: Marine Renewable Energy Career Development & Current Barriers Mi, J.
Integrated Combined Energy Box McGilton, B., Nakhai, A. Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Integration and Demonstration of Marine Energy Models with Microgrid Software Barajas-Ritchie, A., Jackson, D., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Current, Wave Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Internal Reaction Mass Taxonomy and Narrow Down Study Kenny, C., McNally, J. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Layout and Design Considerations for a Confinement-Exploiting Array of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Terry, B., Hunt, A. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Array Effects
Lessons Learned in Developing a Lightweight Wave Powered Desalination System Williams, W., Mackey, L., File, A. Wave Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Kelp Aquaculture: Opportunities for Marine Energy Rose, D., Ertsgaard, E.
MHK Wake flow field and power generation predictions using physics-informed convolutional neural networks Zhang, Z., Khosronejad, A. Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Mini-DAQ: A lightweight, low-cost, high resolution, data acquisition system for wave energy converter testing [Presentation] Bosma, B., Coe, R., Bacelli, G. Wave Lab Data Control, Hydrodynamics
Modeling and predicting Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter system behavior using dynamic mode decomposition Lydon, B., Polagye, B., Brunton, S. Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Modeling the Effects of Surface Waves on Power Generation of Cross-Flow Turbines Hartke, S., Pujara, N., Franck, J. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Multi-Physics Modeling of Ocean Wave Energy Converters Kim, I., Brekken, T., Yim, S. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Nearshore wave resources and wave climate analysis at American Samoa Medina, G., Yang, Z., Li, N. Wave Modeling
New features of the WEC-Sim V5.0 Release Ruehl, K., Forbush, D., Ogden, D. Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Numerical Model Development for “PIP” – a Pitching, Self-Reacting WEC Wynn, N., Ogden, D., van Rij, J. Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical Modeling of a Small-Scale Wave Energy Converter with Inflation Geometry Control Kelly, M., Boerner, T., Alam, R. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance
Ocean Testing of Hydrokinetic Turbines Schurtenberger, W. Current, Tidal, Ocean Current Field Data Performance, Structural
On the Development of a Harmonic Balance Model for Wave Energy Converter Arrays Penalba, M., Zou, S., Pena-Sanchez, Y. Wave Modeling Array Effects
Open Water Data Acquisition on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
OpenFAST for Marine Turbines: Development of an Open-Source Modeling Tool Ross, H., Tran, T., Platt, A. Current Modeling
Operation of a tidal turbine from a moored vessel in Agate Pass, WA Bassett, C. Current, Tidal Field Data Acoustics, Performance
Optimization of Intracycle Velocity Control for Cross Flow Turbines Athair, A., Scherl, I., Snortland, A. Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
Performance Assessment of Large-Scale WECs Array with the Consideration of Disturbed Wave Field Robertson, B., Zou, S., Mundon, T. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Performance of a cross-flow turbine array at high confinement Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Power Quality and Flicker of a Grid-Connected Wave Energy Converter via Hybrid Simulation Boller, M., Brekken, T., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Wave Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Power Take Off
Recent Progress in Subcomponent Validation of Composite Joints for the Marine Energy Advanced Materials Project Murdy, P. Current, Wave Lab Data, Full Scale Materials, Structural
Resource Assessment Upsampling Mankle, H., DuPont, B., Robertson, B. Wave Modeling
Shared Anchoring of Marine Renewable Energy Devices Utilizing Monopiles Jamaleddin, N., Gabr, M., Borden, R. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Substructure
Simulations of Dual Cross-Flow Turbines under High Confinement Franck, J., Dave, M. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
SPH model of a sea wave powered UUV docking station Zago, V., Derakhti, M., Rusch, C. Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Status of the VIVACE Converter: Current and wave energy harvester using fluid structure interaction and fish-bioinspired control Bernitsas, M., Liapis, S., Sadiq, S. Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Submerged Wave Energy Converters: Subsurface wave energy resources and review of device archetypes Roach, A., Meek, M., Robertson, B. Wave Modeling Performance
Techno-economic Modeling of Marine Energy Systems with the System Advisor Model Baca, E. Wave Modeling Performance
The Economic and Energy Feasibility of Installing Wave Energy Converters in Yakutat, AK Bond, B., Kasper, J., Loeffler, B. Wave Modeling
The Influence of a Slack Current Threshold on Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Ruhl, C., Neary, V., Banerjee, A. Current, Tidal Modeling
The Influence of Cycle-to-Cycle Variation on Cross-Flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Scherl, I., Williams, O. Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Thermoelectric Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: A Computational Optimization Yu, J., Asthagiri, A. OTEC, Hybrid-Cycle Modeling Performance, Structural
Towards a Unified Framework for WEC Numerical Modeling Ogden, D., Quinton, Z., Lambert, D. Wave Modeling Performance
Turbulence Modeling to Support Tidal Energy Resource Characterization in the Western Passage, USA Yang, Z., Deb, M., Wang, T. Current, Tidal Modeling
Up Sampling Hydrokinetic Resource Data to Model Electrical Output from a CEC Browning, E., Kasper, J., Cicilio, P. Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Using marine energy in oyster farming operations: an assessment of opportunities Briggs, C., Grear, M. Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Value Metrics and Global Impact Potential of Wave Energy McCabe, R., Haji, M. Wave
WEC-UUV: successes and lessons learned from sea trials Rusch, C., Chen, M., Hammagren, E. Wave, Attenuator Field Data Performance
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