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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
What are the UK power system benefits from deployments of wave and tidal stream generation? Pennock, S.; Jeffrey, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Performance variations of wave energy converters due to global long-term wave period change (1900–2010) Ulazia, A.; Saenz-Aguirre, A.; Ibarra-Berastegui, G.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Co-enhancements of several design parameters of an archimedes spiral turbine for hydrokinetic energy conversion Badawy, Y.; Nawar, M.; Attai, Y.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Archimedes Screw, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance investigations of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine rotor with different system and operating parameters Kamal, M.; Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Dynamic modeling of the motions of variable-shape wave energy converters Shabara, M.; Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave energy conversion energizing offshore aquaculture: Prospects along the Portuguese coastline Clemente, D.; Rosa-Santos, P.; Ferradosa, T.; et al. Journal Article Wave Performance
A systematic approach for designing a highly efficient linear electrical generator for harvesting oceanic wave energy Molla, S.; Farrok, O.; Islam, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Power Take Off, Structural
Representative linearised models for a wave energy converter using various levels of force excitation Farajvand, M.; Garcia-Violini, D.; Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental investigation on the wave-oscillating buoy interaction and wave run-up on the buoy Yu, T.; Li, T.; Shi, H.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Industrial scale thin-film composite membrane modules for salinity-gradient energy harvesting through pressure retarded osmosis Low, J.; Zhang, J.; Li, W.; et al. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Lab Data Materials, Performance
Development and validation of an AI-Driven model for the La Rance tidal barrage: A generalisable case study Moreira, T.; de Faria Jr., J.; Vaz-de-Melo, P.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
The power balancing benefits of wave energy converters in offshore wind-wave farms with energy storage Kluger, J.; Haji, M.; Slocum, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
A numerical-experimental study on the hydrodynamic performance of a U-OWC wave energy converter Carlo, L.; Iuppa, C.; Faraci, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Conceptualization and dynamic response of an integrated system with a semi-submersible floating wind turbine and two types of wave energy converters Zhang, H.; Zhang, N.; Cao, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Attenuator Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Uncertainty estimation in wave energy systems with applications in robust energy maximising control Farajvand, M.; Grazioso, V.; Garcia-Violini, D.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Numerical investigation on the performance of an innovative Airfoil-Bladed Savonius Hydrokinetic Turbine (ABSHKT) with deflector Chaudhari, V.; Shah, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions for Vertical-Axis Turbines Dorge, C.; Bibeau, E. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
A novel spiral wound module design for harvesting salinity gradient energy using pressure retarded osmosis Abdelkader, B.; Navas, D.; Sharqawy, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
A review of geographic information system (GIS) and techno economic (TE) software tools for renewable energy and methodology to develop a coupled GIS-TE software tool for marine renewable energy (MRE) O’Connell, R.; Murphy, J.; McAuliffe, F.; et al. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Modeling
Analyzing wave energy potential near Essaouira coast in Morocco El hou, M.; Gadouali, F.; Semane, N.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Design and on-site implementation of an off-grid marine current powered hydrogen production system Liu, H.; Ren, H.; Gu, Y.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Towards cost-effective osmotic power harnessing: Mass exchanger network synthesis for multi-stream pressure-retarded osmosis systems Xu, J.; Liang, Y.; Luo, X. ; et al. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Substructure
Thermodynamic analysis and turbine design of a 100 kW OTEC-ORC with binary non-azeotropic working fluid Ma, Q.; Gao, Z.; Huang, J.; et al. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Experimental investigation on an OWC wave energy converter integrated into a floating offshore wind turbine Zhou, Y.; Ning, D.; Chen, L.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance
Energy capture optimization of heave oscillating buoy wave energy converter based on model predictive control Liang, H.; Qiao, D.; Wang, X.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Validation of a CFD model for wave energy system dynamics in extreme waves Katsidoniotaki, E.; Shahroozi, Z.; Eskilsson, C.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Numerical and experimental studies on a self-protected energy concentrator for water waves Zhang, Z.; He, G.; Liu, S.; et al. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control, Structural
Induction study of a horizontal axis tidal turbine: Analytical models compared with experimental results Jouenne, L.; Druault, P.; Krawczynski, J.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modelling of oscillating foil propulsors in waves Lopes, D.; Vaz, G.; Falcao de Campos, J.; et al. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics
Dynamic performance of a fluidic diode subjected to periodic flow Doddamani, H.; Samad, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Evaluating energy loss with the entropy production theory: A case study of a micro horizontal axis river ducted turbine Wang, X.; Yan, Y.; Wang, W.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An automatic parallel scheme to design an augmented hydrokinetic river turbine using a simulation-based optimization approach Dorella, J.; Volpe, N.; Storti, B.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Structural
Research Progress and Prospect of Wave Attenuation Performance and Integration of Wave-Energy Converter of Floating Breakwater Sun, B.; Zhang, H.; Li, C.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Model-scale experiments of passive pitch control for tidal turbines Gambuzza, S.; Pisetta, G.; Davey, T.; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Objective Functions and Performance Optimization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Cycle with CO2-Based Binary Zeotropic Mixture Power Cycle Shi, W.; Sun, Y.; Pan, L.; et al. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Materials, Performance
Contribution to the study of electromagnetic gears for renewable energy applications Diab, H. Thesis Current, Tidal, Wave Power Take Off, Substructure
A Review of Power Co-Generation Technologies from Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Ayub, M.; Hamza, A.; Aggidis, G.; et al. Journal Article Wave Hybrid Devices
Modelling and Optimization of Wave Energy Converters Ning, D.; Ding, B.; Guo, B.; et al. Book Wave Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Characteristics of wave energy resources on coastal waters of northeast Taiwan Chen, Y-L.; Lin, C.; Chen, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data
Thermodynamic and exergoeconomic optimization of a novel cooling, desalination and power multigeneration system based on ocean thermal energy Geng, D.; Gao, X. Journal Article OTEC, Open-Cycle Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Power output estimation of a two-body hinged raft wave energy converter using HF radar measured representative sea states at Wave Hub in the UK Wang, D.; Jin, S.; Hann, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Field Data, Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
A sliding mode control for wave energy converters in presence of unknown noise and nonlinearities Zou, S.; Song, J.; Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Thermodynamic performance of a radial-inflow turbine for ocean thermal energy conversion using ammonia Zhang, C.; Wu, Z.; Wang, J.; et al. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Numerical study on a hybrid WEC of the Backward Bent Duct Buoy and Point Absorber Jalani, M.; Saad, M.; Samion, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
A designed two-body hinged raft wave energy converter: From experimental study to annual power prediction for the EMEC site using WEC-Sim Jin, S.; Wang, D.; Hann, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Backwater assessment for the energy conversion through hydrokinetic turbines in subcritical prismatic canals Cacciali, L.; Battisti, L.; Dell’Anna, S. Journal Article Current Modeling
A review of energy extraction from wind and ocean: Technologies, merits, efficiencies, and cost Rehman, S.; Alhems, L.; Alam, M.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Performance
Parametric study on the short-term extreme mooring tension of nylon rope for a point absorber Xu, S.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Mooring
Optimal sizing design and integrated cost-benefit assessment of stand-alone microgrid system with different energy storage employing chameleon swarm algorithm: A rural case in Northeast China Zhou, J.; Xu, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices, Structural
Selecting suitable wave energy technology for sustainable development, an MCDM approach Nasrollahi, S.; Kazemi, A.; Jahangir, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance

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