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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
Status of the VIVACE Converter: Current and wave energy harvester using fluid structure interaction and fish-bioinspired control Bernitsas, M.; Liapis, S.; Sadiq, S.; et al. Presentation Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Time-delay closed-loop control of an infinitely variable transmission system for tidal current energy converters Li, G.; Zhu, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Control
Wave Energy Converter’s Slack and Stiff Connection: Study of Absorbed Power in Irregular Waves Potapenko, T.; Burchell, J.; Eriksson, S.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Comparative Study of Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter Performance: A Case Study for Southern Coasts of the Caspian Sea Amini, E.; Asadi, R.; Golbaz, D.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
Comparisons between Flood and Ebb Performance of PLAT-I in Nova Scotia Jeffcoate, P.; Burden, C.; Cresswell, N.; et al. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Performance
Assessment of a Tidal Lagoon Test-Bed using Aerial Drone Photogrammetry Schmitt, P.; Lieber, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics
Design and Analysis of a Mooring System for a Wave Energy Converter Depalo, F.; Wang, S.; Xu, S.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Integration of Wave Power Farms into Power Systems of the Adriatic Islands: Technical Possibilities and Cross-Cutting Aspects Sljivac, D.; Temiz, I.; Nakomcic-Smaragdakis, B.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Tidal Energy in Australia: Assessing Resource and Feasibility in Australia’s Future Energy Mix Penesis, I.; Hemer, M.; Cossu, R.; et al. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration
Power Take-Off and Energy Storage System Static Modeling and Sizing for Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter to Support Ocean Sensing Applications Zhou, X.; Abdelkhalik, O.; Weaver, W. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Ocean Energy Villate, J.; Ruiz-Minguela, P.; Berque, J.; et al. Report Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Reducing mooring and cable costs through assessment of corrosion, wear, fatigue, and VIV in turbulent tidal flows – Final Report Baron, A.; Turner, A.; Steinke, D. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Mooring
Methodology for creating nonaxisymmetric WECs to screen mooring designs using a Morison Equation approach Bull, D.; Jacob, P. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Field test study and quasi-static analysis of global characteristics and survivability of a wave energy converter test platform mooring system Lou, J.; Yim, S.; Baker, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data Mooring
Italian wave energy: state of the art and challenges of exiting full scale pilots Contestabile, P.; Mattiazzo, G.; Romolo, A.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Field Data Performance, Power Take Off
Research of Power Take-off System for “Sharp Eagle II” Wave Energy Converter Ya, Y.; Wang, K.; You, Y.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Shore-line Wave Energy Converter with Mechanical Gear Motion Rectifier Pendar, M.; Sarjan, H. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Analysis of the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Oyster Wave Energy Converter Using Star-CCM+ Yuan, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhou, B.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Weptos Wave Energy Converters to Cover the Energy Needs of a Small Island Margheritini, L.; Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Field Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Point Absorber Wave Energy Harvesters: A Review of Recent Developments Al Shami, E.; Zhang, R.; Wang, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Statistical analysis of power output from a single heaving buoy WEC for different sea states Savin, A.; Temiz, I.; Strömstedt, E.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Field Performance Testing of a Floating Tidal Energy Platform-Part 2: Load Performance Jeffcoate, P.; Cresswell, N. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Mooring
Comparison of Mooring Solutions and Array Systems for Point Absorbing Wave Energy Devices Ringsberg, J.; Jansson, H.; Yang, S.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
The Effect of Control Strategy on Tidal Stream Turbine Performance in Laboratory and Field Experiments Frost, C. ; Benson, I.; Jeffcoate, P.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Lab Data Control, Performance
Analysis of mooring line failure in real sea conditions Marina, D.; Torre-Enciso, Y. ; Ajuria, O.; et al. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data, Test Center Materials, Mooring
Development and Field Testing of PTO Control Strategies for Two Body Flexibly Connected WECs Rosenberg, B.; Mundon, T.; Cavagnaro, R.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Power Take Off
Effect of the PTO damping force on the wave pressures on a 2-D wave energy converter Zhao, X.; Ning, D.; Göteman, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Turbulence Measurements from Compliant Moorings. Part II: Motion Correction Kilcher, L.; Thomson, J.; Harding, S.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Turbulence Measurements from Compliant Moorings. Part I: Motion Characterization Harding, S.; Kilcher, L.; Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Mooring
A new maximum power point tracking algorithm for ocean wave energy converters Lettenmaier, T.; von Jouanne, A.; Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance
Biofouling on mooring lines and power cables used in wave energy converter systems—Analysis of fatigue life and energy performance Shun-Han Yang, Jonas W. Ringsberg, Erland Johnson, Zhiqiang Hu Journal Article Wave Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Mooring, Performance
A numerical analysis of several wave energy converter arrays deployed in the Black Sea Erselcan, I.; Kükner, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Experimental Evaluation of IRWEC1, a Novel Offshore Wave Energy Converter Alamian, R.; Shafaghat, R.; Farhadi, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Lab Data, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Tidal and River Energy Converter Debris Impact Load and Cable Snag Risk Quantification Wilson, C. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
WEC and support bridge control structural dynamic interaction analysis Wilson, D.; Bacelli, G.; Coe, R.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Control, Structural
On Peak Mooring Loads and the Influence of Environmental Conditions for Marine Energy Converters Harnois, V.; Thies, P.; Johanning, L. Journal Article Wave Field Data Mooring
Advanced Energy Harvesting Control Schemes for Marine Renewable Energy Devices McEntee, J.; Polagye, B.; Fabien, B.; et al. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data, Lab Data Control
Performance Comparison of Marine Renewable Energy Converter Mooring Lines Subjected to Real Sea and Accelerated Loads Rodriguez, A.; Weller, S.; Cañedo, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Acoustics, Mooring
Fatigue reliability and calibration of fatigue design factors of wave energy converters Ambühl, S.; Ferri, F.; Kofoed, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Control, Structural
Technico-economical analysis of a hybrid wave power-air compression storage system Hernandez-Torres, D.; Bridier, L.; David, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration
State of the Art and Future Outlook of Integrating Wave and Tidal Energy Mundon, T.; Goldsmith, J. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Real time wave prediction for WEC control system optimization using a dynamic neural network Fernandez, H.; Vousdoukas, M.; Schimmels, S.; et al. Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Performance
The influence of load history on synthetic rope response Weller, S.; Davies, P.; Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data Mooring
Predictability of the power output of three wave energy technologies in the Danish North Sea Fernandez-Chozas, J.; Jensen, N.; Sorensen, H.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Attenuator Field Data Grid Integration, Performance
Wave power extraction by arbitrary arrays of non-diffracting oscillating water columns Nihous, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Fatigue life prediction of mooring chains for a floating tidal current power station Jing, F.; Zhang, F.; Yang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Materials, Mooring
Direct drive in wave energy conversion — AWS full scale prototype case study Prado, M.; Polinder, H. Conference Paper Wave, Pressure Differential Field Data, Full Scale Power Take Off
Reserve Requirement Impacts of Large-Scale Integration of Wind, Solar, and Ocean Wave Power Generation Halamay, D.; Brekken, T.; Simmons, A.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration
Extreme Ocean Wave Conditions for Northern California Wave Energy Conversion Device Berg, J. Report Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Mooring
Offshore underwater substation for wave energy converter arrays Rahm, M.; Boström, C.; Svensson, O.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data Grid Integration

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