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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
Array modeling and testing of fixed OWC type Wave Energy Converters Brekken, T., Lomonaco, P., DuPont, B. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Novel Concept of Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Converter Device Rezanejad, K., Guedes Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal stream energy resource characterization in the Salish Sea Yang, Z., Wang, T., Branch, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and analytical investigation on hydrodynamic performance of the comb-type breakwater-wave energy converter system with a flange Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Li, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Strain gauge measurements on a full scale tidal turbine blade Lake, T., Hughes, J., Togneri, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Structural
Sandwich-like Triboelectric Nanogenerators Integrated Self-Powered Buoy for Navigation Safety Wang, H., Fan, Z., Zhao, T. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Substructure
Wave resource characterization at regional and nearshore scales for the U.S. Alaska coast based on a 32-year high-resolution hindcast García-Medina, G., Yang, Z. , Wu, W-C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource Lewis, M., Murray, R., Fredriksson, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Tidal range resource of Australia Neill, S., Hemer, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Numerical evaluation of a two-body point absorber wave energy converter with a tuned inerter Asai, T., Sugiura, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Full Scale Control, Performance
Control-informed ballast and geometric optimisation of a three-body hinge-barge wave energy converter using two-layer optimisation Wang, L., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance, Structural
Synergy analysis for ion selectivity in nanofluidic salinity gradient energy harvesting Long, R., Li, M., Chen, X. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Geometry assessment of a sloped type wave energy converter Giannini, G., Lopez, M., Ramos, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling Structural
Wave energy in the UK: Status review and future perspectives Jin, S., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave
Design and optimization investigation on hydraulic transmission and energy storage system for a floating-array-buoys wave energy converter Sun, P., Li, Q., He, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Counterweight-pendulum energy harvester with reduced resonance frequency for unmanned surface vehicles Graves, J., Kuang, Y., Zhu, M. Journal Article Wave Lab Data
Numerical modelling of wave run-up heights and loads on heaving buoy wave energy converter under the influence of regular waves Yu, T., Tang, Y., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Optimisation of renewable energy powered reverse osmosis desalination systems: A state-of-the-art review Okampo, E., Nwulu, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
Wave energy resources assessment for the multi-modal sea state of Hawaii Li, N., García-Medina, G., Cheung, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Optimisation of wave-power arrays without prescribed geometry over incident wave angle McGuinness, J., Thomas, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Mooring-Configurations Induced Decay Motions of a Buoy Jiang, C., Moctar, O., Schellin, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
A Procedure to Calculate First-Order Wave-Structure Interaction Loads in Wave Farms and Other Multi-Body Structures Subjected to Inhomogeneous Waves Rodrigues, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Hardware-in-the-loop development of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter using inertia emulation Berriel, R., Shadman, M., Wu, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modeling Task 10.4: Numerical Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Bingham, H., Yu, Y-H., Nielsen, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Policy and Innovation Group UK Ocean Energy UK Review 2020 Talukdar, S., Jeffrey, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Performance analysis of a raft-type wave energy converter with a torsion bi-stable mechanism Shi, Q., Xu, D., Zhang, H. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Wave energy assessment under climate change through artificial intelligence Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling
GIS-linked tidal range energy resource assessment Baig, M., Uddin, Z., Insaf, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Physical Modelling of the Effect on the Wave Field of the WaveCat Wave Energy Converter Allen, J., Iglesias, G., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Nearshore wave energy resource characterization along the East Coast of the United States Ahn, S., Neary, V., Allahdadi, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Experimental comparison of blade pitch and speed control strategies for horizontal-axis current turbines Van Ness, K., Hill, C., Burnett, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Water-energy nexus: desalination technologies and renewable energy sources Panagopoulos, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
OES Anual Report 2020 Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Wave energy resource characterization employing joint distributions in frequency-direction-time domain Ahn, S., Neary, V. Journal Article Wave Field Data
Rotor blade imbalance fault detection for variable-speed marine current turbines via generator power signal analysis Freeman, B., Tang, Y., Huang, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Structural
Performance Characteristics of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine with Tidal Current Interaction Hannan, M., Ahmed, Y., Zaid, N. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
High-order sliding mode control of a doubly salient permanent magnet machine driving marine current turbine Chen, H., Tang, S., Han, J. Journal Article Current Control
A radial-grouping-based planning method for electrical collector systems in tidal current generation farms Ren, Z., Li, H., Xu, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The impact of turbulence and turbine operating condition on the wakes of tidal turbines Ebdon, T., Allmark, M., O'Doherty, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Kelp Energy Products and Marine Renewable Energy for Coastal Alaska Communities Rinker, M., Airhart, K., Anderson, D. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of wave energy converters based on dielectric elastomer generators Moretti, G., Scialo, A., Malara, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Substructure
3D Simulation with Flow-Induced Rotation for Non-Deformable Tidal Turbines Robin, I., Bennis, A., Dauvin, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Imbalance Fault Classification Based on VMD Denoising and S-LDA for Variable-Speed Marine Current Turbine Wei, J., Xie, T., Shi, M. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Ocean Energy Key Trends and Statistics 2020 Collombet, R. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Full Scale, Scale Device
Erosion mapping of through-thickness toughened powder epoxy gradient glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) plates for tidal turbine blades Hassan, E., Zekos, I., Jannson, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Design model of linear generator on marine current power plant based on pneumatic system Kusuma, I., Semin, Zaman, M. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Wave Propagation Studies in Numerical Wave Tanks with Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Chakraborty, S., Balachandran, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine current energy assessment and the hydrodynamic design of the hydrokinetic turbine for the Moroccan Mediterranean Coast Hazim, S., Salih, A., Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling
Proof of Concept of a Breakwater-Integrated Hybrid Wave Energy Converter Using a Composite Modelling Approach Koutrouveli, T., Di Lauro, E., das Neves, L. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Mooring Analysis of a Floating OWC Wave Energy Converter Pols, A., Gubesch, E., Abdussamie, N. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring

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