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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Device
Performance assessment of a two-body wave energy converter based on the Persian Gulf wave climate Mahmoodi, K., Ghassemi, H., Razminia, A. Journal Article Wave Performance
Perspectives for harnessing the energetic persistent high swells reaching the coast of Chile Mazzaretto, O., Lucero, F., Besio, G. Journal Article Wave Field Data Performance
On the potential of linked-basin tidal power plants: An operational and coastal modelling assessment Angeloudis, A., Kramer, S., Hawkins, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A multi-criteria approach for selection of wave energy converter/location Kamranzad, B., Hadadpour, S. Journal Article Wave Performance
Influence of Time and Frequency Domain Wave Forcing on the Power Estimation of a Wave Energy Converter Array Rollano, F., Tran, T., Yu, Y. Journal Article Wave Performance
The performance of the three-float M4 wave energy converter off Albany, on the south coast of western Australia, compared to Orkney (EMEC) in the U.K. Santo, H., Taylor, P. , Stansby, P. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance
Power Production Performance of Different Wave Energy Converters in the Southwestern Black Sea Majidi, A., Bingolbali, B., Akpinar, A. Journal Article Wave Performance
A parallel evaluation of the wind and wave energy resources along the Latin American and European coastal environments Rusu, E., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Harvesting ocean energy with a small-scale tidal-current turbine and fish aggregating device in the Indonesian Archipelagos Mutsuda, H., Rahmawati, S., Taniguchi, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimal planning and design of run-of-river hydroelectric power projects Ibrahim, M., Imam, Y., Ghanem, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Combining random forests and physics-based models to forecast the electricity generated by ocean waves: A case study of the Mutriku wave farm Serras, P., Ibarra-Berastegi, G., Sáenz, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modeling analysis of the swell and wind-sea climate in the Salish Sea Yang, Z., García-Medina, G., Wu, W. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Uncertainty quantification in tidal energy resource assessment Kreimair, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Potential and analysis of an osmotic power plant in the Magdalena River using experimental field-data Salamanca, J., Alvarez-Silva, O., Tadeo, F. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Full Scale Performance
Wind and wave energy resources assessment around the Yangtze River Delta Dong, S., Gong, Y., Wang, Z. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Performance
Consistency of wave power at a location in the coastal waters of central eastern Arabian Sea Amrutha, M., Kumar, V., Bhaskaran, H. Journal Article Wave Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave farm planning through high-resolution resource and performance characterization Carballo, R., Arean, N., Álvarez, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Rotor Loading Characteristics of a Full-Scale Tidal Turbine Harrold, H. , Ouro, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Currents Energy Resource Characterization for Morocco Hazim, S., El Ouatouati, A. , Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
Modelling and experimentation of heat exchangers for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion during transient operation Dijoux, A., Sinama, F., Marc, O. Journal Article OTEC, Closed Cycle Field Data, Modeling Performance
Estimating the optimum size of a tidal array at a multi-inlet system considering environmental and performance constraints Gonzalez-Gorbena, E., Pacheco, A., Plomaritis, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Marine renewable energy potential: A global perspective for offshore wind and wave exploitation Weiss, C., Guanche, R., Ondiviela, B. Journal Article Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Numerical evaluation of the power output of an oscillating water column wave energy converter installed in the southern Brazilian coast Lisboa, R., Teixeira, P., Torres, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Classification systems for wave energy resources and WEC technologies Neary, V., Coe, R., Cruz, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Current Energy Converters to Power a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Leijon, J., Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Field Data Performance
A comparative study on wave prediction for WECs Coe, R., Bacelli, G., Cho, H. Report Wave Control, Performance
Deployment of a floating tidal energy plant in the Marsdiep inlet: resource assessment, environmental characterization and power output Ponsoni, L., Nichols, C., Buatois, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Parametric study of a wave energy converter (Searaser) for Caspian Sea Babajani, A., Jafari, M., Hafezisefat, P. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave energy resource variation off the west coast of Ireland and its impact on realistic wave energy converters’ power absorption Penalba, M., Ulazia, A., Ibarra-Berastegui, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance
Tidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems Ward, S., Robins, P., Lewis, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Coastal Defence Integrating Wave-Energy-Based Desalination: A Case Study in Madagascar Contestabile, P., Vicinanza, D. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Salinity Gradient Field Data, Full Scale Performance
Wave power technologies for the Mediterranean offshore: Scaling and performance analysis Bozzi, S., Besio, G., Passoni, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Power production assessment for wave energy converters: Overcoming the perils of the power matrix Mérigaud, A., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance
OWC WEC integrated within a breakwater versus isolated: Experimental and numerical theoretical study Howe, D., Nader, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Assessing the effectiveness of a global optimum strategy within a tidal farm for power maximization Lo Brutto, O., Guillou, S., Thiébot, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal resource and interactions between multiple channels in the Goto Islands, Japan Waldman, S., Yamaguchi, S., O'Hara Murray, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave energy potential along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea Alamian, R., Shafaghat, R., Hosseini, S. Journal Article Wave Field Data Performance
Idealized design parameters of Wave Energy Converters in a range of ocean wave climates Illesinghe, S., Manasseh, R., Dargaville, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance
A surrogate-model assisted approach for optimising the size of tidal turbine arrays Culley, D., Funke, S. , Kramer, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
An empirical evaluation of the sea depth effects for various wave characteristics on the performance of a point absorber wave energy converter Alamian, R., Shafaghat, R., Shadloo, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Parametric analysis of three dimensional flow models applied to tidal energy sites in Scotland Rahman, A., Venugopal, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave energy worldwide: Simulating wave farms, forecasting, and calculating reserves Reikard, G., Robertson, B., Bidlot, J. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Rotational speed control and electrical rated power of an oscillating-water-column wave energy converter Falcao, A., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A small scale Pressure Retarded Osmosis power plant: dynamics of the brackish effluent discharge along the coast Stancanelli, L., Musumeci, R., Cavallaro, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal stream resource assessment in the Dover Strait (eastern English Channel) Thiébaut, M., Sentchev, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Performance characterization of a cross-flow hydrokinetic turbine in sheared inflow Forbrush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Towards a practical resource assessment of the extractable energy in the Agulhas ocean current Meyer, I., Van Niekerk, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Performance
A semi-analytic method to optimize tidal farm layouts – Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France Brutto, O., Thiébot, J., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The influence of waves on the tidal kinetic energy resource at a tidal stream energy site Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance

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