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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
Parametric study and optimization of a two-body wave energy converter Bao, X.; Xiao, W.; Li, S.; et al. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural, Substructure
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
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Multibody Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves Poguluri, S.; Kim, D.; Bae, Y. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
State of the Sector 2021: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales 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
A mixed-integer programming methodology to design tidal current farms integrating both cost and benefits: A case study in the Chacao Channel, Chile Aguayo, M.; Fierro, P.; De la Fuente, R.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Enhanced energy recovery using a cascaded reverse electrodialysis stack for salinity gradient power generation Nam, J-Y.; Jwa, E.; Eom, H.; et al. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Performance
Latching control of a raft-type wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off system Liu, C.; Hu, M.; Zhao, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Uncertainty in Wave Basin Testing of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Judge, F.; Lyden, E.; O'Shea, M.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Optimisation of ocean-powered turbines for seawater desalination Khanjanpour, M. Thesis Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power maximising control of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter Gu, Y.; Ding, B.; Sergiienko, N.; et al. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
High-resolution numerical survey of potential sites for tidal energy extraction along coastline of China under sea-level-rise condition Jiang, C.; Kang, Y.; Qu, K.; et al. Journal Article Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influence of platform design and power take-off characteristics on the performance of the E-Motions wave energy converter Clemente, D.; Rosa-Santos, P.; Taveira-Pinto, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Hydrodynamic performances of wave energy converter arrays in front of a vertical wall Kara, F. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
A comprehensive review of nonlinear oscillators in hydrokinetic energy harnessing using flow-induced vibrations Lv, Y.; Sun, L.; Bernitsas, M.; et al. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Remote Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Ocean Current Energy Hydraulic Transmission and Control Power Generation System Su, W.; Wei, H.; Guo, P.; et al. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Performance
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.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal stream energy resource characterization in the Salish Sea Yang, Z.; Wang, T.; Branch, R.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Productivity analysis of different design for OWC nearshore in breakwater in Pantelleria Laface, G. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter with a single buoy composed of three rigidly coupled structures Cañedo, J.; Verduzco-Zapata, M.; Ocampo-Torres, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
A review of tidal current energy resource assessment in China Liu, X.; Chen, Z.; Si, Y.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects Bundschuh, J.; Kaczmarczyk, M.; Ghaffour, N.; et al. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Nonlinear hydrodynamic analysis of an offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Zhou, Y.; Ning, D.; Liang, D.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluation of a novel ammonia-water based combined cooling, desalination and power system based on thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analyses Zhou, S.; Liu, X.; Zhang, K.; et al. Journal Article OTEC Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Design optimization of an Archimedes screw turbine for hydrokinetic applications using the response surface methodology Bouvant, M.; Betancour, J.; Velásquez, L.; et al. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Offshore Renewables: An Action Agenda for Deployment IRENA Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Combining methodologies on the impact of inter and intra-annual variation of wave energy on selection of suitable location and technology Kamranzad, B.; Lin, P.; Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Comparison and Validation of Hydrodynamic Theories for Wave Energy Converter Modelling Leary, M.; Rusch, C.; Zhang, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Response of wave energy to tidal currents in the western sea of Jeju Island, Korea Hong, J-S.; Moon, J-H.; Kim, T.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Development of an alternating lift converter utilizing flow-induced oscillations to harness horizontal hydrokinetic energy Kim, E.; Sun, H.; Park, H.; et al. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Data, Lab Data, Full Scale, Scale Device Performance
Research on hydrodynamic characteristics of horizontal axis tidal turbine with rotation and pitching motion under free surface condition Wang, S.; Li, C.; Xie, Y.; et al. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Stability Analysis of Cold-water Pipe Under Different Inlet Flow Field Models Ma, Y.; You, Y.; Feng, A. Conference Paper OTEC Modeling Structural
Experimental Study of Wake Flow around a Twin-rotor Tidal Stream Turbine Zhou, Y.; Wang, G.; Lin, X.; et al. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Efficiency Properties of a Wave Energy Converter Placed in Front of a Vertical Breakwater Konispoliatis, D.; Mavrakos, A.; Mavrakos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Preliminary parametric study of a tidal energy device using an open-source CFD tool Pilechi, A. ; Ferguson, S. ; Ghodoosipour, B.; et al. Conference Paper Tidal Modeling, Test Center Control, Materials, Performance, Structural
Modelling of the Novi Ocean Wave Energy Converter using WEC-Sim Kanagaraj, G. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Quantifying the Effects of Wave—Current Interactions on Tidal Energy Resource at Sites in the English Channel Using Coupled Numerical Simulations Hardwick, J.; Mackay, E.; Ashton, I.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Energy Management Using a Rule-Based Control Strategy of Marine Current Power System with Energy Storage System Han, J.; Li, X.; Tang, T. Journal Article Current Modeling Control
Unveiling the potential of using a spar-buoy oscillating-water-column wave energy converter for low-power stand-alone applications Oikonomou, C.; Gomes, R.; Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device
Current Status and Possible Future Applications of Marine Current Energy Devices in Malaysia: A Review Kai, L.; Sarip, S.; Kaidi, H.; et al. Journal Article Current Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry Want, A.; Bell, M.; Harris, R.; et al. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Test Center Materials
Ocean Power Hossain, E. ; Petrovic, S. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave, OTEC
Capture Power Prediction of the Frustum of a Cone Shaped Floating Body Based on BP Neural Network Wang, W.; Liu, Y.; Bai, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance
Wave energy production by a maritime Natural Cave: performance characterization and the power take-off design Monteiro, W.; Sarmento, A.; Monteiro, C.; et al. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Investigations into Balancing Peak-to-Average Power Ratio and Mean Power Extraction for a Two-Body Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter Karayaka, H.; Yu, Y.; Muljadi, E. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Power Take Off
A second order random wave model for predicting the power performances of a wave energy converter Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
A Numerical Simulation of a Variable-Shape Buoy Wave Energy Converter Zou, S.; Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Comparison of ADCP measurements to Kuroshio current flow simulations for ocean current turbines Imamura, J.; Takagi, K.; Nagaya, S.; et al. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling
Sandwich-like Triboelectric Nanogenerators Integrated Self-Powered Buoy for Navigation Safety Wang, H.; Fan, Z.; Zhao, T.; et al. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Substructure
Strain gauge measurements on a full scale tidal turbine blade Lake, T.; Hughes, J.; Togneri, M. ; et al. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Structural

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