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Extreme Events

Events such as hurricanes, storms, rogue waves, and tsunamis.

Extreme events are weather events that are typically unpredictable, unusual, or severe such as hurricanes, storms, rogue waves, and tsunamis. In the context of marine renewable energy, extreme events are typically discussed in relation to a device’s survivability and structural design. Although the marine renewable energy industry has benefited from other offshore industries, understanding the peak forces and loads a device can endure is key when operating it in potentially harsh operating conditions.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Extreme Events

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Extreme Events.

Total: 210

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Design and Dynamic Stability Analysis of a Submersible Ocean Current Generator Platform Mooring System under Typhoon Irregular Wave Lin, S-M., Liauh, C-T., Utama, D-W. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Experimental investigation of a point-absorber wave energy converter response in different wave-type representations of extreme sea states Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
A winter storm in Alderney Race: Impacts of 3D wave–current interactions on the hydrodynamic and tidal stream energy Bennis, A., Furgerot, L., du Bois, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical modeling of extreme wave interaction with point-absorber using OpenFOAM Katsidoniotaki, E., Göteman, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Design loads and reliability assessment of mariDesign loads and reliability assessment of marine structures considering statistical models of metocean datane Zhao, Y., Dong, S. Journal Article Modeling Structural, Substructure
Experimental Modelling of Extreme Events for Wave Energy Converters in Chile Tampier, G., Grüter, L., Johannesen, I. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Buoyancy Controlled Ocean Current Turbine Hasankhani, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Materials, Mooring, Performance
All-Weather Droplet-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wave Energy Harvesting Wei, X., Zhao, Z., Zhang, C. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Modular Floating Structure with Tension-Leg Platforms and Wave Energy Converters Ren, N., Wu, H., Liu, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling Substructure
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Kapperman, A., Rodriguez, B., Daniels, A. Presentation Wave Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance
DualSPHysics: from fluid dynamics to multiphysics problems Dominguez, J., Fourtakas, G., Altomare, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Nearshore wave energy resource characterization along the East Coast of the United States Ahn, S., Neary, V., Allahdadi, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A Numerical Study on Hydrodynamic Energy Conversions of OWC-WEC with the Linear Decomposition Method under Irregular Waves Kim, J., Kim, K., Park, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Holistic Marine Energy Resource Assessments: A Wave and Offshore Wind Perspective of Metocean Conditions Robertson, B., Dunkle, G., Gadasi, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Development of a Comparison Framework for Evaluating Environmental Contours of Extreme Sea States Eckert, A., Martin, N., Coe, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A framework for processing wave buoy measurements in the presence of current Pillai, A., Davey, T., Draycott, S. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling
Loads on a Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter in Regular and Focused Extreme Wave Events Katsidoniotaki, E., Ransley, E., Brown, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Powering the Blue Economy: Progress Exploring Marine Renewable Energy Integration With Ocean Observations Cavagnaro, R., Copping, A., Green, R. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal, Wave, OTEC Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling
Hydrodynamic impact and power production of tidal turbines in a storm surge barrier O'Mahoney, T., de Fockert, A., Bijlsma, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
Effects of sea ice on wave energy flux distribution in the Bohai Sea Zhang, N., Li, S., Wu, Y. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii Li, N., Cheung, K., Cross, P. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling, Test Center
A Comprehensive Numerical Investigation on the Mechanical Performance of Hybrid Composite Tidal Current Turbine under Accidental Impact Laaouidi, H., Tarfaoui, M., Nachtane, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
A novel environmental contour method for predicting long-term extreme wave conditions Wang, Y. Journal Article Modeling
Climate change effects on marine renewable energy resources and environmental conditions for offshore aquaculture in Europe Weiss, C., Menendez, M., Ondiviela, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Applicability of the Goda–Takahashi Wave Load Formula for Vertical Slender Hydraulic Structures Meinen, N., Maria, R., Hofland, B. Journal Article Modeling Substructure
Impact of extreme events on conversion efficiency of wave energy converter Chakraborty, T., Majumder, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
A blind test on floats in extreme waves using a transient potential flow model Hughes, J., Williams, A., Masters, I. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
SEM-REV offshore energy site wind-wave bivariate statistics by hindcast Gaidai, O., Xu, X., Wang, J. Journal Article Wave
Predicting wave heights for marine design by prioritizing extreme events in a global model Haselsteiner, A., Thoben, K. Journal Article Modeling
Time-Splitting Coupling of WaveDyn with OpenFOAM by Fidelity Limit Identified from a WEC in Extreme Waves Musiedlak, P-H., Ransley, E., Hann, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Predicting absorbed power of a wave energy converter in a nonlinear mixed sea Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Characterization of Extreme Wave Conditions for Wave Energy Converter Design and Project Risk Assessment Neary, V., Ahn, S., Seng, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Directional Extreme Value Models in Wave Energy Applications Karathanasi, F., Soukissian, T., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Experimental Investigation of the Mooring System of a Wave Energy Converter in Operating and Extreme Wave Conditions Sirigu, S., Bonfanti, M., Begovic, E. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
Long-term assessment of a floating offshore wind turbine under environmental conditions with multivariate dependence structures Li, X., Zhang, W. Journal Article Structural, Substructure
Wind-Induced Currents in the Gulf of California from Extreme Events and Their Impact on Tidal Energy Devices Gross, M., Magar, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Measuring the Effects of Hurricanes on Major Ocean Currents and Implications for Ocean Energy Devices Baxley, W., VanZwieten, J., Small, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Liquefaction characteristics of offshore wind turbine with hybrid monopile foundation via centrifuge modelling Wang, X., Zeng, X., Li, X. Journal Article Modeling Structural, Substructure
WEC CONTROLS – Approaches and Lessons Learned Previsic, M., Karthikeyan, A., Scruggs, J. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Control
High-Resolution Regional Wave Hindcast for the U.S. Alaska Coast Yang, Z., Wu, W., Wang, T. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental Validation of Model Predictive Control Applied to the Azura Wave Energy Converter Ling, B., Bosma, B., Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluation of the near future wave energy resources in the Black Sea under two climate scenarios Rusu, E. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
High-Resolution Regional Wave Hindcast for Hawaii García-Medina, G., Yang, Z., Li, N. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
Assessment of extreme and metocean conditions in the Maldives for OTEC applications Rinaldi, G., Crossley, G., Mackay, E. Journal Article OTEC Modeling
Development of WEC design loads: A comparison of numerical and experimental approaches Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Efficiency of an array of OWC devices equipped with air turbines with pitch control Konispoliatis, D., Mazarakos, T., Katsidoniotaki, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Model performance predicting extreme wave heights for project risk assessment and WEC design Neary, V., Seng, B., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
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
3-D environmental extreme value models for the tension in a mooring line of a semi-submersible Raillard, N., Prevosto, M., Pineau, H. Journal Article Modeling Mooring, Substructure
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