Current

Capturing energy from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers.

Current energy can be captured from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers. Ocean current energy technologies capture the energy from the relatively constant flow of ocean currents, which are driven by several factors, including wind, bathymetry, and the rotation of the Earth, as well as water temperature, density, and salinity. Tidal energy technologies capture the energy from flow induced by the rise and fall of tides, which is driven by gravitational influence of the moon and sun on the Earth’s oceans. Land or subsea constrictions, such as straits and inlets, can create high velocity currents at specific sites, making them suitable for electricity generation. Riverine energy technologies extract the kinetic energy from flowing water in rivers to generate electricity. Although not technically a marine resource, as part of the natural hydrological cycle, water from drainage basins, groundwater springs, and snow melt feed rivers that flow towards lakes, seas, and oceans.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
The deployment of the first tidal energy capture system in Taiwan Chen, B., Chen, L., Huang, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Power Take Off
The Design of Semi-submersible Wind-Tidal Combined Power Generation Device Hu, C., He, Y., Ma, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Hybrid Devices, Structural
The Development and Testing of a Lab-Scale Tidal Stream Turbine for the Study of Dynamic Device Loading Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Porter, K. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device
The development of a passive blade-pitch mechanism to reduce the loads on a tidal turbine in high-flow conditions Summers, T., Oterkus, S., Tabor, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
The Development of a Tidal Turbine for Deployment in Areas with Slow Moving Tidal Flows Turner, N., Owen, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
The Development of Alderney’s Tidal Resource Antill, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
The Development of Open Water-lubricated Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Thrust Bearings for Use in Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Energy Machines Lingwall, B., Cooley, C., Khonsari, M. Report Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
The development of structure-based tidal stream turbine condition monitoring systems He, J. Thesis Current, Tidal Lab Data
The development of the IHL wave-current turbine to convert the ocean energy from both wave and current Erwandi, Rahuna, D., Mintarso, C. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
The development, design and characterisation of a scale model Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for dynamic load quantification Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Lloyd, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
The dynamics of an energetic tidal channel, the Pentland Firth, Scotland Easton, M., Woolf, D., Bowyer, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The dynamics of wave energy Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control, Performance
The Economic Impacts of Marine Energy Developments: A Case Study from Scotland Allan, G., Lecca, P., McGregor, P. Journal Article Current, Wave
The economics of electricity generation from Gulf Stream currents Li, B., de Queiroz, A., DeCarolis, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Economics of Tidal Stream Power Boronowski, S., Monahan, K., van Kooten, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
The Economics of Wave and Tidal Energy Iglesias, G., Astariz, S., Vazquez, A. Book Chapter Current, Wave
The effect of bathymetry interaction with waves and sea currents on the loading and thrust of a tidal turbine Camacho, J., Johnstone, C., Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effect of biofouling on the tidal turbine performance Song, S., Shi, W., Demirel, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The effect of blockage on tidal turbine rotor design and performance Schluntz, J., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Performance Prediction Model Results for Tidal Turbines Turner, N., Owen, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effect of channel constriction on the potential for tidal stream power Smeaton, M., Vennell, R., Harang, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The effect of complementarity between solar, wind and tidal energy in isolated hybrid microgrids Neto, P., Saavedra, O., Oliveira, D. Journal Article Current, Kite Grid Integration
The Effect of Control Strategy on Tidal Stream Turbine Performance in Laboratory and Field Experiments Frost, C. , Benson, I., Jeffcoate, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Lab Data Control, Performance
The effect of free surface level on the performance of a Savonius hydrokinetic turbine: Experimental and numerical study Etemadeasl, V., Madjabadi, M., Gharali, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Effect of Freestream Turbulence on Tidal Turbines Blackmore, T. , Gaurier, B., Myers, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
The effect of non-uniform damping on flutter in axial flow and energy-harvesting strategies Singh, K., Michelin, S., De Langre, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
The Effect of Surface Waves on the Performance Characteristics of a Model Tidal Turbine Luznik, L., Flack, K., Lust, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Scale Device
The effect of tidal current directions on the optimal design and hydrodynamic performance of a three-turbine system Bai, G., Li, W., Chang, H. Journal Article Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The effect of tidal flow directionality on tidal turbine performance characteristics Frost, C. , Morris, C., Mason-Jones, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
The effect of uncertain bottom friction on estimates of tidal current power Kreitmair, M. , Draper, S., Borthwick, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effects of array configuration on the hydro-environmental impacts of tidal turbines Fallon, D., Hartnett, M., Olbert, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The Effects of Blade Configurations on Performance of a Tidal Vertical Axis Turbine Tavakoli, S., Hemmati, S., Niazi, S. Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
The effects of blade twist and nacelle shape on the performance of horizontal axis tidal current turbines Liu, J., Lin, H., Purimitla, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The effects of heave motion on the performance of a floating counter-rotating type tidal turbine under wave-current interaction Huang, B., Zhao, B., Wang, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of oblique waves and currents on the loadings and performance of tidal turbines Martinez, R., Payne, G., Bruce, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
The Effects of River and Debris Diversion Structure Generated Turbulence on the Oceana River Energy Converter Johnson, J., Kasper, J., Hansen, N. Conference Paper Current, Riverine
The effects of roll motion of the floating platform on hydrodynamics performance of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine Wang, S., Sun, K., Zhang, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The effects of submergence depth on energy harvesting from the VIV of a four-cylinder oscillator with rigid connection Yang, T., Luo, Z., Yu, F. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of submergence depth on Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) and energy harvesting of a circular cylinder Gu, M., Song, B., Zhang, B. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Performance
The effects of surge motion of the floating platform on hydrodynamics performance of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine Zhang, L., Wang, S., Sheng, Q. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of surge motion on hydrodynamics characteristics of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine under free surface condition Wang, S., Zhang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effects of surge motion on the dynamics and wake characteristics of a floating tidal stream turbine under free surface condition Peng, B., Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of turbulence intensity on the downstream performance of horizontal axis tidal stream turbines Masters, I., Williams, A., Edmunds, M. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of vortex generators on the characteristics of the tip hydrofoil and the horizontal axis tidal turbine blade Wang, P., Wang, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
The effects of wave–current interaction on the performance of a model horizontal axis tidal turbine Henriques, T., Tedds, S., Najafian, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
The effects of yawing motion with different frequencies on the hydrodynamic performance of floating vertical-axis tidal current turbines Kai, W., Ke, S., Qi-hu, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Efficiency of a Fence of Tidal Turbines in the Alderney Race: Comparison between Analytical and Numerical Models Thiébot, J., Dirieh, N., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Efficiency of a Turbine in a Tidal Channel Garrett, C. , Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The efficiency of an array of tidal turbines partially blocking a wide channel Nishino, T. , Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The Efficiency of Tidal Fences: A Brief Review and Further Discussion on the Effect of Wake Mixing Nishino, T. , Willden, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
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