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 Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Tidal energy site characterisation in a large tidal channel in Banks Strait, Tasmania, Australia Cossu, R., Penesis, I., Nader, J. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
A numerical investigation of tidal current energy resource potential in a sea strait Burić, M., Grgurić, S., Mikulčić, H. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Performance and wake characteristics of tidal turbines in an infinitely large array Ouro, P., Nishino, T. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power Performance Assessment of Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbines Using an Experimental Test Rig Fernández-Jiménez, A., Alvarez-Alvarez, E., Lopez, M. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance, Structural
ELEMENT D12.3 French Estuary Site Assessment Castillo, F. Report Report Current, Riverine, Tidal
Bidirectional Impulse Turbine With Spiral Flow Collector for Tidal Energy Conversion Sakaguchi, M., Kinoue, Y., Hirayama, K. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Timing value of marine renewable energy resources for potential grid applications Bhattacharya, S., Pennock, S., Robertson, B. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Wave-turbulence separation at a tidal energy site with empirical orthogonal function analysis Togneri, M., Masters, I., Fairley, I. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Performance
Satellite data for the offshore renewable energy sector: Synergies and innovation opportunities Medina-Lopez, E., McMillan, D., Lazic, J. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Modelling hydrodynamics of fast tidal stream around a promontory headland McIlvenny, J., Williamson, B., MacDowall, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Blade Design of a Bionic Shark Fin Airfoil for a Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine Zhang, K., Yang, S., Gao, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
CIG Corrosion Monitoring Report Tacq, J. Report Report Current, Wave Materials
Alternative Markets for Ocean Energy Ocean Energy Systems Report Report Current, Wave, OTEC
Laboratory study of an Archimedes screw hydrokinetic turbine Phillips, T., Wood, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Failure and reliability growth in tidal stream turbine deployments Walker, S., Thies, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
Evidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy in the Irish Sea Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Neill, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Effect of Fouling on the Performance of an Instream Turbine Starzmann, R., Kaufmann, N., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and Wake Characteristics of River Cross-Flow Turbine Arrays Using a Simplified Numerical Model Huang, J., Cousineau, J., Provan, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Hydrokinetic energy production in shallow estuaries: Miño Estuary, NW Spain  Fouz, D., Carballo, R., López, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
On the use of Vortex Generators to improve Tidal Turbine performance Singh, H., Kaufmann, N., Ouro, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of tidal stream turbine blades Walker, S., Thies, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Full-Scale Static Testing of a Passive-Adaptive Instream Turbine Blade Kaufmann, N., Starzmann, R., Jaquemotte, K-P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale Structural
Ups and Downs of Data Recording on Tidal Devices Lake, T., Williams, A., Masters, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Structural
Numerical modelling of rock anchor uplift capacity for offshore applications Cerfontaine, B., Brown, M., Caton, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Mooring, Substructure
Comparisons between Flood and Ebb Performance of PLAT-I in Nova Scotia Jeffcoate, P., Burden, C., Cresswell, N. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Performance
Investigation of the wake recovery behind a tidal stream turbine for various submergence levels Ouro, P., Stansby, P., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The Marine and Hydrokinetic ToolKit (MHKiT) for Data Quality Control and Analysis Olson, S., Fao, R., Coe, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Riverine, Wave Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
A three-dimensional regional scale model for tidal stream turbine implementation and impact assessment Li, X., Li, M., Wolf, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical Study of Bi-axial Cross-flow Turbine Clemencot, Q., Delafin, P.-L., Maitre, T. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Drivetrain concepts, supports and devices for tidal turbines Krull, F. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Mooring
Determination of the Response Amplitude Operator of a tidal turbine as a spectral transfer function Gaurier, B., Germain, G., Facq, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Power Take Off
Output of a tidal farm in yawed flow and varying turbulence using GAD-CFD without power tracking Badoe, C., Li, X., Williams, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Simulations of the electrical system of a grid connected marine current energy converter Fjellstedt, C., Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Performance
Development of the world’s first regenerative hydraulic tidal blade test centre: FASTBLADE Cuthill, F., Steynor, J., Dubon, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Control, Structural
Development of the Waveco passively adaptive twisting rotor blade Schaap, A., Stark, S., Bakke, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Structural
Impact of integration of wind and tidal power on hydrogen production costs (March 2021) Ferguson, J., Robinson, A., Crawford, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Horizontal-axis tidal turbine design based on 3D hydrodynamics Sarichloo, Z., Ghorbanpour, P., Salvatore, F. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A resource-led globally optimized tidal turbine power curve Lewis, M., Murray, R., Fredriksson, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Performance
A preliminary assessment of the use of drones to quantify current velocities at tidal stream sites Fairley, I., Williamson, B., McIlvenny, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Standardising Marine Renewable Energy Testing: Gap Analysis and Recommendations for Development of Standards Noble, D., O'Shea, M., Judge, F. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Control, Grid Integration, Materials, Mooring, Power Take Off
Fluid flow characteristics downstream of the tidal power plant Deep Green using large eddy simulations and the actuator line method Fredriksson, S., Brostrom, G., Prabahar, N. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Social perception and acceptance of Tidal Current Turbines (TCTs) Energy project: A case study of the Gulf of Morbihan, France. Sedrati, M., Alaoui, M., Laly, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Performance analysis of model-scale tidal stream turbines situated in different array configurations Allmark, M., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Myers, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance
The bigger picture: developing a graphical user interface to process UAV imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Economic feasibility of high tip-speed ratio blades operating in less energetic currents Johnstone, C., Encarnacion, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Initial characterisation of swept tidal stream turbine blades Lavery, G., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
HydroQuest: Feedback from Paimpol-Brehat and validation of the design method Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Grid Integration
Development of a Wet-Gap Permanent Magnet Generator for Tidal and River Energy Devices Cronin, P., Fjeld, K., Donegan, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Kickstart procedure of a tidal power plant Capozucca, M., Berkel, J., Esch, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Structural
Application of ply-by-ply fatigue analysis methodology in the design of a full-scale tidal turbine blade Paboeuf, S., Mouton, L., Tomy, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Materials
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