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

Total results: 3046
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Characterisation of the Nearshore Renewable Energy Resource and Applicable Technologies in the Mindanao Province of Philippines Fu, S., Johnstone, C., Encarnacion, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Characterisation of Tidal Flows at the European Marine Energy Centre in the Absence of Ocean Waves Sellar, B., Wakelam, G., Sutherland, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Test Center
Characterisation of turbulent flow and the wake of a tidal stream turbine in proximity to a ridge Hurubi, S., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Characterising the effect of turbine operating point on momentum extraction of tidal turbine arrays Hachmann, C., Stallard, T., Lin, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
Characterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database Guillou, N., Neill, S., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Characteristics of the Turbulence in the flow at a tidal stream power site Milne, I. , Sharma, R. , Flay, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Characterization and control of cross-flow turbines in shear flow Forbush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Control, Hydrodynamics
Characterization of sea water ageing effects on mechanical properties of carbon/epoxy composites for tidal turbine blades Tual, N., Carrere, N., Davies, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Characterization of the mean flow field in the far wake region behind ocean current turbines Pyakurel, P., Tian, W., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Low Stiffness Marine Power Cables through Tension, Bending, Torsion, and Fatigue Testing Ringsberg, J., Dieng, L., Li, Z. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Modeling Materials, Structural
Characterization of the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, to Determine the Important Factors Affecting Site Selection, Deployment, and Operation of Hydrokinetic Devices to Generate Power Johnson, J., Toniolo, H., Seitz, A. Report Current, Riverine Field Data
Characterization of the tidal resource in Rathlin Sound Pérez-Ortiz, A., Borthwick, A., McNaughton, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Characterization of the turbulent wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine via large-eddy simulation Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Characterization of the vertical evolution of the 3D turbulence for fatigue design of tidal turbines Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Characterization of the vertical evolution of the three-dimensional turbulence for fatigue design of tidal turbines Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J-F., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Characterization of Turbulence Anisotropy, Coherence, and Intermittency at a Prospective Tidal Energy Site: Observational Data Analysis McCaffrey, K. , Fox-Kemper, B., Hamlington, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Characterizing the Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Wales, UK Neill, S., Fairley, I., Fairley, S. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data
Characterizing the mean flow field in rivers for resource and environmental impact assessments of hydrokinetic energy generation sites Petrie, J., Diplas, P. , Gutierrez, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Choosing and evaluating sites for tidal current development Bryden, I., Melville, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
CIG Corrosion Monitoring Report Tacq, J. Report Current, Wave Materials
Clearance and blockage effects on hydrodynamic performance of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine Saini, G., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Close Coupled Tandem Oscillating Hydrofoil Tidal Stream Generator Paish, M., Traylor, H., O'Nians, J. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Close-proximity tidal phasing for ‘firm’ electricity supply Commin, A., McClatchey, J., Davidson, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
Closed-Loop-Flight-Based Combined Geometric and Structural Wing Design optimization Framework for a Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Kite Beknalkar, S., Naik, K., Vermillion, C. Conference Paper Current, Kite Performance, Structural
Co-enhancements of several design parameters of an archimedes spiral turbine for hydrokinetic energy conversion Badawy, Y., Nawar, M., Attai, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Archimedes Screw, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Co-Optimization of the Spooling and Cross-Current Trajectories of an Energy Harvesting Marine Hydrokinetic Kite Bhattacharjee, D., Tiburcio, M., Opila, D. Journal Article Current, Kite Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Coalesced Effect of Cavitation and Silt Erosion in Hydro Turbines-A Review Gohil, P., Saini, R. Journal Article Current Modeling
Coating selection process for Gulf Stream hydroturbines Bak, A. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Materials
Coaxial horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine system: Numerical modeling and performance optimization Abutunis, A., Fal, M., Fashanu, O. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Coaxial Turbines and Unsteady Blade Element Lift for Skewed Rotors Elfering, K. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Collective pitch for horizontal axis marine current turbine Liu, H., Li, H., Gu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Control, Structural
Combined Ocean Renewable Energy System (CORES) for Islandic Area on Malaysian Seas Yaakob, O., Yusuf, M., Jamani bin Jamian, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices
Combined Plant and Controller Optimization of an Underwater Energy Harvesting Kite System Naik, K., Beknalkar, S., Reed, J. Journal Article Current, Kite Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Combined power and thrust capping in the design of tidal turbine farms Wang, T., Adcock, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
Combining Flood Damage Mitigation with Tidal Energy Generation: Lowering the Expense of Storm Surge Barrier Costs Basco, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Combining Numerical Methods for Basin and Turbine Scales for Improved Modelling of in-situ Turbine Arrays Shives, M., Crawford, C., Hiles, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Combining shallow-water and analytical wake models for tidal array micro-siting Jordan, C., Dundovic, D., Fragkou, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Combining wind, solar, and in-stream tidal electricity generation with energy storage using a load-perturbation control strategy Pearre, N., Swan, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Commercialization Strategy for Marine Energy National Hydropower Association, Marine Energy Council Report Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine, Wave, OTEC
Community energy and emissions planning for tidal current turbines: A case study of the municipalities of the Southern Gulf Islands Region, British Columbia Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Compact Low-Velocity Ocean Current Energy Harvester Using Magnetic Couplings for Long-Term Scientific Seafloor Observation Huang L., Lyu, F. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Grid Integration
Comparative analysis of European grid codes relevant to offshore renewable energy installations Robles, E., Haro-Larrode, M., Santos-Mugica, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
Comparative evaluation of hybrid photovoltaic, wind, tidal and fuel cell clean system design for different regions with remote application considering cost Naderipour, A., Abdul-Malek, Z., Nowdeh, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hybrid Devices
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of tidal stream turbine blades Walker, S., Thies, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Comparative Stability Analysis of Offshore Wind and Marine-Current Farms Feeding Into a Power Grid Using HVDC Links and HVAC Line Wang, L., Thi, M. Journal Article Current Modeling Grid Integration
Comparative study of numerical modelling techniques to estimate tidal turbine blade loads Porter, K., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Nevalainen, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Comparison between CFD simulations and experiments for predicting the far wake of horizontal axis tidal turbines Harrison, M., Batten, W., Myers, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Comparison of a RANS blade element model for tidal turbine arrays with laboratory scale measurements of wake velocity and rotor thrust Olczak, A., Stallard, T., Feng, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Comparison of acoustic doppler and particle image velocimetry characterizations of a cross-flow turbine wake Strom, B., Brunton, S., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
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