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: 2940
Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Lubrication of Offshore Mechanical Components: Towards Sustainable & Reliable Power Production Tamayo, J., Glavatskih, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data
On the complementarity of wave, tidal, wind and solar resources in Ireland Said, H., Costello, S., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Project: Stage I - Steady Flow Experiments Harvey, S., Chen, X., Rowe, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Non-dimensional scaling of passive adaptive blades for a marine current turbine Van Ness, K., Aliseda, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Leveraging Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Real-time Detection of Tidal Blade Damage Syed, M., Goggins, J., Shahryar Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Multi-Actuator Full-Scale Fatigue Test of a Tidal Blade Dubon, S., Vogel, C., Cava, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Full Scale Structural
Performance Assessment of a Multi-Rotor Floating Tidal Energy System Kaufmann, N., Starzmann, R., Al-Kahli, N. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Performance
Validation of the energy resource assessment with experimental data for the site selection of a tidal turbine in the Tagus River estuary Hoofd, B., Gomes, T., Pinto, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Enabling the Ocean Internet of Things with Renewable Marine Energy Topper, M., Jarnoux, N., Costello, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Lab Data, Modeling Control
Large-eddy simulations of interaction between surface waves and a tidal turbine wake in a turbulent channel Stallard, T., Mullings, H., Draycott, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Structural testing and numerical modelling of a glass fibre-reinforced composite demonstrator for turbine blades Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Kelly, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Synthetic eddy generation and modelling of turbine operation in a turbulent tidal flow Gregori, M., Salvatore, F., Calcagni, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Influence of the spatial variation of upstream velocity on a vertical-axis tidal turbine performance Mateos, L., Frost, C. , Baker-Horne, N. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data
High-fidelity modelling of a six-turbine tidal array in the Shetlands Ouro, P., Stansby, P., Macloed, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Experimental flow conditions effects on a bottom-mounted ducted twin vertical axis tidal turbine compared to real sea conditions Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluating the performance of turbulence closure models for tidal stream resource characterization Yang, Z., Deb, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The performance of counter-rotating tidal turbine in different sea states Fu, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Influence of the Downstream Blade Sweep on Cross-flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Williams, O., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Turbine fatigue load prediction from field measurements of waves and turbulence Mullings, H., Stallard, T., Draycott, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A comparative study of power production using a generic empirical model in a tidal farm Shariff, K., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
CFD analysis of hydrodynamic force on a horizontal axis tidal turbine Xu, K., Finnegan, W., O'Rourke, F. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Multi-criteria analysis to evaluate tidal energy potential in France Castillo, F., Ikhennicheu, M., Gilloteaux, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal
A methodology to capture the single blade loads on a cross-flow tidal turbine flume model Bennecke, T., Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Joedecke, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effects of non-isotropic blockage on a tidal turbine modeled with the Actuator-Line method Mascrier, E., Zilic de Arcos, F., Pinon, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Principles of ADCP deployment methodologies Jeffcoate, P., Hunt, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Wave
Verification and validation of blade-resolved viscous-flow tidal turbine simulations Rentschler, M., Gomes, T., Eca, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design, Manufacture and Testing of an Open-Source Benchmark Composite Hydrokinetic Turbine Blade González-Montijo, M., Murray, R., Beach, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
SEASNAKE: Impact - Marine operations modelling for evidence-based results detailing the impact of using a new fully dynamic cable design for ocean energy devices. Kennedy, B., Giorgi, S., Senar, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Substructure
Intracycle Active Blade Pitch Control for Cross-Flow Tidal Turbines Using Embedded Electric Drive Systems Zhao, Z., Bennecke, T., Hörner, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
On the design of a small scale tidal converter for long time deployment at sea Alizzio, D., Gurnari, L., Nardi, V. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Kite, Tidal Scale Device Structural
Fatigue-life prediction methods of a dynamic power cable for a floating testing platform – a numerical approach Benites-Munoz, D., Ricci, F., Touzon, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Optimal Design of a Submerged Tidal Device for Low Current Environment Jo, C., Jeong, S., Hwang, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Mooring
Experimental Optimization Environment for Developing an Intracycle Pitch Control in Cross Flow Turbines Hoerner, S., Leidhold, R., Abbaszadeh, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
A comparison of AC and DC collection grids for marine current energy Fjellstedt, C., Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current Modeling, Test Center Grid Integration
Experimental techniques for evaluating the performance of high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
On tidal array layout sensitivity to regional and device model representation Jordan, C., Angeloudis, A., Coles, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Numerical modelling of wave and tidal current interactions and their impact on wave parameters Tan, T., Venugopal, V. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Resource assessment using a combination of seabed mounted and semi-stationary vessel-mounted ADCP measurements Perez, L., Droniou, E., Huchet, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Actuator-Line CFD Simulation of Tidal-Stream Turbines in a Compact Array Apsley, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Investigation of Low Order Parameters Affecting Tidal Stream Energy Resource Assessments Patel, M., Smyth, A., Angeloudis, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
A study on tidal rotors under the combined effects of currents and waves using actuator-line CFD simulations Zilic de Arcos, F., McNaughton, J., Vogel, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tracking a large vortex at a tidal power site Mercier, P., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Instabilities in tidal turbine wakes Smyth, A., Nishino, T. , Young, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Experimental comparison of the flow-induced loading between a ducted bottom-mounted twin vertical axis tidal turbine at still and an unducted prototype Saouli, Y., Coquet, R., Facq, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Tidal turbine wake characterization by vessel-mounted ADCP data analysis Novo, P., Inubuse, M., Terazaki, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Comparison of Actuator Line Modelling of Tidal Power Kites with ADCP Measurements Prabahar, N., Fredriksson, S., Brostrom, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Kite, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Additive Manufacturing for Powering the Blue Economy Applications: A Tidal Turbine Blade Case Study González-Montijo, M., Murdy, P., Candon, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Development of a Tool to Optimise Tidal Stream Energy Sites Evans, P., Xue, J., Williams, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Delafin, P., Bonamy, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
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