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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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Marine Energy Documents Related to Current

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 Current.

Total: 3519

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
On technical issues for underwater charging of robotic fish schools using ocean renewable energy Jin, L., Cui, W. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Modeling Performance
Effects of Slotted Blades on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines Yang, G. , Mao, Z., Zhang, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study on the dynamics and wake characteristics of a floating tidal stream turbine with pitch motion under free surface Xu, J., Zhang, Y., Peng, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental study of the turbulent flow in the wake of a horizontal axis tidal current turbine Felice, F., Capone, A., Romano, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental investigation of the seabed topography effects on tidal stream turbine behavior and wake characteristics Chen, L., Wang, H., Yao, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
A hybrid model for online short-term tidal energy forecasting Monahan, T., Tang, T., Adcock, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Integrated path planning and control through proximal policy optimization for a marine current turbine Hasankhani, A., Tang, Y., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
An ECT-LSLDA based fault diagnosis method for marine current turbines under variable marine conditions Xie, T., Xu, Y., Wang, T. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling
Tidal turbine power performance assessments following IEC TS 62600-200 using measured and modelled power outputs Evans, L., Ashton, I., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Transient Translational–Rotational Motion of an Ocean Current Converter Mooring System with Initial Conditions Lin, S., Wang, W., Yuan, H. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
TIGER Case Studies Project Success Stories TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
TIGER Case Studies Green, M. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Kite Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance
Role and Value of Tidal Stream Generation in the Future UK Energy System Further Sensitivity Studies Pudjianto, D. Report Current, Tidal Modeling
Research on the blockage correction of a diffuser-augmented hydrokinetic turbine Du, X., Tan, J., Yuan, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
A methodology for cost-effective analysis of hydrokinetic energy projects Fouz, D., Carballo, R., López, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Power Generation Maximization Control Framework for Ocean Current Turbine Farms Ondes, E., Sultan, C., VanZwieten, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control
Research and Innovation for Wave and Tidal Stream in the UK and EU A 2023 Summary Wong, P.W., Jeffrey, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data Performance
Delivering Net Zero: Forecasting Wave and Tidal Stream Deployment in UK Waters by 2050 Grattan, K., Jeffrey, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Effects of surge and roll motion on a floating tidal turbine using the actuator-line method Chengyi, L., Yuquan, Z., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study on fast prediction method of hydrodynamic load of floating horizontal axis tidal current turbine with pitching motion under free surface Wang, S., Chen, S., Li, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Test Procedure 3 – Recommendations for nonconventional tidal energy converters resource measurement for power performance Dibb, C. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Kite
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of Water Flow and Submerged Depth Effects on a Tidal Turbine Performance Ghamati, E., Kariman, H., Hoseinzadeh, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal Energy in Malaysia: An overview of potentials, device suitability, issues and outlook Rahim, M., Rahman, A., Izham, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal
Impacts of seasonal flow variation on riverine hydrokinetic energy resources and optimal turbine location – Case study on the Rivière Rouge, Québec, Canada Kirby, K., Rennie, C., Cousineau, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
A tool to select offshore renewable energy facilities. The case of study of shipyards and ports in Spain Fernandez-Leal, F., Castro-Santos, L., Rubial-Yanez, P. Journal Article Current, Wave
Energy performance and flow characteristics of a NACA0009 hydrofoil with bending shrinkage groove and tip winglet Huang, C., Sun, M., Lv, X. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
T.1.7.3 - Test Procedure Report 4 Recommendations and lessons learnt for ADCP deployments Dibb, C. Report Current Field Data
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
Research on the effect of yawing motion on tidal turbine performance based on actuator-line method Li, C., Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Technical, regulatory and economic analysis for the installation of an alternative electricity supply system based on tidal energy Cabeza-Villón, G., Nevárez-Toledo, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Seizing sustainable growth opportunities from tidal stream energy in the UK Serin, E., Andres, P., Martin, R. Report Current, Tidal
V-gap metric based multi-model predictive control of an ocean current turbine system with blade pitch failures Ondes, E., Sultan, C., Hasankhani, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Method of bionic wavy tip on vortex and cavitation suppression of a hydrofoil in tidal energy Wang, L., Luo, X. , Feng, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance
Open Water Blade Strain Measurements On A Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Design and Analysis of Hydromine for Harvesting Energy from Ocean Currents with No External Moving Parts Houchens, B., deVelder, N., Krath, E. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
TIGER Site Development Report The Raz Blanchard T3.2.1 TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current
Fast prediction of hydrodynamic load of floating horizontal axis tidal turbine with variable speed control under surging motion with free surface Chen, S., Wang, S., Huang, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Numerical and experimental analyses of the performance of a vertical axis turbine with controllable-blades for ocean current energy Yang, M-H., Gu, Z-T., Yeh, R-H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Experimental performance and wake study of a ducted twin vertical axis turbine in ebb and flood tide currents at a 1/20th scale Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Tidal current energy harvesting technologies - A review of current status and life cycle assessment Li, G., Zhu, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Powering Arctic Observations with Marine Energy Branch, R., McVey, J., Cotter, E. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf Barclay, V., Neill, S., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
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
Testing the TfI SeaSpring, a potential route to lower cost moorings for marine energy devices Walker, S., Halswell, P., Casey, C. Presentation Current, Tidal Lab Data Mooring
Reinforcement Learning for Underwater Spatiotemporal Path Planning, with Application to an Autonomous Marine Current Turbine Hasankhani, A., Tang, Y., VanZwieten, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Control
Assessment of the potential for hydrokinetic energy production in the Douro river estuary under sea level rise scenarios Cruz, M., Henriques, R., Pinho, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Tidal Current Energy Developments Highlight 2023 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Current, Tidal
Research of the array spacing effect on wake interaction of tidal stream turbines Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A State-of-the-Art Review of Structural Testing of Tidal Turbine Blades Thanthirige, T., Goggins, J., Flanagan, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Full Scale Structural
Impact on Energy Yield of Varying Turbine Designs under Conditions of Misalignment to the Current Flow Evans, L., Ashton, I., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
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