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: 3082
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Integration of multitrophic aquaculture approach with marine energy projects for management and restoration of coastal ecosystems of India Ingle, K., Polikovsky, M., Fenta, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Effects of flexibility on energy extraction performance of an oscillating hydrofoil under a semi-activated mode Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance, Structural
Modelling dynamic loadings of a tidal stream turbine in combined wave-current-turbulence environment Li, Q., Venugopal, V., Barltrop, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Integration of tidal energy into an island energy system – A case study of Orkney islands Almoghayer, M., Woolf, D., Keer, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Adapting the Technology Performance Level Integrated Assessment Framework to Low-TRL Technologies Within the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Industry, Part I Mendoza, N., Mathai, T., Boren, B. Journal Article Current, Wave Performance
A winter storm in Alderney Race: Impacts of 3D wave–current interactions on the hydrodynamic and tidal stream energy Bennis, A., Furgerot, L., du Bois, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Design Parameters on Savonius-Type Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance Wu, K., Lo, K., Kao, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrokinetic Power Resource Assessment in a Combined Estuarine and River Region Giannini, G., Ramos, V., Rosa-Santos, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Performance
Influence of Swept Blades on the Performance and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Bidirectional Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine Liu, S., Zhang, J., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Sea level rise will change estuarine tidal energy: A review Khojasteh, D., Lewis, M., Tavakoli, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Deriving Current Cost Requirements from Future Targets: Case Studies for Emerging Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies Pennock, S., Garcia-Teruel, A., Noble, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Field Test System for Power Characteristics Assessment of Tidal Energy Converter Wang, X., Xia, H., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
Effect of motion profile shape on energy extraction performance of flapping foil Jiang, W., Wu, F., Mei, Z. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Level-Shift PWM Control of a Single-Phase Full H-Bridge Inverter for Grid Interconnection, Applied to Ocean Current Power Generation Garcia-Reyes, L., Beltran-Telles, A., Banuelos-Ruedas, F. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration
Modelling marine turbine arrays in tidal flows Stansby, P., Ouro, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Study on two-rotor interaction of counter-rotating horizontal axis tidal turbine Liu, X., Feng, B., Liu, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical analysis and experiments of an underwater magnetic nonlinear energy harvester based on vortex-induced vibration Shan, X., Sui, G., Tian, H. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrokinetic energy conversion using flow induced oscillations of single-cylinder with large passive turbulence control Li, N., Park, H., Sun, H. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Impact of innovation in marine energy generation, distribution, or transmission-related technologies on carbon dioxide emissions in the United States Liguo, X., Ahmad, M., Khattak, S. Journal Article Current, Wave Performance
Thorne Island – Micro Tidal Lagoon Initial Assessment Swansea University Report Current, Tidal Performance
Improvement of Output Power of a Counter-rotating Propeller Type Tidal Stream Power Unit Moored with One Cable Murakami, T., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Tidal stream energy potential in the Shannon Estuary Fouz, D., Carballo, R., López, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Riverine Modeling
Realisation of a coastal zero-emission office building with the support of hybrid ocean thermal, floating photovoltaics, and tidal stream generators Zhou, S., Cao, S., Wang, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal, OTEC Modeling Hybrid Devices
A Numerical Methodology to Predict the Maximum Power Output of Tidal Stream Arrays Radfar, S., Panahi, R., Nezhad, M. Journal Article Current Modeling Array Effects
Performance analysis and offshore applications of the diffuser augmented tidal turbines Liu, W., Liu, L., Wu, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Analysis of biomimetic stream energy device based on flapping foils Malefaki, I., Anevlavi, D., Belibassakis, K. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Tidal Turbine Apparatus Vibration and Its Effect on Power Production Measurement Xu, Y., Zhao, J., Sun, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Resource Potentials of the Marine Areas of Bangladesh Khan, S. Book Chapter Current, Wave, OTEC
Sea level rise changes estuarine tidal stream energy Khojasteh, D., Chen, S., Felder, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
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
Effect of shroud on the energy extraction performance of oscillating foil Jiang, W., Mei, Z., Wu, F. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance, Structural
A Review of SPH Techniques for Hydrodynamic Simulations of Ocean Energy Devices Lyu, H., Sun, P., Huang, X. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Analysis of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic—Marine Current Hybrid System and the Influence on Daily and Seasonal Energy Storage Olmedo-González, J., Ramos-Sánchez, G., Garduño-Ruiz, E. Journal Article Current Hybrid Devices
Self-powered wireless sensing platform for monitoring marine life based on harvesting hydrokinetic energy of water currents Ahmed, A. Journal Article Current, Wave
Marine renewable energy devices and their control: An overview Ringwood, J. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Numerical Investigation of the Performance, Hydrodynamics, and Free-Surface Effects in Unsteady Flow of a Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Benavides-Moran, A., Rodriguez-Jaime, L., Lain, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Morphing blades for tidal turbines: A theoretical study Pisetta, G., Mestre, R., Viola, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Device for passive flow control around vertical axis marine turbine Coşoiu, C., Georgescu, A., Degeratu, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Control, Performance
Novel Sensors: Converging Beam Acoustic Doppler Profiler Swansea University Presentation Current, Tidal Acoustics
Large-eddy simulation and Co-Design strategy for a drag-type vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine in open channel flows Gao, J., Liu, H., Lee, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental study of active and passive blade pitch control strategies for axial-flow marine current turbines Van Ness, K. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Medium-term variability of the UK's combined tidal energy resource for a net-zero carbon grid Todeschini, G., Coles, D., Lewis, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Effects of free surface on a flapping-foil based ocean current energy extractor Deng, J., Wang, S., Kandel, P. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Review of Current Trends in Marine Energy: Large Tidal Current Turbines Janasekaran, S., Selvaraj, J., Alyazidi, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Tidal Turbine Array Modeling Swansea University Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Numerical study of the effect of tip-speed ratio on hydrokinetic turbine wake recovery Fajri, O., Bowman, J., Bhushan, S. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
Influence of blade numbers on start-up performance of vertical axis tidal current turbines Sun, K., Yi, Y., Zhang, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
A comprehensive analysis method for levelized cost of energy in tidal current power generation farms Yang, Z., Ren, Z., Li, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Novel sensors: drones for tidal stream current measurements Swansea University Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
UK Ocean Energy Review 2022 Jeffrey, H., Grattan, K. Report Current, Wave
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