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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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: 3450

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Turbulence and coherent structure characterisation in a tidally energetic channel Lucas, N., Austin, M., Rippeth, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Mitigation of rotor thrust fluctuations through passive pitch Dai, W., Broglia, R., Viola, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine Backwater Prediction Model for Inland Flow through Validated CFD Models Niebuhr, C., Hill, C., Dijk, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A holistic methodology for hydrokinetic energy site selection Fouz, D., Carballo, R., López, I. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Hydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Interactions Between Tidal Turbine Wakes: Numerical Study for Shallow Water Application Suhri, G., Rahman, A., Dass, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Performance of a bidirectional horizontal-axis tidal turbine with passive flow control devices Zhang, J., Liu, S., Guo, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance prediction of cavitating marine current turbine by BEMT based on CFD Karaalioglu, M., Bal, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Study of the power performance of a variable-camber hydrofoil used in a flapping tidal stream turbine Dang, H., Jeong, D., Ko, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Dynamics analysis of the power train of 650 kW horizontal-axis tidal current turbine Liu, H., Zhang, P., Gu, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Study on the performance of a 300W counter-rotating type horizontal axis tidal turbine Wang, P., Zhao, B., Cheng, H. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Development of a Control Co-Design Modeling Tool for Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Ross, H., Hall, M., Herber, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
State-of-the-art review of the flexibility and feasibility of emerging offshore and coastal ocean energy technologies in East and Southeast Asia Li, M., Luo, H., Zhou, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Vortex-in-cell simulation of the flow and performance of a Savonius hydraulic turbine with S-shaped blades Takamure, K., Wang, H., Uchiyama, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Lattice Boltzmann simulations for multiple tidal turbines using actuator line model Watanabe, S., Hu, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Constructive interference effects for tidal turbine arrays McNaughton, J., Cao, B., Nambiar, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
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
Wake interactions of two horizontal axis tidal turbines in tandem Kang, S., Kim, Y., Lee, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects
Numerical study of power production from tidal energy in the Khuran Channel and its feedback on background hydrodynamics Shariatmadari, D., Siadatmousavi, S., Ershadi, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Joint Extremes of Waves and Currents at Tidal Energy Sites in the English Channel Mackay, E., Hardwick, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Cavitation Inception on Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades Shrouded by Diffuser Picanco, H., Lima, A., Vaz, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Beyond LCOE: A multi-criteria evaluation framework for offshore renewable energy projects Vanegas-Cantarero, M., Pennock, S., Bloise-Thomaz, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
A numerical performance analysis of a ducted, high-solidity tidal turbine in yawed flow conditions Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Study on Dynamic analysis of Grid Interactive of offshore wind and Marine Current Farm Valecha, M., Awazad, V., Sangatsaheb, A. Journal Article Current Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
A European Ocean Energy Industry – the €140bn Economic Opportunity Jeffrey, H., Pennock, S., Villate, J. Report Current, Wave Modeling
Unlocking the Potential of Marine Energy Using Hydrogen Generation Technologies Thorson, J., Matthews, C., Lawson, M. Report Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Experimental study of the shear flow effect on tidal turbine blade loading variation Magnier, M., Delette, N., Druault, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
A review on modifications and performance assessment techniques in cross-flow hydrokinetic system Kamal, M., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
TIGER Site Development Report Ramsey Sound T3.2.1 TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current
Quantifying the benefits of tidal stream energy to the wider UK energy system Frost, C. Report Current, Tidal Modeling
Assessments of available riverine hydrokinetic energy: a review Kirby, K., Ferguson, S., Rennie, C. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Performance analysis of a horizontal axis ocean current turbine with spanwise microgrooved surface Dang, Z., Song, B., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance and the power production of the tidal turbine by new profiles at the leading-edge tubercles Ghazi, M., Ghassemi, H., Ghafari, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Power Generation from Tides and Waves Bhatnagar, D., Preziuso, D., O'Neil, R. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
TIGER Report - Tidal stream technology and project development: Interim lessons learnt Baldock, A. Report Current, Tidal
Theoretical assessment of the available power from the marine energy sources in Mexico García-Santiago, E., Mendoza, E., Silva, R. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
TIGER Report - Tidal stream technology and project development: Interim lessons learnt [Presentation] Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Presentation Current, Tidal
Final Report Creek: Tides Energy & Power – Reactive Reversible Blade Turbine for Power Generation Creek Tides Energy & Power Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance, Structural
Field tests on model efficiency of twin vertical axis helical hydrokinetic turbines Zhang, A., Liu, S., Ma, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Prediction of the tidal turbine power fluctuations from the knowledge of incoming flow structures Druault, P., Germain, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Some effects of turbine inertia on the starting performance of vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine Tigabu, M., Khalid, M., Wood, D. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Blockage Corrections for Tidal Turbines—Application to an Array of Turbines in the Alderney Race Dirieh, N., Thiébot, J., Guillou, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Harvesting Energy from Ocean: Technologies and Perspectives Khan, M., Khan, H., Aziz, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Performance
Forecasting design values of tidal/ocean power generator in the strait with unidirectional flow by deep learning Fujiwara, R., Fukuhara, R., Ebiko, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
M2 tidal energy extraction in the Western Waters of Aceh, Indonesia Ikhwan, M., Haditiar, Y., Wafdan, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Robust validation of a generalised actuator disk CFD model for tidal turbine analysis using the FloWave ocean energy research facility Badoe, C., Edmunds, M., Williams, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Energy Workshop on Materials & Manufacturing: Summary Report, October 5, 2021 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Workshop Article Current, Tidal, Wave Materials
Quantifying Background Magnetic Fields at Marine Energy Sites: Challenges and Recommendations Grear, M., McVey, J., Cotter, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Tidal stream to mainstream: mechanical testing of composite tidal stream blades to de-risk operational design life Glennon, C., Finnegan, W., Kaufmann, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Structural
The impact of biofilm on marine current turbine performance Farkas, A., Degiuli, N., Martic, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
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