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: 3045
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Report on the 4th Marine Energy Instrumentation and Data Workshop Fao, R., Ainsworth, R., Bharath, A. Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Model and method to predict the turbulent kinetic energy induced by tidal currents, application to the wave-induced turbulence Calvino, C., Fugerot, L., Poizot, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Providing distributed electrical generation through retrofitting disused docks as tidal range energy schemes Hanousek, N., Ahmadian, R., Lesurf, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Effects of Gurney Flaps on the Performance of a Horizontal Axis Ocean Current Turbine Mao, Z., Zhang, T., Yang, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Controller design for a tidal turbine array, considering both power and loads aspects Zhang, Y., Shek, J., Mueller, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Control, Power Take Off
An International Evaluation and Guidance Framework for Ocean Energy Technology (2023) Hodges, J., Henderson, J., Ruedy, L. Report Current, Wave
Reliability modelling of ocean current energy conversion systems through both analytical and Monte Carlo methods Ghaedi, A. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring, Structural
Evaluation of Model Predictions of the Unsteady Tidal Stream Resource and Turbine Fatigue Loads Relative to Multi-Point Flow Measurements at Raz Blanchard Mullings, H., Draycott, S., Thiébot, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Report on infrastructural and industrial production requirements Noble, D. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
Low-flow ocean current turbine diffuser shroud concentrated and accelerated flow technical research Wei, H., Su, W. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
The sustainable potential of hydrokinetic turbines in the Amazon basin Lima da Silva, I., Melo, M., Nunes, V. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine
Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Blue Energy Harvesting and Marine Environmental Monitoring Jiang, Y, Liang, X., Jiang, T. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Performance
Vortex induced vibrations of marine risers: validating turbulence models Wang, C., Vakis, A., Veldman, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave, OTEC Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Development of a Tool to Optimise Tidal Stream Energy Sites Evans, P., Xue, J., Williams, D. 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 Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Preliminary performance assessment from towing tank testing of a horizontal-axis turbine Lande-Sudall, D., Tolleifsen, S., Gravelsæter, K. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Principles of ADCP deployment methodologies Jeffcoate, P., Hunt, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Verification and validation of blade-resolved viscous-flow tidal turbine simulations Rentschler, M., Gomes, T., Eca, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Cavagnaro, R. 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 Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Enhancing energy system resilience using tidal stream energy Coles, D., Coyne, R., Miles, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Observations from structural testing of full-scale tidal turbine blades Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Glennon, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Full Scale Structural
Resource assessment using a combination of seabed mounted and semi-stationary vessel-mounted ADCP measurements Perez, L., Droniou, E., Huchet, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Actuator-Line CFD Simulation of Tidal-Stream Turbines in a Compact Array Apsley, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Additive Manufacturing for Powering the Blue Economy Applications: A Tidal Turbine Blade Case Study González-Montijo, M., Murdy, P., Candon, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Influence of the spatial variation of upstream velocity on a vertical-axis tidal turbine performance Mateos, L., Frost, C. , Baker-Horne, N. 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 Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, 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 Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Estimation and characterisation of the wave-induced turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent dissipation from ADCP data Calvino, C., Bennis, A., Furgerot, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Development of a modified BEMT model for the analysis of helical bladed vertical axis tidal turbines Fereidoonnezhad, M., Leen, S., Nash, S. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Project: Stage I - Steady Flow Experiments Harvey, S., Chen, X., Rowe, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Improved Modelling of Vertical Velocity Profiles at a Tidal Energy Site Enders, L., Karsten, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Modelling the effects of boundary proximity on a tidal rotor using the actuator line method Edwards, H., Chen, X., Vogel, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Designing Vortex Generators for Tidal Turbine Blades Manolesos, M., Kaufmann, N., Papadakis, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
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 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 Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Leveraging Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Real-time Detection of Tidal Blade Damage Syed, M., Goggins, J., Shahryar Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Multi-Actuator Full-Scale Fatigue Test of a Tidal Blade Dubon, S., Vogel, C., Cava, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Full Scale Structural
An Analysis of the German tidal energy resource Korte, A., Windt, C., Goseberg, N. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Experimental characterisation of the wake of a bottom-mounted two tandem of cylinders placed in a high velocity area Cruz, A., Combret, T., Hadri, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
A two-scale blockage correction for an array of tidal turbines Dehtyriov, D., Vogel, C., Willden, R. 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 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 Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Dynamic Responses of a 1:5-Scale Ocean Current Energy Converter Yang, S., Hung, Y., Yang, R. Conference Paper Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
A comprehensive assessment tool for low-TRL current energy converters Forbush, D., Colby, J., Mendoza, N. Conference Paper Current
Evaluating the performance of turbulence closure models for tidal stream resource characterization Yang, Z., Deb, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The performance of counter-rotating tidal turbine in different sea states Fu, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design, Manufacture and Testing of an Open-Source Benchmark Composite Hydrokinetic Turbine Blade González-Montijo, M., Murray, R., Beach, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Assessing wave-turbulence separation from ADCP measurements with artificial flow data Togneri, M., Masters, I., Williams, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Investigating the impact of multi-rotor structure shadowing on tidal stream turbine performance Townley, B., Shi, W., Xiao, Q. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
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