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

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Evaluating the tidal energy resource for smooth power output and grid integration in the United States Preziuso, D., Medina, G., O'Neil, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Evaluation and comparison of the levelized cost of tidal, wave, and offshore wind energy Astariz, S., Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Evaluation of a model for predicting the tidal velocity in fjord entrances Lalander, E., Thomassen, P., Leijon, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Evaluation of Design & Analysis Code, CACTUS, for Predicting Crossflow Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance Wosnik, M., Bachant, P., Neary, V. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Evaluation of durability of composite materials applied to renewable marine energy: Case of ducted tidal turbine Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Saifaoui, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
Evaluation of Electromechanical Systems Dynamically Emulating a Candidate Hydrokinetic Turbine Cavagnaro, R., Neely, J., Fa, F. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Evaluation of HYCOM as a Tool for Ocean Current Energy Assessment VanZwieten, J., Meyer, I., Alsenas, G. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Evaluation of hydrokinetic energy potentials of selected rivers in Kwara State, Nigeria Adeogun, A., Ganiyu, H., Ladokun, L. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
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
Evaluation of offshore marine current energy performance in Malaysia Zahari, S., Ng, C., Kurian, V. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Evaluation of potential tidal impoundment energy systems in Ria de Aveiro, Portugal Rocha, J., Abreu, T., Felgueiras, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluation of probabilistic and deterministic methods for estimating energy potential of tidal currents in the Khuran Strait, the Persian Gulf Tajfirooz, B., Ezam, M., Bidokhti, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Evaluation of RANS BEM and self-similar wake superposition for tidal stream turbine arrays Olczak, A., Sudall, D., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects
Evaluation of Small Axial Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines for Remote Communities Anyi, M., Kirke, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine
Evaluation of the durability of composite tidal turbine blades Davies, P., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Evaluation of the hydraulic potential with hydrokinetic turbines for isolated systems in locations of the Amazon region Oliveira, C., Barros, M., Branco, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine
Evaluation of the production of tidal stream energy in an inlet channel by coupling field data and numerical modelling Pacheco, A., Ferreira, O., Carballo, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Evaluation of the swirl characteristics of a tidal stream turbine wake Morris, C., O'Doherty, D. , Mason-Jones, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of the wake around a 22-kW hydrokinetic turbine Aguilera, M., Soviak, J., d'Auteuil, S. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of Tidal Stream Resource in a Potential Array Area Via Direct Measurements Fairley, I., Evans, P., Wooldridge, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Evaluation of turbulence-related high-frequency tidal current velocity fluctuation Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y., Villamayor, M. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling
Evidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Evidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy in the Irish Sea Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Neill, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Exceeding the Betz limit with tidal turbines Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Exhaustive closed loop behavior of an one degree of freedom first-generation device for harnessing energy from marine currents del Horno, L., Segura, E., Morales, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Existing and Potential Ocean-Based Energy Facilities and Associated Infrastructure in Massachusetts TRC Environmental Corporation Report Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Experiences in Developing Tidal Current and Wave Energy Devices for Mediterranean Sea Coiro, D., Troise, G., Bizzarrini, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data
Experimental Analysis of Archimedes Screw Turbines Songin, K. Thesis Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Experimental analysis of dual coaxial turbines in skew Metoyer, R., Chatterjee, P., Elfering, K. Journal Article Current Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental analysis of the flow field around horizontal axis tidal turbines by use of scale mesh disk rotor simulators Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects
Experimental analysis of the local flow effects around single row tidal turbine arrays Daly, T., Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects
Experimental and Analytical Study of Helical Cross-Flow Turbines for a Tidal Micropower Generation System Niblick, A. Thesis Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Experimental and CFD Analysis of Impact of Surface Roughness on Hydrodynamic Performance of a Darrieus Hydro (DH) Turbine Khanjanpour, M., Javadi, A. Journal Article Current Modeling Materials, Performance
Experimental and CFD analysis of the wake characteristics of tidal turbines Gebreslassie, M., Sanchez, S., Tabor, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and Computational Analysis of a Model Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine O'Doherty, T., Mason-Jones, A., O'Doherty, D. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling
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
Experimental and multiphase modeling of small vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine with free-surface variations Yosry, A., Alvarez, E., Valdes, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical analysis of a multilayer composite ocean current turbine blade Ke, S., Wen-Quan, W., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Experimental and numerical analysis of a small array of 45:1 scale horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines based on the DOE reference model 1 Javaherchi, T., Stelzenmuller, N., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the DOE Reference Model 1 Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Javaherchi, T., Stelzenmuller, N., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical analysis of the performance and wake of a scale–model horizontal axis marine hydrokinetic turbine Javaherchi, T., Stelzenmuller, N., Aliseda, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical characterization of a full-scale portable hydrokinetic turbine prototype for river applications Riglin, J., Carter III, F., Oblas, N. Journal Article Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical failure analysis of horizontal axis water turbine carbon fiber-reinforced composite blade Fal, M., Chandrashekhara, K., Abutunis, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Experimental and numerical investigation of flow patterns and performance of a modified Savonius hydrokinetic rotor Zhang, Y., Kang, C., Ji, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Experimental and numerical investigation of the leading edge sweep angle effect on the performance of a delta blades hydrokinetic turbine Mosbahi, M., Ayadi, A., Chouaibi, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Wake Interactions of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Gotelli, C. , Musa, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical investigations of a coupled pitching hydrofoil under the fully-activated mode Liu, Z., Qu, H., Zhang, G. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance
Experimental and numerical investigations on the performance and wake characteristics of a tidal turbine under yaw Qian, Y., Zhang, Y., Sun, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical studies of blade roughness and fouling on marine current turbine performance Walker, J., Flack, K., Lust, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Experimental and numerical studies on the torsion stiffness effect of a semi-active flapping hydrofoil propulsion Chen, W., Zhang, Y., Gao, F. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling Structural
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