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: 3451

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Failure and reliability growth in tidal stream turbine deployments Walker, S., Thies, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
Output of a tidal farm in yawed flow and varying turbulence using GAD-CFD without power tracking Badoe, C., Li, X., Williams, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and Wake Characteristics of River Cross-Flow Turbine Arrays Using a Simplified Numerical Model Huang, J., Cousineau, J., Provan, M. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
A three-dimensional regional scale model for tidal stream turbine implementation and impact assessment Li, X., Li, M., Wolf, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Impact of integration of wind and tidal power on hydrogen production costs (March 2021) Ferguson, J., Robinson, A., Crawford, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Ups and Downs of Data Recording on Tidal Devices Lake, T., Williams, A., Masters, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Structural
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
Standardising Marine Renewable Energy Testing: Gap Analysis and Recommendations for Development of Standards Noble, D., O'Shea, M., Judge, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Control, Grid Integration, Materials, Mooring, Power Take Off
Development of a Wet-Gap Permanent Magnet Generator for Tidal and River Energy Devices Cronin, P., Fjeld, K., Donegan, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Kickstart procedure of a tidal power plant Capozucca, M., Berkel, J., Esch, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Structural
Fluid-structure interaction effects on the dynamics of a moving deformable hydrofoil in a fluid flow Brousseau, P., Benaouicha, M., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Geometry Specification and Environmental Characterisation Harvey, S., Chen, X., Rowe, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Influences of yawed conditions on the wake evolution and recovery of axial flow tidal turbines Ahmadi, M., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Increased reliability of tidal turbines thanks to a better knowledge of realistic tidal conditions, use of RAM analysis, advanced monitoring, maintenance strategies and intelligent design components. Le Diagon, V., Mayorga, P., Sukendro, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Assessment of Axial Induction Based Control Strategies for Tidal Current Turbines, Considering Both Power Capture and Load Zhang, Y., Shek, J., Mueller, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Review of experimental studies on Transverse Axis Crossflow Turbines Gallagher, R., Frost, C. , Schmitt, P. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance
An investigation of various inflow effects on the wake development of a hybrid BEM-actuator disk model using CFD Pang, C., Kennedy, D., O’Rourke, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Velocity profile effects on a bottom-mounted square cylinder wake and load variations Magnier, M., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural, Substructure
Application of ply-by-ply fatigue analysis methodology in the design of a full-scale tidal turbine blade Paboeuf, S., Mouton, L., Tomy, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Materials
Experimental investigation of the impact of tidal turbine blade design on performance in turbulent flow Smyth, A., Young, A., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
CFD analysis of wave-current configurations in relation to the operation of tidal stream turbines Lloyd, C., Allmark, M., Ordonez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Parameter Modeling of a Two Cross-flow Turbine Array From Experimental Data Scherl, I., Brunton, S., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Optimal operation of a regular turbine array in a generic tidal channel Schmitz, C., Lemmer, J., Pelz, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Morphing Blades: Theory and Proof of Principles Viola, I., Pisetta, G., Dai, W. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Electrolytic hydrogen production from tidal energy: A technical and economic perspective Alex, A., Petrone, R., Tala-Ighil, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Characterisation of the Nearshore Renewable Energy Resource and Applicable Technologies in the Mindanao Province of Philippines Fu, S., Johnstone, C., Encarnacion, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
3D Simulation with Flow-Induced Rotation for Non-Deformable Tidal Turbines [Conference Paper] Robin, I., Bennis, A., Dauvin, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fluid flow characteristics downstream of the tidal power plant Deep Green using large eddy simulations and the actuator line method Fredriksson, S., Brostrom, G., Prabahar, N. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Social perception and acceptance of Tidal Current Turbines (TCTs) Energy project: A case study of the Gulf of Morbihan, France. Sedrati, M., Alaoui, M., Laly, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Wake Effects on a Downstream Tidal Stream Turbine Ellis, R., Lloyd, C., Allmark, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Performance
Fluctuating load perceived by the downstream turbine in a farm Slama, M., Pinon, G., Belkacem, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Structural
Impact of spatially varying flow conditions on the prediction of fatigue loads of a tidal turbine Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Effect of improved representation of tidal turbine blade geometry in blade element momentum theory Evans, I., Togneri, M., Lake, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A Comparison of Platform and Seabed Mounted Flow Measurement Instrumentation for SME PLAT-I Frost, C. , Togneri, M., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Acoustics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
De-risking the next generation of tidal turbine blades through advanced full-scale structural testing Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Meier, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Cost modelling and design optimisation of tidal stream turbines Coles, D., Mackie, L., White, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics
MaRINET2- Round Robin Tests: Blade loading Martinez, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Tidal Stream and Ocean Current Energy- the benefits of harvesting lesser energetic flows Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Calvillo-Munoz, C., Marino-Tapia, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Ocean Current Modeling Structural
Simulations of tidal turbine blade loading in flood and ebb tides Vogel, C., Tang, T., Dubon, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Fast & Flexible: streamlining a simulation based approach to collision risk assessments Horne, N., Schmitt, P., Culloch, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device
Performance analysis of model-scale tidal stream turbines situated in different array configurations Allmark, M., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Myers, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance
The bigger picture: developing a graphical user interface to process UAV imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A Time Series and Spectral Analysis of Turbulence Effects on Current Energy Converter Power Generation Browning, E., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Conference Paper Current Modeling, Full Scale Acoustics, Performance
Tidal current turbine blade optimisation using a combined non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm– lade element momentum theory Yeo, E., Kennedy, D., O’Rourke, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Implementing realistic environmental loads on the fatigue testing of a prototype tidal turbine blade Mouton, L., Tomy, J., Paboeuf, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Structural
Material and structural testing to improve composite tidal turbine blade reliability Davies, P., Dumergue, N., Arhant, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Interaction between two horizontal axis tidal turbines in model scale- experiment and simulation Joßberger, S., Stadler, C., Barkmann, U. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Misled by Betz and unsteady flow - review on turbine arrays falsely deemed ‘optimal’ Pelz, P., Lemmer, J., Schmitz, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils used in high tip-speed-ratio tidal rotors for less energetic flows Martinez, R., Encarnacion, J., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
How certification accelerates commercial uptake of marine energy solutions Scheijgrond, P., Levasseur, A., Richard, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control
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