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: 3412

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Cost-benefit analysis of tidal energy production in a coastal lagoon: The case of Ria Formosa – Portugal Rodrigues, N., Pintassilgo, P., Calhau, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Research on the Blade Motion of a Bidirectional Energy-Generating Turbine under Integrated Wave and Tidal Current Action Li, Y., Li, Z., Liu, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Instability of the tip vortices shed by an axial-flow turbine in uniform flow Posa, A., Broglia, R., Balaras, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine current energy estimation using the generalized gamma distribution: a case study for the upper layer of the Dardanelles Strait Ulusoy, I., Erdik, T. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Techno-Economic Assessment of a Grid-Independent Hybrid Power Plant for Co-Supplying a Remote Micro-Community with Electricity and Hydrogen Xia, T., Rezaei, M., Dampage, U. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hybrid Devices
Numerical Study of the Dynamic Stall Effect on a Pair of Cross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines and Associated Torque Enhancement Due to Flow Blockage Doan, M., Obi, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Efficient economic optimisation of large-scale tidal stream arrays Goss, Z., Coles, D., Kramer, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Small-scale hydrokinetic turbines for remote community electrification Tan, K., Kirke, B., Anyi, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Materials, Performance
A numerical structural analysis of ducted, high-solidity, fibre-composite tidal turbine rotor configurations in real flow conditions Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
A Decision Support Tool for Long-Term Planning of Marine Operations in Ocean Energy Projects Fonseca, F., Amaral, L., Chainho, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Winter impacts on cryo-hydrodynamics of an Arctic hypertidal estuary: implications on tidal-stream energy Mohammadian, A., Morse, B., Robert, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
IEC Technical Specification 62600-10:2021 - Part 10: Assessment of mooring system for marine energy converters (MECs) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Wave Mooring
Assessing Hydrokinetic Energy in the Mexican Caribbean: A Case Study in the Cozumel Channel Graniel, J., Fontes, J., Garcia, H. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Grid Integration
Hydrodynamic Efficiency Analysis of a Flexible Hydrofoil Oscillating in a Moderate Reynolds Number Fluid Flow Brousseau, P., Benaouicha, M., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
State of the Sector 2021: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Current, Tidal, Wave
A mixed-integer programming methodology to design tidal current farms integrating both cost and benefits: A case study in the Chacao Channel, Chile Aguayo, M., Fierro, P., De la Fuente, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Research on Blade Design of Lift–Drag-Composite Tidal-Energy Turbine at Low Flow Velocity Jiang, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A comprehensive review of nonlinear oscillators in hydrokinetic energy harnessing using flow-induced vibrations Lv, Y., Sun, L., Bernitsas, M. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Remote Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Ocean Current Energy Hydraulic Transmission and Control Power Generation System Su, W., Wei, H., Guo, P. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Performance
Offshore Renewables: An Action Agenda for Deployment IRENA Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Design optimization of an Archimedes screw turbine for hydrokinetic applications using the response surface methodology Bouvant, M., Betancour, J., Velásquez, L. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Tidal stream energy resource characterization in the Salish Sea Yang, Z., Wang, T., Branch, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Flow Field Measurement of Laboratory-Scaled Cross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines: Part II—The Near-Wake of Twin Turbines in Counter-Rotating Configurations Doan, M., Kawata, T., Obi, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
A review of tidal current energy resource assessment in China Liu, X., Chen, Z., Si, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
CFD numerical simulation of Archimedes screw turbine with power output analysis Shahverdi, K., Loni, R., Maestre, J. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Development of an alternating lift converter utilizing flow-induced oscillations to harness horizontal hydrokinetic energy Kim, E., Sun, H., Park, H. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Data, Lab Data, Full Scale, Scale Device Performance
Surrogate-Based Optimization of Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Rotor Blades Aran, D., Menendez, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Modal analysis of composite nozzle for an optimal design of a tidal current turbine Laaouidi, H., Tarfaoui, M., Nachtane, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
DTOceanPlus D8.4 Developing Ocean Energy standards for Business management models in Ocean Energy Tunga, I., Yates, M., Vyas, A. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Lagrangian Vortex Computations of a Four Tidal Turbine Array: An Example Based on the NEPTHYD Layout in the Alderney Race Slama, M., Bex, C., Pinon, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Experimental Study of Wake Flow around a Twin-rotor Tidal Stream Turbine Zhou, Y., Wang, G., Lin, X. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Quantifying the Effects of Wave—Current Interactions on Tidal Energy Resource at Sites in the English Channel Using Coupled Numerical Simulations Hardwick, J., Mackay, E., Ashton, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Energy Management Using a Rule-Based Control Strategy of Marine Current Power System with Energy Storage System Han, J., Li, X., Tang, T. Journal Article Current Modeling Control
Availability-Based Selection of Electricity Delivery Network in Marine Conversion Systems Using Bayesian Network Yang, Y., Nielsen, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry Want, A., Bell, M., Harris, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Test Center Materials
Current Status and Possible Future Applications of Marine Current Energy Devices in Malaysia: A Review Kai, L., Sarip, S., Kaidi, H. Journal Article Current Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Ocean Power Hossain, E., Petrovic, S. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave, OTEC
Comparison of ADCP measurements to Kuroshio current flow simulations for ocean current turbines Imamura, J., Takagi, K., Nagaya, S. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling
NEMMO Biomimetic and Multi-material Solutions Richards, C., Ollero, A., Mercader, C. Report Current, Tidal Performance, Structural
The effects of surge motion on hydrodynamics characteristics of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine under free surface condition Wang, S., Zhang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal range resource of Australia Neill, S., Hemer, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Strain gauge measurements on a full scale tidal turbine blade Lake, T., Hughes, J., Togneri, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale 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
Momentum recovery downstream of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource Lewis, M., Murray, R., Fredriksson, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
International Workshop on Marine Energy Data Sharing: Workshop Report Copping, A., Weers, J., Ruehl, K. Workshop Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
The Influence of Marine and Hydro Kinetics Patents Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office and Other DOE Offices 1790 Analytics Report Current, Wave
Marinet2 Deliverable 2.7: Final guidelines for test facilities Corlay, Y., Vejayan, N., Le Boulluec, M. Guidance Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Test Center Performance
Adaptive super-twisting control of doubly salient permanent magnet generator for tidal stream turbine Chen, H., Li, Q., Tang, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control
A Phenomenological Study of Lab-Scale Tidal Turbine Loading under Combined Irregular Wave and Shear Flow Conditions Allmark, M., Martinez, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
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