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
Gulf Stream Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Muglia, M., Seim, H., Taylor, P. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Motion Responses Analysis for Tidal Current Energy Platform: Quad-Spar and Catamaran Types Junianto, S., Mukhtasor, Prastianto, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
Coupled flow-wave modelling for regional tidal site characterisation in the English Channel Hardwick, J., Ashton, I., Mackay, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Prediction of the fouling penalty on the tidal turbine performance and development of its mitigation measures Song, S., Demirel, Y., Atlar, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
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
Laboratory scale tests of a floating tidal turbine Walker, S., Cappietti, L., Simonetti, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance, Substructure
Optimization of the hydrodynamic performance of a vertical Axis tidal (VAT) turbine using CFD-Taguchi approach Khanjanpour, M., Javadi, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
2030 Ocean Energy Vision: Industry analysis of future deployments, costs and supply chains Ocean Energy Europe Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Triboelectric nanogenerators for a macro-scale blue energy harvesting and self-powered marine environmental monitoring system Chen, H., Xing, C., Li, Y. Journal Article Current Grid Integration, Structural
An analysis of the market potential for ocean renewable energy in industrial maritime sectors of Australia’s Blue Economy Bellon de Chassy, A. Thesis Current, Tidal, Wave
The Potential for Tidal Range Energy Systems to Provide Continuous Power: A UK Case Study Mackie, L., Coles, D., Piggott, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Enabling Marine Energy Integration for Ocean Observing: Functional Requirements Cavagnaro, R., Matthews, C., Hume, D. Conference Paper Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Performance and Wake Characterization of a Model Hydrokinetic Turbine: The Reference Model 1 (RM1) Dual Rotor Tidal Energy Converter Hill, C., Neary, V., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
An Inter-Comparison of Dynamic, Fully Coupled, Electro-Mechanical, Models of Tidal Turbines Ortega, A., Tomy, J., Shek, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Preliminary assessment of a tidal test site on the Minho estuary Diaz, H., Rodrigues, J., Soares, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Effects of turbulence modelling in AD/RANS simulations of single wind & tidal turbine wakes and double wake interactions Tian, L., Song, Y., Zhao, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Computational parametric analysis of the design of cross-flow turbines under constraints Leguizamón, S., Avellan, F. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Probabilistic Availability Analysis for Marine Energy Transfer Subsystem Using Bayesian Network Yang, Y., Sørensen, J. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Performance and wake flow characterization of a 1:8.7-scale reference USDOE MHKF1 hydrokinetic turbine to establish a verification and validation test database Fontaine, A., Straka, W., Meyer, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A numerical performance analysis of a ducted, high-solidity tidal turbine Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
IEC Technical Specification 62600-4:2020 - Part 4: Specification for establishing qualification of new technology International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Tidal, Wave
Reducing Costs of Tidal Energy Through a Comprehensive Characterization of Turbulence in Minas Passage Karsten, R. Report Current, Tidal Field Data
Review of tidal turbine wake modelling methods Jump, E., Macleod, A., Wills, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
An optimally-controlled RANS Actuator force model for efficient computations of tidal turbine arrays Clary, V., Oudart, T., Larroude, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Passivity-based Voltage Controller for Tidal Energy Conversion System with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Belkhier, Y., Achour, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control
Analysis of the effects of control strategies and wave climates on the loading and performance of a laboratory scale horizontal axis tidal turbine Martinez, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Allmark, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Control
Effect of aspect ratio on cross-flow turbine performance Hunt, A., Stringer, C., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance, Structural
Experimentally validated study of the impact of operating strategies on power efficiency of a turbine array in a bi-directional tidal channel Hachmann, C., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects
Dynamic Stability of an Ocean Current Turbine System Lin, S., Chen, Y., Hsu, H. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
A review on the technologies, design considerations and numerical models of tidal current turbines Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Goda, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Design and comparative survey of high torque coaxial permanent magnet coupling for tidal current generator Park, J., Paul, S., Chang, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Structural
Summary of Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Composites Testing at Montana State University Miller, D., Samborsky, D., Stoffels, M. Report Current, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Turbulence characterization at tidal-stream energy site in Alderney Race Sentchev, A., Thiébaut, M., Guillou, S. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic characteristics and flow structures of pitching hydrofoil with special emphasis on the added force effect Zhang, M., Liu, T., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Framework for Identifying Cybersecurity Vulnerability and Determining Risk for Marine Renewable Energy Systems de Peralta, F., Gorton, A., Watson, M. Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
A numerical study on the interaction between two cross-flow turbines in tandem configuration to support a simplified turbine model approach Tremblay, O., Dumas, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects
Experimental evaluation of coaxial horizontal axis hydrokinetic composite turbine system Abutunis, A., Taylor, G., Fal, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Materials, Performance
Cybersecurity Best Practice Guidance for Marine Renewable Energy Systems de Peralta, F., Watson, M., Bays, R. Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Modelling Study of Transport Time Scales for a Hyper Tidal Estuary Gao, G., Xia, J., Falconer, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Techno-Economic Modelling of Tidal Energy Converter Arrays in the Tacoma Narrows Topper, M., Olson, S., Roberts, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring
The energy yield potential of a large tidal stream turbine array in the Alderney Race Coles, D., Blunden, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Underway velocity measurements in the Alderney Race: towards a three-dimensional representation of tidal motions Sentchev, A., Nguyen, T., Furgerot, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Turbulence characterization at a tidal energy site using large-eddy simulations: case of the Alderney Race Bourgoin, A., Guillou, S., Thiébot, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Identifying economically viable tidal sites within the Alderney Race through optimization of levelized cost of energy Goss, Z., Coles, D., Piggott, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Assessing the turbulent kinetic energy budget in an energetic tidal flow from measurements of coupled ADCPs Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current Field Data
An experimental evaluation of blockage effects on the wake of a cross-flow current turbine Ross, H., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Effects of Tip Clearance Size on Energy Performance and Pressure Fluctuation of a Tidal Propeller Turbine Tran, B., Jeong, H., Kim, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
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 study of bathymetry generated turbulence on tidal turbine behaviour Gaurier, B., Ikhennicheu, M., Germain, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Development and validation of a prediction model for the multi-wake of tidal stream turbines Chen, L., Yao, Y., Wang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
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