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
Turbulence characterization at tidal-stream energy site in Alderney Race Sentchev, A., Thiébaut, M., Guillou, S. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Cybersecurity Best Practice Guidance for Marine Renewable Energy Systems de Peralta, F., Watson, M., Bays, R. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Effects of environmental exposure on the mechanical properties of composite tidal current turbine Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Mohammed, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
On the potential of linked-basin tidal power plants: An operational and coastal modelling assessment Angeloudis, A., Kramer, S., Hawkins, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influence of stress ratio and stress concentration on the fatigue behaviour of hygrothermal aged multidirectional CFRP composite laminate Rajaram, A., Chai, G., Srikanth, N. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Materials
MATPLAN: A probability-based planning tool for cost-effective grid integration of renewable energy Chen, T., Pipattanasomporn, M., Rahman, I. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Tidal range energy resource assessment of the Gulf of California, Mexico Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Analysis of failure modes for a non-crimp basalt fiber reinforced epoxy composite under flexural and interlaminar shear loading Chowdhury, I., Nash, N., Portela, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
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
Verification of a robust method for sizing and siting the small hydropower run-of-river plant potential by using GIS Tamm, O., Tamm, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
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
Experimental assessment of a 100 W prototype horizontal axis tidal turbine by towing tank tests Alamian, R., Shafaghat, R., Amiri, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
The development, design and characterisation of a scale model Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for dynamic load quantification Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Lloyd, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Optimization of Marine Current Turbines Arrangement Using a Genetic AlgorithmApplication to the Fromveur Strait (France) Fakhri, E., Thiébot, J., Bourguet, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
The Alderney Race: general hydrodynamic and particular features du Bois, P., Dumas, F., Morillon, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics and tidal energy extraction in the Alderney Race: a review Thiébot, J., Coles, D., Bennis, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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 Hydrodynamics
One year of measurements in Alderney Race: preliminary results from database analysis Furgerot, L., Sentchev, A., du Bois, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Characterization of the vertical evolution of the three-dimensional turbulence for fatigue design of tidal turbines Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J-F., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Characterization of the vertical evolution of the 3D turbulence for fatigue design of tidal turbines Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Surface currents in the Alderney Race from high-frequency radar measurements and three-dimensional modelling Lopez, G., Bennis, A., Barbin, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Ocean Energy in Islands and Remote Coastal Areas: Opportunities and Challenges Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Wave, OTEC
Probabilistic failure rate model of a tidal turbine pitch system Ewing, F., Thies, P., Shek, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Computation of Stress Distribution in Hydraulic Horizontal Propeller Turbine Runner Based on Fluid–Structure Interaction Analysis Waqas, M., Ahmad, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Flow field impact assessment of a tidal farm in the Putuo-Hulu Channel Zhang, D., Liu, X., Tan, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Imposing a wake effect to improve clean marine energy harvesting by flow-induced vibrations Wang, J., Su, Z., Li, H. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Combining wind, solar, and in-stream tidal electricity generation with energy storage using a load-perturbation control strategy Pearre, N., Swan, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in tidal energy yield assessments Clayton, R. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling
State of the Sector 2020: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Marine Hydrokinetic Toolkit - MHKiT Fao, R., Olson, S., Sivaraman, C. Presentation Current, Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling
Marine Current Generators Multimachine System Based on High Order Sliding Mode Control Zhang, M., Wang, X., Mi, W. Journal Article Current Modeling Control
Array Arrangement on Vertical Axis Tidal Current Turbine Using Free Vortex Model Han, R., Ma, Y., Li, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
FoDTEC (Forensic Decommissioning of Tidal Energy Converters) Final Summary Report Warren, T. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Substructure
Experimental testing of the performance and interference effects of a cross-stream array of tidal turbines McNaughton, J., Cao, B., Ettema, S. Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
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