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

Total results: 3046
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Experimental study of wake characteristics in tidal turbine arrays Nuernberg, M., Tao, L. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Actuator-line CFD modelling of tidal-stream turbines in arrays Apsley, D., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Electroactive polymers for ocean kinetic energy harvesting: literature review and research needs Kim, H. Journal Article Current, Wave Materials
The Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations Piano, M., Robins, P., Davies, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Numerical Study of a Guide-Vane-Augmented Vertical Darrieus Tidal-Current-Turbine Liu, Z., Wang, Z., Shi, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Advances in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018) Soares, C. Book Current, Wave
Unsteady loading in a tidal array due to simulated turbulent onset flow Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Short-term extreme response and fatigue damage of an integrated offshore renewable energy system Li, L., Cheng, Z., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Mooring, Performance
Analysing the potentials and effects of multi-use between tidal energy development and environmental protection and monitoring: A case study of the inner sound of the Pentland Firth Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Experimental investigation of the energy extraction by a fully-passive flapping-foil hydrokinetic turbine prototype Boudreau, M., Dumas, G., Rahimpour, M. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data Performance, Structural
Electricity Grid Connection of a Tidal Farm: An Active Power Control Framework Constrained to Grid Code Requirements Chabane, S., Alamir, M., Fiacchini, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Added-mass effects on a horizontal-axis tidal turbine using FAST v8 Murray, R., Thresher, R., Jonkman, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Integration of tidal range energy with undersea pumped storage Loisel, R., Sanchez-Angulo, M., Schoefs, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The effects of oblique waves and currents on the loadings and performance of tidal turbines Martinez, R., Payne, G., Bruce, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Tidal turbine blade composites - A review on the effects of hygrothermal aging on the properties of CFRP Alam, P., Robert, C., Bradigh, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
State of The Art Tidal Energy Systems: Issues, Challenges, and Possible Solutions Danial, Khan, M., Siddiqui, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Wake measurement metrics and the dependence of tidal turbine wakes on turbine operating condition Ebdon, T., O'Doherty, D. , O'Doherty, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
Development of Two-way Type Tidal power Optimization Program (K-TOP3.0) Lee, S., Jang, T., Kim, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Hybrid Floating Renewables Toward Coastal Energy Resilience Narasimalu, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
A Sea-state Based Investigation for Performance Submerged Tensioned Mooring Supported Tidal Turbines Fu, S., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Performance
Tidal energy in Australia - Assessing resource and feasibility to Australia's future energy mix [Conference Paper] Penesis, I., Hemer, M., Cossu, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Dynamic Simulation of the Mooring System with a Shock-Absorbing Mechanism for Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chou, C., Huang, P., Chen, J. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling Mooring
Numerically Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Weather Windows: Improving the Site Selection Methodology for Floating Tidal Platforms McDowell, J., Jeffcoate, P., Bruce, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Recommend Ultra Low-head Mini-hydro Turbine-generator System for Coastal River Application Martin, J., Swiderski, J., Chang, L. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Structural
Tidal Stream Power Development in San Bernardino Strait, Philippines Battaglia, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Characterising the effect of turbine operating point on momentum extraction of tidal turbine arrays Hachmann, C., Stallard, T., Lin, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
Abstract for AWTEC 2018 Hofmann, M., Baumann, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Observation of biofouling by using test plates in Hirado Strait of Nagasaki, Japan Kyozuka, Y., Kobayashi, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Numerical Simulation Research on Output Characteristics of Tidal Turbine in Time-varying flow Tan, J., Zheng, Z., Yuan, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Development of a Wave-Current Numerical Model using Stokes 2nd Order Theory Lloyd, C., O'Doherty, T., Mason, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Structural Safety Evaluation for the Driving part of the 15kW-Class HATCT Model by FSI Analysis Guo, M., Kim, S., Choi, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
The Field Study of Current Estimation for Kuroshio Power-Generating Pilot Facilities Lee, C., Chen, P., Chang, W. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Experimental study of the wake past cubic wall-mounted elements to predict flow variations for tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Arrangement optimization of three tidal turbines considering efficiency and productivity Jo, C., Park, H., Chan, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Enabling renewable baseload generation by flying subsea kites Edlund, M. Conference Paper Current, Kite
Field Performance Testing of a Floating Tidal Energy Platform-Part 1: Power Performance Starzmann, R., Goebel, I., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Performance
Study on High-Frequency Fluctuations in Tidal Current Direction Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Hydrodynamic Effects of Waves on a Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chiu, F., Shieh, J., Peng, Y. Conference Paper Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effect of bathymetry interaction with waves and sea currents on the loading and thrust of a tidal turbine Camacho, J., Johnstone, C., Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Multi-year assessment of Reyonlds stress and turbulent kinetic energy at the European Marine Energy Centre in the absence of waves Wakelam, G., Sellar, B., Venugopal, V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Preliminary Design of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for Low-Speed Tidal Flow Encarnacion, J., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Structural
Development of Passive Oil Compensated Shaft Seal Module for Kuroshio Turbine Guo, J., Mu, L., Huang, S. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Assessment of the turbulent flow upstream of the Meygen Phase 1A tidal stream turbines Coles, D., Greenwood, C., Vogler, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Design Process for a Scale Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine Blade Ellis, R., Allmark, M., O'Doherty, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Blade Element Momentum Theory to Predict the Effect of Wave-Current Interactions on the Performance of Tidal Stream Turbines Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Porter, K., Allmark, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Structural Integrity Monitoring of Hybrid Offshore-Wind and Tidal-Current Turbines Kim, W., Yi, J., Park, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data
Paper for AWTEC 2018 Hofmann, M., Baumann, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Reverse Electrodialysis Structural
Effect of Chord-wise Flexibility to the Power Extracting Efficiency of Tidal Current Energy Jianan, X., Daitao, G., Haiyang, Z. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The Role of Georisk Management in Marine Renewable Energy Projects Reynolds, J., Fernandes, A., Catt, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Numerical simulation on hydrodynamic performance of parallel twin vertical axis tidal turbines Sun, K., Zhou, H., Zhang, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
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