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
Testing 360 degree imaging technologies for improved animal detection around tidal energy installations Pattison, L., Serrick, A., Brown, C. Report Current, Tidal Field Data
Numerical simulation of the effects of passive flow control techniques on hydrodynamic performance improvement of the hydrofoil Kundu, P. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design methodology of permanent magnet generators for fixed-pitch tidal turbines with overspeed power limitation strategy Djebarri, S., Charpentier, J., Scuiller, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
Ocean Energy in Barbados: A Review of Clean Technology Options, Available Resource and Locational Guidance for Potential Areas of Interest for Commercial Development Johnston, S., McGlynn, J., Prado, V. Report Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave, OTEC
Performance analysis of two vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbines using variational multiscale method Bayram Mohamed, A., Bear, C., Bear, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Flow structures in wake of a pile-supported horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Zhang, J., Lin, X., Wang, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Substructure
Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage Yang, Z., Wang, T., Xiao, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts and Performances of Commercial-Scale Turbine Arrays in the Strait of Larantuka, Indonesia Orhan, K., Mayerle, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
The Unsteady Hydrodynamic Response of Lightly Loaded Tidal Turbines Ha, T., Sharma, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
The effect of complementarity between solar, wind and tidal energy in isolated hybrid microgrids Neto, P., Saavedra, O., Oliveira, D. Journal Article Current, Kite Grid Integration
Torque coefficient analysis of a novel direct-drive parallel-stream counter-rotating darrieus turbine system Janon, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Design of Maximum Power Point Tracking for Dynamic Power Response of Tidal Undersea Kite Systems Mademlis, G., Liu, Y., Chen, P. Journal Article Current, Kite Lab Data, Modeling Control
Wave-Turbulence Decomposition Methods Applied to Tidal Energy Site Assessment Perez, L., Cossu, R., Couzi, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The hydrodynamic performance of a tidal-stream turbine in shear flow Ke, S., Wen-Quan, W., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Renewables Canada Annual Report 2019 Marine Renewables Canada Report Current, Wave
Assessment of Multi-Use Offshore Platforms: Structure Classification and Design Challenges Nassar, W., Anaya-Lara, O., Ahmed, K. Journal Article Current, Wave Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Impact of turbulence on power production by a free-stream tidal turbine in real sea conditions Sentchev, A., Thiébaut, M., Schmitt, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Performance
A numerical study on the performance of a superhydrophobic coated very low head (VLH) axial hydraulic turbine using entropy generation method Haghighi, M., Merghavami, S., Ghorani, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Large Eddy Simulations on Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines - Power coefficient analysis for various solidities Guillaud, N., Balarac, G., Goncalvès, E. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Preliminary assessment of innovative seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination powered by a hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) - Tidal range energy system Delgado-Torres, A., García-Rodríguez, L., Jiménezdel Moral, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hybrid Devices
A spatially nonlinear generalised actuator disk model for the simulation of horizontal axis wind and tidal turbines Edmunds, M., Williams, A., Masters, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
In-Stream Energy by Tidal and Wind-Driven Currents: An Analysis for the Gulf of California Magar, V., Godinez, V., Gross, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal
A Simple 3D River/Tidal Turbine Model for Farm Computation—Comparison with Experiments Clary, V., Oudart, T., Maitre, T. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The Potential for Integration of Wind and Tidal Power in New Zealand Nasab, M., Kilby, J., Bakhtiaryfard, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices
Strategies for the Assessment of Tidal Current Energy Resources through Numerical Models Orhan, K. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling
Assessment of the Localized Flow and Tidal Energy Conversion System at an Estuarine Bridge Chancey, K. Thesis Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data Substructure
Turbulence in the wake of offshore wind farm foundations and its potential effects on mixing of stratified tidal shelf seas Fogarty, M., Kilcher, L. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data
Applications of Marine Renewable Energy to Powering Ocean Observation Systems Jenne, S., Cavagnaro, R., Green, R. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Tidal range resource of Western Australia Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Hemer, M. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
A Modeling Study of Tidal Energy Resource Characterization in Cook Inlet, Alaska Wang, T., Yang, Z., Waldman, S. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
Mapping the wake of a full-scale floating tidal turbine platform Guerra, M., Hay, A., Karsten, R. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Cybersecurity for Marine Renewable Energy Systems de Peralta, F. Presentation Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Mechanical behavior and long-term life prediction of carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy composite laminates under artificial seawater environment Ghabezi, P., Harrison, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Indirect load measurements for large floating horizontal-axis tidal current turbines Li, Y., Li, W., Liu, H. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Experimental and numerical analysis of a multilayer composite ocean current turbine blade Ke, S., Wen-Quan, W., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Numerical modelling of an undulating membrane tidal energy converter Träsch, M., Chambon, A., Déporte, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
A Wavelet Threshold Denoising-Based Imbalance Fault Detection Method for Marine Current Turbines Li, Z., Wang, T., Wang, Y. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Investigating Polymer Fibre Optics for Condition Monitoring of Synthetic Mooring Lines Gordelier, T., Rudolph Thies, P., Rinaldi, G. Journal Article Current, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Assessment of a Hydrokinetic Energy Converter Based on Vortex-Induced Angular Oscillations of a Cylinder Malefaki, I., Konstantinidis, E. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Efficiency evaluation of a ductless Archimedes turbine: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations Zitti, G., Fattore, F., Brunori, A. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Survey of the near wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine in the presence of waves Lust, E., Flack, K., Luznik, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Wind-Induced Currents in the Gulf of California from Extreme Events and Their Impact on Tidal Energy Devices Gross, M., Magar, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Performance of a hydrokinetic turbine using a theoretical approach Hazim, S., El Ouatouati, A. , Taha Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Multi-objective optimization of hydrofoil geometry used in horizontal axis tidal turbine blade designed for operation in tropical conditions of South East Asia Nandagopal, R., Narasimalu, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance characteristics of shrouded horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines in yawed conditions Shahsavarifard, M., Bibeau, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Three-dimensional modelling of turbine wake interactions at a tidal stream energy site Michelet, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Development and assessment of a blade element momentum theory model for high solidity vertical axis tidal turbines Mannion, B., Leen, S., Nash, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Model of Bio-Colonisation on Mooring Lines: Updating Strategy Based on a Static Qualifying Sea State for Floating Wind Turbines Decurey, B., Schoefs, F., Barille, A. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
An initial assessment of tidal energy resources using GIS for Miani Hor, Baluchistan province, Pakistan Insaf, A., Uddin, Z., Baig, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Unsteady hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blades Scarlett, G., Viola, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
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