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: 3450

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
Experimental and CFD Analysis of Impact of Surface Roughness on Hydrodynamic Performance of a Darrieus Hydro (DH) Turbine Khanjanpour, M., Javadi, A. Journal Article Current Modeling Materials, Performance
Unsteady hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blades Scarlett, G., Viola, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Surface vector fields estimation using soft computing and remote sensing data at an open water marine renewable test site Ren, L. , Miao, J., Hartnett, M. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling
The influence of dredging for locating a tidal stream energy farm Álvarez, M., Ramos, V., Carballo, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Powering the Blue Economy - Ocean Observing Use Cases Report Copping, A., Green, R., Cavagnaro, R. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
A Metric Space with LCOE Isolines for Research Guidance in wind and hydrokinetic energy systems Garcia-Sanz, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Marine HydroKinetic Tools - MHKiT Driscoll, F., Sivaraman, C., Klise, K. Conference Paper Current, Wave Lab Data, Modeling
A Tidal Resource Evaluation-Based Method for Tidal Current Generation Farm Allocation Considering the Directionality of Tidal Currents Li, H., Ren, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Grid Value Propositions for Tidal based Generation Resources-a Temporal Analysis Bhattacharya, S., Bhatnagar, D., Preziuso, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Enabling Power at Sea: Opportunities for Expanded Ocean Observations through Marine Renewable Energy Integration Green, R., Copping, A., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
Evaluating the tidal energy resource for smooth power output and grid integration in the United States Preziuso, D., Medina, G., O'Neil, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Current turbine array placement in quasigeostrophic flows over bottom topography Miglietta, V., Dhanak, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
A comprehensive assessment of turbulence at a tidal-stream energy site influenced by wind-generated ocean waves Thiébaut, M., Filipot, J-F., Maisondieu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Reducing mooring and cable costs through assessment of corrosion, wear, fatigue, and VIV in turbulent tidal flows – Final Report Baron, A., Turner, A., Steinke, D. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Mooring
Investigation of array layout of tidal stream turbines on energy extraction efficiency Zhang, C., Zhang, J., Tong, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Performance evaluation of a submerged tidal energy device with a single mooring line Guo, B., Wang, D., Zhou, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Currents, Waves and Turbulence Measurement: A View from Multiple Industrial-Academic Projects in Tidal Stream Energy Dorward, M., Sellar, B., Old, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Measuring the Effects of Hurricanes on Major Ocean Currents and Implications for Ocean Energy Devices Baxley, W., VanZwieten, J., Small, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Surface Curvature Effect on Performance of a Laboratory Scale Tidal Turbine Ai, K., Avital, E., Shen, X. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance, Structural
Design and Analysis of Submerged Tidal Turbine Arunaj, P., Ali, T., Kumar, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Structural
Study of a cost model of tidal energy farms in early design phases with parametrization and numerical values. Application to a second-generation device Lopez, A., Morán, J., Núñez, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Evaluation of offshore marine current energy performance in Malaysia Zahari, S., Ng, C., Kurian, V. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Experimental investigation of the performance of a sidewall-constrained tidal turbine fence Ettema, S., McNaughton, J., Vogel, C. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Minimizing erosive wear through a CFD multi-objective optimization methodology for different operating points of a Francis turbine Aponte, R., Teran, L., Grande, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Evaluation of hydrokinetic energy potentials of selected rivers in Kwara State, Nigeria Adeogun, A., Ganiyu, H., Ladokun, L. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Layout optimization of an inertial energy harvester for miniature underwater mooring platforms Ding, W., Wang, K., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Velocity Profile Variabilities at a Tidal-Stream Energy Site Facing Open Sea (Raz Blanchard, France) Furgerot, L., du Bois, P., Morillon, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Independent speed control of tidal turbine rotors in an array Reynolds, S. Thesis Current, Tidal Array Effects, Control
Blade design and optimization of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Zhu, F., Ding, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Energy capture evaluation of tidal current turbines arrays in Uldolmok strait, South Korea Nguyen, M., Jeong, H., Tran, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Tidal turbines Roshanmanesh, S., Hayati, F., Papaelias, M. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Structural
Evaluation of probabilistic and deterministic methods for estimating energy potential of tidal currents in the Khuran Strait, the Persian Gulf Tajfirooz, B., Ezam, M., Bidokhti, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Sensorless Maximum Power Extraction Control of a Hydrostatic Tidal Turbine Based on Adaptive Extreme Learning Machine Yin, X., Zhao, X. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
Low Speed Vertical Axis Current Turbine (LS-VACT): Experimental Results Yain, N., Malik, A., Ali, A. Conference Paper Current Lab Data Performance
Operating conditions leading to crack propagation in turbine blades of tidal barrages Luo, Y., Presas, A., Wang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Duct and blade design for small-scale floating tidal current turbine development and CFD-based analysis of power performance Im, H., Hwang, T., Kim, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Study of the currentology of Moroccan facades and assessment of the marine energy potential for the fight against the impact of climate changes Hariss, S., Saifaoui, D., Hilmi, K. Journal Article Current
Optimal Design of a Multibrid Permanent Magnet Generator for a Tidal Stream Turbine Touimi, K., Benbouzid, M., Chen, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Structural
Comparison of synthetic turbulence approaches for blade element momentum theory prediction of tidal turbine performance and loads Togneri, M., Pinon, G., Carlier, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review Rubino, F., Nistico, A., Tucci, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
The Influence of the Pitch to Diameter Ratio (P/D) on a Novel Tidal Turbine Performance Rosli, R., Norman, R., Atlar, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical Optimization Study of Archimedes Screw Turbine (AST): A case study Shahverdi, K., Loni, R., Ghobadian, B. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Performance
Pathway Phase 3 - Tech Validation - Cable & Platform Development / Sensor Integration - Participation in the Pathway Program through Development of the Platform and Cabling Solution Thomas,S. Report Current, Tidal Test Center
Performance Evaluation of a Tidal Current Turbine with Bidirectional Symmetrical Foils Guo, B., Wang, D., Zhou, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Active and Reactive Power Control of Marine Current Turbines with Flywheel Energy Storage System Using Meta-heuristic Technique Yassin, H., Shafei, M. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Stability Analysis of an Offshore Wind and Marine Current Farm in Grid Connected Mode Using SMES Kushwaha, S., Mohanty, S., Samuel, P. Book Chapter Current Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Impact of tidal turbine biofouling on turbulence and power generation Robin, I., Bennis, A., Dauvin, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
Performance and near-wake characterization of a tidal current turbine in elevated levels of free stream turbulence Vinod, A., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Community-scale baseload generation from marine energy Soudan, B. Journal Article Current, Wave
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