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: 3069
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Market Study on Ocean Energy European Commission, WavEC Report Current, Wave Modeling
Added-mass effects on Verdant Power's Gen5b horizontal-axis tidal turbine Murray, R., Colby, J. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Accelerating marine energy commercialization through standards and certification development Colby, J., Adonizio, M., Hernandez, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Dynamic Loading of Tidal Turbine Arrays Allmark, M., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Porter, K. Report Current, Tidal Scale Device Performance
Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Stream Currents in Morocco Nachtane, M., Tarafaoui, M., Hilmi, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Tidal Stream and Wave Energy Cost Reduction and Industrial Benefit: Summary Analysis Smart, G., Noonan, M. Report Current, Tidal
Tidal Stream and Wave Energy Cost Reduction and Industrial Benefit Smart, G., Noonan, M. Report Current, Wave
Multi-objective short-term scheduling of a renewable-based microgrid in the presence of tidal resources and storage devices Javidsharifi, M., Niknam, T., Aghei, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Grid Integration
Computational fluid dynamics modeling for the design of Archimedes Screw Generator Dellinger, G., Garambois, P., Dellinger, N. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Effects of time-varying freestream velocity on energy harvesting using an oscillating foil Ma, P., Wang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance
Numerical and Experimental Investigations on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Tidal Current Turbine Su, X., Zhang, H., Zhao, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hashin Failure Theory Based Damage Assessment Methodology of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades and Implications for the Blade Design Yu, G., Ren, Y., Zhang, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Performance of a horizontal axis marine current turbine-A comprehensive evaluation using experimental, numerical, and theoretical approaches Rahimian, M., Walker, J., Penesis, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Spotlight on Ocean Energy Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Wave
Development and optimization of dual-mode propellers for renewable energy Liu, P., Bose, N., Chen, K. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Workshop on identification of future emerging technologies in the ocean energy sector Magagna, D., Marghetini, L., Alessi, A. Report Current, Wave
Backstepping control of a PMSG-based marine current turbine system under faulty conditions Toumi, S., Amirat, Y., Trabelsi, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Control
Previous hydraulic studies of Archimedes screw power generators (ASGs) have been mostly at laboratory scale. The validity of scaling up models based on these studies for application in field-scale ASGs has been a major research gap. This study developed a Kozyn, A., Songin, K., Gharabagi, B. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling
Site Selection Appraisal for Tidal Turbine Development in the River Mersey Kelly, C., Blanco-Davis, E., Michailides, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A study on flow fields and performance of water wheel turbine using experimental and numerical analyses Nguyen, M., Jeong, H., Yang, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Development of a tidal flow model for optimisation of tidal turbine arrays Phoenix, A. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Optimising tidal range power plant operation Angeloudis, A., Kramer, S., Avdis, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
A strategic analysis of tidal current energy conversion systems in the European Union Segura, E., Morales, R., Somolinos, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal Field Data
Impact of human interventions on tidal stream power: The case of Cádiz Bay Zarzuelo, C., López-Ruiz, A., Ortega-Sanchez, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Review of magnetic gear technologies and their applications in marine energy McGilton, B., Crozier, R., McDonald, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Materials, Structural
Experimental optimisation of power for large arrays of cross-flow tidal turbines Sutherland, D., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects
Dynamic response and power production of a floating integrated wind, wave and tidal energy system Li, L., Gao, Y., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Multi-dimensional optimisation of Tidal Energy Converters array layouts considering geometric, economic and environmental constraints Gonzalez-Gorbena, E., Qassim, R., Rosman, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Towing tank testing of passively adaptive composite tidal turbine blades and comparison to design tool Murray, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Porter, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Ocean Energy Supply Chain Analysis Summary Report Transfer Network Ltd Report Current, Wave
High-resolution modeling of the Kuroshio current power south of Japan Liu, T., Wang, B., Hirose, N. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Lightweight steel tidal power barrages with minimal environmental impact: application to the Severn Barrage Rainey, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data Materials, Power Take Off
Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Systems: A Systems Engineering Approach to Select Locations for the Practical Harvest of Electricity from Shallow Water Tidal Currents Domenech, J. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data Grid Integration, Structural
Current status and future of ocean energy sources: A global review Melikoglu, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, OTEC
Hydrokinetic power conversion using Flow Induced Vibrations with nonlinear (adaptive piecewise-linear) springs Sun, H., Ma, C., Bernitsas, M. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data Control, Structural
Characterisation of Tidal Flows at the European Marine Energy Centre in the Absence of Ocean Waves Sellar, B., Wakelam, G., Sutherland, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Test Center
Wake effect on a semi-active flapping foil based energy harvester by a rotating foil Chen, Y., Nan, J., Wu, J. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Array Effects
Numerical modelling of composite tidal turbine blades Finnegan, W., Flanagan, T., Doyle, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Generation Forecasting for Small Run-of-the-River Hydroelectric Systems Using Statistical Learning Models Song, N. Thesis Current, Riverine Modeling
Assessment of renewable energy resources in Iran; with a focus on wave and tidal energy Khojasteh, D., Kamali, R., Beyene, A. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data
Mitigating Uncertainty in Tidal Turbine Performance Characteristics from Experimental Testing Frost, C. , Benson, I., Elsafer, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Three dimensional tidal turbine array simulations using OpenFOAM with dynamic mesh Nuernberg, M., Tao, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Adapting sonar systems for monitoring ocean energy technologies Francisco, F. Thesis Current, Wave
Studies of a Vertical Axis Turbine for Marine Current Energy Conversion: Electrical system and turbine performance Forslund, J. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine Performance
Dynamic loading and stall of clean and fouled tidal turbine blade sections Walker, J. Thesis Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Sizing and rough optimization of a hybrid renewable-based farm in a stand-alone marine context Tawil, T., Charpentier, J., Benbouzid, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices
Composite Materials in Tidal Energy Blades Dawson, M., Davies, P., Harper, P. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Materials
Analysis of a Hydraulic Coupling System for Dual Oscillating Foils with a Parallel Configuration Ma, P., Wang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Structural
Blade-pitch system for tidal current turbines with reduced variation pitch control strategy based on tidal current velocity preview Gu, Y., Lin, Y., Xu, Q. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Influence of Composite Fatigue Properties on Marine Tidal Turbine Blade Design Jaksic, V., Kennedy, C., Grogan, D. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Materials, Structural
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