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
Review of tidal characteristics of Uldolmok Strait and optimal design of blade shape for horizontal axis tidal current turbines Seo, J., Yi, J., Park, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Floating Clean Multi-energy Systems Towards Driving Blue Economic Growth Narasimalu, S. Journal Article Current Modeling
Computational model of simultaneous wave and sea current loads on tidal turbines Catipovic, I., Hadzic, N., Dias, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Energetic Macroscopic Representation and Inversion-Based Control of a Grid-Connected MCT Power Generation System with Super-Capacitor Based Energy Storage Unit in Ushant Island Trabelsi, M., Charpentier, J., Scuiller, F. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Optimization Study on the Blade Profiles of A Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine Based on BEM-CFD Model Zhang, D., Ding, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Preliminary Evaluation of Functional Coatings for Marine Based Renewable Energy Applications Hegde, M., Kavanagh, Y., Duffy, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Design and Hydrodynamic Performance of a Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Moumen, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Merging velocity measurements and modeling to improve understanding of tidal stream resource in Alderney Race Thiébaut, M., Sentchev, A., du Bois, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Three-Dimensional Unsteady Hydrodynamics of Tidal Turbines Smyth, A. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling
A correction to the enhanced bottom drag parameterisation of tidal turbines Kramer, S., Piggott, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
WITT: Harvesting Energy From Subsea, Vortex-Induced Vibration Wickett, M., Hindley, S. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Comparison of cross-flow turbine performance under torque-regulated and speed-regulated control Polagye, B., Strom, B., Ross, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Control, Performance
On the Marine Energy Resources of Mexico Hernández-Fontes, J., Felix, A., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
IEC Technical Specification 62600-40:2019 - Part 40: Acoustic characterization of marine energy converters International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Wave Acoustics
The effect of biofouling on the tidal turbine performance Song, S., Shi, W., Demirel, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Offshore deployments of marine energy converters Chatzigiannakou, M. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Performance
Test Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Floating Tidal Current Power Stations Li, G., Wang, W., Xie, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Experimental assessment of tidal turbine loading from irregular waves over a tidal cycle Draycott, S., Steynor, J., Nambiar, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
A neural network approach to enhance blade element momentum theory performance for horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine application Abutunis, A., Hussein, R., Chandrashekara, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
Capturing the development and interactions of wakes in tidal turbine arrays using a coupled BEM-DES model Gajardo, D., Escauriaza, C., Ingram, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
On the design of propeller hydrokinetic turbines: the effect of the number of blades Junior, A., Mendes, R., Wirrig, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
An actuator line - immersed boundary method for simulation of multiple tidal turbines Liu, C., Hu, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic effects of the ratio of rotor diameter to water depth: An experimental study Chen, Y., Lin, B., Sun, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Bio-Inspired adaptive damping in hydrokinetic energy harnessing using flow-induced oscillations Sun, H., Bernitsas, M. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data Control, Performance
Numerical models to predict the performance of tidal stream turbines working under off-design conditions Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Ellis, R., Porter, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Tidal stream turbine power capping in a head-driven tidal channel Vogel, C., Willden, R., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Control
Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Modelling of Loads Variation and Fatigue Life of a Full-Scale Tidal Turbine under the Effect of Velocity Profile Badshah, M., Badshah, S., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Numerical study into horizontal tidal turbine wake velocity deficit: Quasi-steady state and transient approaches Leroux, T., Osbourne, N., Groulx, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Increasing the accuracy of initial feasibility studies-utilising numerical models to estimate the LCOE of floating tidal energy platforms McDowell, J., Jeffcoate, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Small-scale Experimental Testing of a Novel Marine Floating Platform with Integrated Hydro-pneumatic Energy Storage Buhagiar, D. , Sant, T. , Farrugia, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Energy Yield Assessment from Ocean Currents in the Insular Shelf of Cozumel Island Alcerreca-Huerta, J., Encarnacion, J., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data
The Critical Role of International Standards and Certification for the Marine Energy Industry Colby, J., Staby, P., Musial, W. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Wave Energy Converter Arrays: Optimizing Power Production While Minimizing Environmental Effects Raghukumar, K., McWilliams, S., Chang, G. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Advancement of a Tidal Energy Converter Mount Through Integrated Design Process and Risk Management Colby, J., Corren, D., Adonizio, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Simulation of Tidal Energy Extraction by Using FLUENT Model Hosseinibalam, F., Hassanzadeh, S., Mirmohammadi, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
State of the Sector 2019: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Current, Tidal, Wave
A Review of Software Tools to Study the Energetic Potential of Tidal Currents Suarez-Lopez, M., Espina-Valdes, R., Pacheco, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
SETIS Magazine: Ocean Energy Vella, K., Soede, M., Tacconi, P. Magazine Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Assessing extreme loads on a tidal turbine using focused wave groups in energetic currents Draycott, S., Nambiar, A., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Real-time hardware emulation of a power take-off model for grid-connected tidal energy systems Erdogan, N., Murray, D., Giebhardt, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Power Take Off
Three years promoting the development of marine renewable energy in Chile Marine Energy Research and Innovation Center (MERIC) Report Current, Wave Modeling Materials
Tidal Farm Electric Energy Production in the Tagus River Ceregeiro, J. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling
Multi-fidelity optimization of blade thickness parameters for a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Kumar, P., Seo, J., Seok, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Riverine hydrokinetic resource assessment using low cost winter imagery d’Auteuil, S., Birjandi, A., Bibeau, E. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data
Study of the hydrodynamic performance prediction method for a horizontal-axis tidal current turbine with coupled rotation and surging motion Wang, S., Cui, J., Ye, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
CFD study of blockage ratio and boundary proximity effects on the performance of a tidal turbine Badshah, M., VanZwieten, J., Badshah, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Three-dimensionality of the wake recovery behind a vertical axis turbine Ouro, P., Runge, S., Luo, Q. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Combined power and thrust capping in the design of tidal turbine farms Wang, T., Adcock, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
Capture and simulation of the ocean environment for offshore renewable energy Draycott, S., Sellar, B., Davey, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Lab Data
Design and prediction hydrodynamic performance of horizontal axis micro-hydrokinetic river turbine Wang, W., Yin, R., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
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