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
A high-resolution hindcast of sea level and 3D currents for marine renewable energy applications: A case study in the Bay of Biscay Chiri, H., Cid, A., Abascal, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center
The performance and hydrodynamics in unsteady flow of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Abuan, B., Howell, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Lessons Learned – Marine Operations in The Minas Passage Clarkson, J. Report Current, Tidal Test Center Mooring
Rotor Loading Characteristics of a Full-Scale Tidal Turbine Harrold, H. , Ouro, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimal scheduling in a microgrid with a tidal generation Faridnia, N., Habibi, D., Lachowicz, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Hydrodynamic performance of HAMCTs in steady and unsteady flows Ai, K. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A floating/submersible tidal current power generator applicable in low speed tidal flow Kyozuka, Y., Sueyoshi, M., Obara, K. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Structural
Kinematic optimization of a flapping foil power generator using a multi-fidelity evolutionary algorithm Liu, Z., Bhattacharjee, K., Tian, F. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance
Utilising the flexible generation potential of tidal range power plants to optimise economic value Harcourt, F., Angeloudis, A., Piggott, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control
Impact of Environmental Turbulence on the Performance and Loadings of a Tidal Stream Turbine Ouro, P., Stoesser, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Influence of upstream turbulence on the wake characteristics of a tidal stream turbine Ahmadi, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Comparative analysis of European grid codes relevant to offshore renewable energy installations Robles, E., Haro-Larrode, M., Santos-Mugica, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
Environmental & load data: 1:15 Scale tidal turbine subject to a variety of regular wave conditions Draycott, S., Payne, G., Steynor, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Nanogenerators for harvesting mechanical energy conveyed by liquids Mariello, M., Guido, F., Mastronardi, V. Journal Article Current, Wave Materials
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Semi-submersible Wind-Tidal Combined Power Generation Device Ma, Y., Hu, C., Zhou, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Existing Ocean Energy Performance Metrics Dallman, A., Weber, J., Schoenwald, D. Report Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave Performance
Some Views on the Mapping of Erosion of Coated Composites in Tidal Turbine Simulated Conditions Rasool, G., Stack, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
Advanced monitoring, simulation and control of tidal devices in unsteady, highly turbulent realistic tide environments RealTide Report Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
A CFD investigation of a variable-pitch vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine with incorporated flow acceleration Mannion, B., McCormack, V., Leen, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Ocean Energy and Its Harvesting Patil, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave, OTEC
On Tidal Current Velocity Vector Time Series Prediction: A Comparative Study for a French High Tidal Energy Potential Site Tawil, T., Guillou, N., Charpentier, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A note on the tuning of tidal turbines in channels Chen, L., Bonar, P., Vogel, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Control
Tidal Stream: Opportunities for Collaborative Action Noonan, M. Report Current, Tidal
Experiments on the mean and integral characteristics of tidal turbine wake in the linear waves propagating with the current Zang, W., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Assessment of the power potential extraction in the Chilean Chacao channel Villalón, V., Watts, D., Cienfuegos, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Velocity and performance correction methodology for hydrokinetic turbines experimented with different geometry of the channel Patel, V., Eldho, T., Prabhu, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Large eddy simulation of a marine turbine in a stable stratified flow condition Brunetti, A., Armenio, V., Roman, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Energy: Levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of marine energy in Chile study Marine Energy Research and Innovation Center (MERIC) Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Modelling assessment of the tidal stream resource in the Ria of Ferrol (NW Spain) using a year-long simulation Mestres, M., Cerralbo, P., Grifoll, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Offshore infrastructure planning using a vine copula approach for environmental conditions: an application for replacement maintenance of tidal energy infrastructure de Nie, R., Leontaris, G., Hoogendoorn, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
Marine Currents Energy Resource Characterization for Morocco Hazim, S., El Ouatouati, A. , Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
Analysis of a Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine Performance in the Presence of Regular and Irregular Waves Using Two Control Strategies Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Allmark, M., Porter, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Control, Performance
CFD simulation of tidal current farm by using AL model Liu, C., Hu, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Networks for Rapid Fault Detection in Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Wilson, D., Passmore, S., Tang, Y. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling
A M-EKF fault detection strategy of insulation system for marine current turbine Wang, T., Liu, L., Zhang, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Delphi-based prioritization of economic criteria for development of wave and tidal energy technologies Jahanshahi, A., Karnali, M., Khalaj, M. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Moment loads acting on a blade of an ocean current turbine in shear flow Yahagi, K., Takagi, K. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
The effect of uncertain bottom friction on estimates of tidal current power Kreitmair, M. , Draper, S., Borthwick, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study on Impact of Turbine Location on Hydrodynamics in Tidal Farm Zhang, H., Li, D., Li, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Multi-body interaction effect on the energy harvesting performance of a flapping hydrofoil Lahooti, M., Kim, D. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Prediction, investigation, and assessment of novel tidal–solar hybrid renewable energy system in India by different techniques Khare, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices
Marine Renewable Energy in Canada: A Century of Consideration and Challenges Daborn, G., Viehman, H., Redden, A. Book Chapter Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Analytical linear modelization of a buckled undulating membrane tidal energy converter Träsch, M., Déporte, A., Delacroix, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Renewable energy projections for climate change mitigation: An analysis of uncertainty and errors Irsyad, M., Halog, A., Nepal. R. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Tidal Power Arrays and the Coriolis Force with Array Design Considerations Miglietta, V. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Anti-biofouling strategy for operators : a systems approach for the tidal energy industry Vezza, R. Thesis Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling
Power-tracking control for cross-flow turbines Forbush, D., Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control
Study on Principle Design and Hydrodynamic Performance of Swing River Kinetic Energy Generation Device with Parameters Bo, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An experimental investigation into non-linear wave loading on horizontal axis tidal turbines Draycott, S., Payne, G., Steynor, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic design of rotor blades of marine current turbines Arribas, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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