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
Prediction of the stability of a floating tidal turbine platform under towing conditions Koh, M., Ng, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
PLAT-O #2 at FloWave: A tank-scale validation of ProteusDS at modelling the response of a tidal device to currents (Part 2) Bivol, I., Jeffcoate, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Mooring system design for an underwater floating tidal current power device Jo, C., Hwang, S., Park, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Mooring
Waves reduce the tidal-stream energy resource Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study of vortex characteristics of a VATT wake based on CFD simulation Yuan, Z., Liu, W., Zhang, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Floating Type Ocean Current Turbine Takagi, K. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Effect of Mooring Line Materials on FKT System Dynamics Wu, J., Chen, J., Hsin, C. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Mooring
Combined Ocean Renewable Energy System (CORES) for Islandic Area on Malaysian Seas Yaakob, O., Yusuf, M., Jamani bin Jamian, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices
Impact of Tidal Stream Site Interconnectivity on Resource Assessments Brown, A., Robins, P., Lewis, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects
The numerical analysis of a vertical axis turbine for current energy conversion Yang, M., Ciou, Z., Leu, S. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Tidal & River Energy Converters Power Curve Assessment: a standard protocol derived from IEC 62600-200 Larivier-Gillet, N., Barrou, K., Prevost, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Riverine Performance
Performance Enhancement Effort for Vertical-Axis Tidal-Current Turbine in Low Water Velocity Satrio, D., Utama, I., Mukhtasor Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Lessons Learned from Practical Asset Management MacDonald, J., Allan, M. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Global Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine with Shroud Sakaguchi D., Kyozuka, Y. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
First Experimental Results of a Grid Connected Vertical Axis Marine Current Turbine using a Multilevel Power Converter Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Grid Integration
Design and Analysis of the Floating Kuroshio Turbine Blades Chiu, F., Lai, S., Lee, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Effectively performing marine operations in strong current areas Dhome, D., Allo, J., Morandeau, M. Conference Paper Current
Planning on Establishment of Sea Test-Bed for Tidal Current Energy Converters in Jindo, Korea Park, J., Ko, D., Yi, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
The Design of Semi-submersible Wind-Tidal Combined Power Generation Device Hu, C., He, Y., Ma, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Hybrid Devices, Structural
Bayesian Reliability Modelling of a Tidal Turbine Pitch System Ewing, F., Thies, P., Lazakis, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Turbulence Characteristics in Tidal Flows Using LES and ALM to Model the Tidal Power Fredriksson, S., Brostrom, G., Berqvist, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Defining a Marine Turbine Condition-Based Maintenance and Management Strategy for Low Velocities in Mexico Rojo-Zazueta, E., Marino-Tapia, I., Silva, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
An energy harvester for Kuroshio power Tsai, S., Chen, B. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Learning Curves for Marine Operations in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector Hudson, B., Kay, E., Lawless, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Wake measurement metrics and the dependence of tidal turbine wakes on turbine operating condition Ebdon, T., O'Doherty, D. , O'Doherty, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Performance
Development of Two-way Type Tidal power Optimization Program (K-TOP3.0) Lee, S., Jang, T., Kim, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Hybrid Floating Renewables Toward Coastal Energy Resilience Narasimalu, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
A Sea-state Based Investigation for Performance Submerged Tensioned Mooring Supported Tidal Turbines Fu, S., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Performance
Tidal energy in Australia - Assessing resource and feasibility to Australia's future energy mix [Conference Paper] Penesis, I., Hemer, M., Cossu, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Dynamic Simulation of the Mooring System with a Shock-Absorbing Mechanism for Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chou, C., Huang, P., Chen, J. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling Mooring
Numerically Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Weather Windows: Improving the Site Selection Methodology for Floating Tidal Platforms McDowell, J., Jeffcoate, P., Bruce, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Recommend Ultra Low-head Mini-hydro Turbine-generator System for Coastal River Application Martin, J., Swiderski, J., Chang, L. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Structural
Tidal Stream Power Development in San Bernardino Strait, Philippines Battaglia, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Characterising the effect of turbine operating point on momentum extraction of tidal turbine arrays Hachmann, C., Stallard, T., Lin, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
Abstract for AWTEC 2018 Hofmann, M., Baumann, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Observation of biofouling by using test plates in Hirado Strait of Nagasaki, Japan Kyozuka, Y., Kobayashi, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Numerical Simulation Research on Output Characteristics of Tidal Turbine in Time-varying flow Tan, J., Zheng, Z., Yuan, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Development of a Wave-Current Numerical Model using Stokes 2nd Order Theory Lloyd, C., O'Doherty, T., Mason, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Structural Safety Evaluation for the Driving part of the 15kW-Class HATCT Model by FSI Analysis Guo, M., Kim, S., Choi, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
The Field Study of Current Estimation for Kuroshio Power-Generating Pilot Facilities Lee, C., Chen, P., Chang, W. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Experimental study of the wake past cubic wall-mounted elements to predict flow variations for tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Arrangement optimization of three tidal turbines considering efficiency and productivity Jo, C., Park, H., Chan, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Enabling renewable baseload generation by flying subsea kites Edlund, M. Conference Paper Current, Kite
Field Performance Testing of a Floating Tidal Energy Platform-Part 1: Power Performance Starzmann, R., Goebel, I., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Performance
Study on High-Frequency Fluctuations in Tidal Current Direction Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Hydrodynamic Effects of Waves on a Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chiu, F., Shieh, J., Peng, Y. Conference Paper Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effect of bathymetry interaction with waves and sea currents on the loading and thrust of a tidal turbine Camacho, J., Johnstone, C., Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Multi-year assessment of Reyonlds stress and turbulent kinetic energy at the European Marine Energy Centre in the absence of waves Wakelam, G., Sellar, B., Venugopal, V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Preliminary Design of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for Low-Speed Tidal Flow Encarnacion, J., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Structural
Development of Passive Oil Compensated Shaft Seal Module for Kuroshio Turbine Guo, J., Mu, L., Huang, S. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
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