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 computational study on system dynamics of an ocean current turbine Wu, J., Chen, J., Hsin, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Structural
Fatigue life of pitch- and stall-regulated composite tidal turbine blades Kennedy, C., Jaksic, V., Leen, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Rich Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Guerra, M., Thomson, J. Report Current, Wave Field Data Hydrodynamics
Aperiodic tidal data resource assessment and LCOE analysis of selected areas in Nigeria Amoo, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Numerical Investigation of Contra Rotating Vertical-Axis Tidal-Current Turbine Satrio, D., Utama, I., Mukhtasor Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Modeling the velocity of marine currents resources on a Moroccan coastal (Tarfaya) using SWAN model Hazim, S., Janan, M. , Elouatouati, A. Conference Paper Current Modeling
Impact of blade mounting structures on cross-flow turbine performance Strom, B., Johnson, N. , Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance, Structural
The Tidal Turbine Reef (TTR) Feasibility Study: ARENA Tidal Turbine Design Report O'Neill, L. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Structural
The surface wave effects on the performance and the loading of a tidal turbine Guo, X., Yang, J. , Gao, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Marine Turbine Hydrodynamics by a Boundary Element Method with Viscous Flow Correction Salvatore, F., Sarichloo, Z., Calcagni, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
The development of structure-based tidal stream turbine condition monitoring systems He, J. Thesis Current, Tidal Lab Data
Siting performance metrics: A Sequim Bay case study for cross-flow turbines Dillon, T., Polagye, B., Strom, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance
An innovative configuration for new marine current turbine Hassanzadeh, R., Yaakob, O., Taheri, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal 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
Assessment of the Malaysian tidal stream energy resource using an upper bound approach Bonar, P., Schnabl, A., Lee, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Application of the IEC tidal resource and characterization assessment technical specification to the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Site Haas, K., Xu, T., Colby, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Market Study on Ocean Energy European Commission, WavEC Report Current, Wave Modeling
The deployment of the first tidal energy capture system in Taiwan Chen, B., Chen, L., Huang, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Power Take Off
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
Spotlight on Ocean Energy Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Wave
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
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
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
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
High-resolution modeling of the Kuroshio current power south of Japan Liu, T., Wang, B., Hirose, N. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
Ocean Energy Supply Chain Analysis Summary Report Transfer Network Ltd Report Current, Wave
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
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
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
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