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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: 3558

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Remote River Energy System: Field trial experiments in a tidal estuary Masters, I., Esmaeili,A., Evans, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Riverine Modeling, Test Center Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
A review of ocean tidal current energy technology: Advances, trends, and challenges Zhang, X., Ji, R., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance
Marine Toxicity, Biodegradability, and Rolling-Sliding Tribological Performance of Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Environmentally-Acceptable Lubricants for Tidal Turbomachinery Wang, W., Ku, P., Stevenson, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Performance
Development of a Dual-Input Hybrid Wave–Current Ocean Energy System: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Evaluation Saeed, F., Sayeed, T., Hannan, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Technology Readiness Level assessment of hydrokinetic energy converters Malali, P., Ding, Z., Villavicencio, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Fault Impact on Dual-Rotor Surface Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator via the Finite Element Method Gkiolekas, N., Salinas, M., Sergakis, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Power Take Off
Downstream tidal turbine transient local blade loading characterization Podeur, V., Michaud, L., Groulx, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
RegStack machine learning model for accurate prediction of tidal stream turbine performance and biofouling Rashid, H., Hanzla, M., Berghout, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
Influence of the phase relationship between tidal currents and elevations on tidal energy conversion Milford, C., Martin, V., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance characteristics of the Archimedes screw hydrokinetic turbine Phillips, T., Wood, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Influence of the longitudinal spacing on a two-unit tandem tidal turbine arrangement in turbulent flow Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Liu, Z. Journal Article Current Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Resilience of offshore renewable energy systems to extreme metocean conditions: A review Göteman, M., Panteli, M., Rutgersson, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Resource characterization of a commercial tidal stream energy site: Morlais Irish Sea Chisholm, J., Roberts, M., Powell, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Performance energy production with advanced design and prototype floating ducted tidal turbine for small islands Rumaherang, W., Elim, H., Latununuwe, A. Journal Article Current Field Data Hybrid Devices
Lessons learned from the design and operation of a small-scale cross-flow tidal turbine Bassett, C., Gibbs, P., Wood, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Full Scale Power Take Off, Substructure
Post Access Report: Performance Characterization Testing and Model Calibration of a Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Emrgy Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Life cycle and economic assessment of tidal energy farms in early design phases: Application to a second-generation tidal device Bianchi, M., Arnal, A., Astorkiza-Andres, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal
Policy Brief: Advancing Offshore Renewable Energy Testing Infrastructure in Europe MARINERG-i Report Current, Tidal, Wave
The Hydrodynamic Performance of a Vertical-Axis Hydro Turbine with an Airfoil Designed Based on the Outline of a Sailfish Wu, A., Wang, S., Ding, C. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Current Status of Development and Application of Ocean Renewable Energy Technology Su, X., Chen, J., Yuan, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Harnessing Tidal Energy Through Cableway Technology: The CableKites System Feng, Y., Sony, M., Meier-Staude, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
A turbines-module adapted to the marine site for tidal farms layout optimization Pucci, M., Bellafiore, D., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Effects of non-isotropic blockage on a tidal turbine modeled with the Actuator-Line method Mascrier, E., Arcos, D., Pinon, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Observations from structural testing of full-scale tidal turbine blades Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Flanagan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Characterisation of turbulent flow and the wake of a tidal stream turbine in proximity to ridges of differing length Hurubi, S., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Delafin, P., Bonamy, C. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Investigating the impact of multi-rotor structure shadowing on tidal stream turbine performance Townley, B., Shi, W., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An experimental optimization environment for developing an intracycle pitch control in cross flow turbines Hoerner, S., Leidhold, R., Abbaszadeh, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
A two-scale blockage correction for an array of tidal turbines Dehtyriov, D., Vogel, C., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance characteristics and bluff-body modeling of high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays with varying rotor geometry Hunt, A., Talpey, G., Calandra, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
On the design of a small scale tidal converter for long time deployment at sea Alizzio, D., Gurnari, L., Nardi, V. Journal Article Current, Kite, Tidal Scale Device Control, Structural
Verification and validation of blade-resolved viscous-flow tidal turbine simulations Rentschler, M., Gomes, T., Vaz, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
On tidal array layout sensitivity to regional hydrodynamics representation Jordan, C., Coles, D., Johnson, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
A Methodology to capture the single blade loads on a cross-flow tidal turbine flume model Bennecke, T., Abbaszadeh, S., Ruiz-Hussmann, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
Research on Power Conversion and Control Technology of Ocean Buoy Tidal Energy Power Supply System Song, C., Sun, F., Yang, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Control, Performance
Dynamic Response Analysis of a Fully Coupled Numerical Model for a Floating Tidal Current Turbine System Cheng, M., Fan, J., Shang, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Ocean energy: Delivering cheaper, cleaner and more secure electricity systems ETIP Ocean (The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy) Current, Tidal, Wave
Advanced measuring techniques for tidal turbine blades during structural testing Thanthirige, T., Flanagan, M., Kennedy, C. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Full Scale Structural
Hydrodynamic characteristics of ducted tidal turbine in an infinitely large array Liu, X., Shi, S., Xiong, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Directional Variations in Tidal Flow Multifractality and Intermittency Cheng, S., Neary, V., Chamorro, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Advancements and challenges in tidal stream and oceanic current turbines: an overview of current technologies and future prospects Boretti ,A. , Castelletto, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Challenges in tidal energy commercialization and technological advancements for sustainable solutions Zhang, D., Yang, K., Zhang, K. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current
Discretization modeling with pseudo real-time waves input of the hybrid wave-tidal energy converter based on non-linear motions rectification and coupling device Chen, P., Wu, D., Yang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Review of Marine Renewable Energy Utilization Technology and Its Integration with Aquaculture Cao, J. , Liu, J., Liu, X. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Hybrid Devices
Tidal stream energy resource characterization for powering the blue economy applications for Southeastern Alaska Brand, M., Huang, Y., Yang, Z. Journal Article Current Modeling
Application of hydrokinetic turbines in microtidal rivers: The Misa River test site Postacchini, M., Zitti, G., Perugini, E. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Performance
Electric Power Regulation for a Novel Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion System Ahammed, K. Thesis Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Drifter-based global ocean current energy resource assessment Sadoughipour, M., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Journal Article Current Field Data
Turbulence measurements at three potential tidal energy sites in the Salish Sea McVey, J., Kilcher, L., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current Field Data Hydrodynamics
Investigation of the effect of blade angle of Archimedes spiral hydrokinetic turbine based on hydrodynamic performance and entropy production theory Song, K., Huan, H., Wei, L Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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