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
Scientific Validation of Standards for Tidal Current Energy Resource Assessment Toupin, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Numerical Modeling of Tidal Turbine Behaviour under Real Turbulent Tidal Flow Conditions: Final Report Groulx, D., Hay, A. Report Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
An investigation of DTOcean foundation and anchor systems Gomez, S., Jensen, R., Jason, H. Report Current, Wave Modeling Mooring, Substructure
Levelized cost of energy for marine energy conversion (MEC) technologies Neary, V., Kobos, P., Jenne, D. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling
Numerical simulation of the loading characteristics of straight and helical-bladed vertical axis tidal turbines Marsh, P., Ranmuthugala, D., Penesis, I. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Capital costs in tidal stream energy projects-A spatial approach Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current
Cavitation observations and noise measurements of horizontal axis tidal turbines with biomimetic blade leading-edge designs Shi, W., Atlar, M., Rosli, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Capital costs in tidal stream energy projects – A spatial approach Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Comparison of a RANS blade element model for tidal turbine arrays with laboratory scale measurements of wake velocity and rotor thrust Olczak, A., Stallard, T., Feng, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Influence of blade deformation and yawed inflow on performance of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Park, S., Park, S., Rhee, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Tidal current energy potential assessment by a two dimensional computational fluid dynamics model: The case of Avilés port (Spain) Gonzalez-Caballin, J., Alvarez, E., Guttierrez-Trashorras, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Three-dimensional experiment and numerical simulation of the discharge performance of sluice passageway for tidal power plant Oh, S., Lee, K., Jeong, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling
Passively Adaptive Tidal Turbine Blades: Design Methodology and Experimental Testing Murray, R. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Fast optimisation of tidal stream turbine positions for power generation in small arrays with low blockage based on superposition of self-similar far-wake velocity deficit profiles Stansby, P., Stallard, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Good Practices for Handling and Investigating Failed Components EMEC Report Current, Wave
Adapted two-equation turbulence closures for actuator disk RANS simulations of wind & tidal turbine wakes Shives, M., Crawford, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A French Application Case of Tidal Turbine Certification Paboeuf, S., Macadre, L., Sun, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Tidal and River Energy Converter Debris Impact Load and Cable Snag Risk Quantification Wilson, C. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
Numerical simulation for tidal current turbine siting metrics of Zhoushan Archipelago Xu, H., Deng, G., Li, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The potential of cross-stream aligned sub-arrays to increase tidal turbine efficiency Cooke, S., Willden, R., Byrne, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Power Generation for River and Tidal Generators Muljadi, E., Wright, A., Gevorgian, V. Report Current, Tidal, Riverine
Effects of turbulence on tidal turbines: Implications to performance, blade loads, and condition monitoring Blackmore, T. , Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Physical testing of performance characteristics of a novel drag-driven vertical axis tidal stream turbine; with comparisons to a conventional Savonius Harries, T., Kwan, A., Brammer, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Immersed Fatigue Performance of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Composites for Tidal Turbine Blade Applications Kennedy, C., Leen, S., Brádaigh, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
A Floating Ocean Energy Conversion Device and Numerical Study on Buoy Shape and Performance Song, R., Zhang, M., Qian, X. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Structural
On the near-wall effects induced by an axial-flow rotor Möller, N., Kim, H., Neary, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal range technologies and state of the art in review Waters, S., Aggidis, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Perspective on the risk that sediment-laden ice poses to in-stream tidal turbines in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B., Redden, A. Journal Article Current Field Data, Modeling Structural
Marine current energy extraction through buffeting Armandei, M., Fernandes, A. Journal Article Current Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
A holistic method for selecting tidal stream energy hotspots under technical, economic and functional constraints Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Wave–current interaction effects on tidal stream turbine performance and loading characteristics Tatum, S., Frost, C. , Allmark, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Evaluation of the swirl characteristics of a tidal stream turbine wake Morris, C., O'Doherty, D. , Mason-Jones, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental investigation of the near wake of a horizontal axis tidal current turbine Morandi, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Passively adaptive tidal turbine blades: Design tool development and initial verification Murray, R., Nevalainen, T., Gracie-Orr, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural
Experimental verification of a floating ocean-current turbine with a single rotor for use in Kuroshio currents Shirasawa, K., Tokunaga, K., Iwashita, H. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data
Design and test of 1/5th scale horizontal axis tidal current turbine Liu, H., Zhou, H., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Field performance assessment of a hydrokinetic turbine Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) for Marine Energy US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Current Catcher Pontoon Barge Marine Energy Corp Presentation Current Structural
Performance of an ideal turbine in an inviscid shear flow Draper, S., Nishino, T. , Adcock, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection: A review of the state-of-the-art sensors and imaging systems for detecting mammal collisions Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Report Current, Tidal
Wake field studies of tidal current turbines with different numerical methods Liu, J., Lin, H., Purimitla, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Physical and Numerical Modeling of Cross-Flow Turbines Bachant, P. Thesis Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance evaluation of a tidal turbine with leading-edge tubercles Shi, W., Rosli, R., Atlar, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance, Structural
Hydrokinetic energy conversion: Technology, research, and outlook Laws, N., Epps, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine
A review on the technology, performance, design optimization, reliability, techno-economics and environmental impacts of hydrokinetic energy conversion systems Kumar, D., Sarkar, S. Journal Article Current
Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for applications in coastal and marine areas Roberts, A., Thomas, B., Sewell, P. Journal Article Current Hydrodynamics, Performance
ORPC RivGen Wake Characterization Guerra, M., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
The flow field of a two-bladed horizontal axis turbine via comparison of RANS and LES simulations against experimental PIV flume measurements Sale, D., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Life cycle assessment of ocean energy technologies Uihlein, A. Journal Article Current, Wave
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