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
Stall Dynamics of a Cross-Flow Turbine Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
Comparison of acoustic doppler and particle image velocimetry characterizations of a cross-flow turbine wake Strom, B., Brunton, S., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Computational simulation of tidal energy generation estuary-scale scenarios Sale, D., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Scenario analysis of tidal turbine arrays: sustainable designs in response to holistic considerations McTiernan, K., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Structural
Assessing the impacts of technology improvements on the deployment of marine energy in Europe with an energy system perspective Sgobbi, A., Simões, S., Magagna, D. Journal Article Current, Wave
Tidal stream characteristics on the coast of Cape Fuguei in northwestern Taiwan for a potential power generation site Tsai, C., Doong, D., Chen, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Performance
Kinetic energy extraction of a tidal stream turbine and its sensitivity to structural stiffness attenuation Morris, C., O'Doherty, D. , O'Doherty, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Diffuser shape optimization for GEM, a tethered system based on two horizontal axis hydro turbines Coiro, D., Daniele, E., Vecchia, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Effect of free surface deformation on the extractable power of a finite width turbine array Vogel, C., Houlsby, G., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Experiments on the hydrodynamic performance of horizontal axis tidal current turbine and desalination of sea water Zhao, G., Su, X., Cao, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Full Scale Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The power extraction by flapping foil hydrokinetic turbine in swing arm mode Karbasian, H., Esfahani, J., Barati, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Power Loss Model for Archimedes Screw Turbines Kozyn, A. Thesis Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling Performance
An assessment of using variable blade pitch for moored ocean current turbine flight control VanZwieten, J., Pyakurel, P., Ngo, T. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Array Effects, Control, Mooring, Performance
Overcoming the marine energy pre-profit phase: What classifies the game-changing “array-scale success”? Bucher, R., Bryden, I. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Array Effects
A new concept in tidal turbines Tarver, B., Chan, J., Jo, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The characterisation of the hydrodynamic loads on tidal turbines due to turbulence Milne, I. , Day, A., Sharma, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Design of bare and ducted axial marine current turbines Laurens, J., Ait-Mohammed, M., Tarfaoui, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Optimization of blade setting angles of a counter‐rotating type horizontal‐axis tidal turbine using response surface methodology and experimental validation Huang, B., Usui, Y., Takaki, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control, Performance
Optimization of blade motion of vertical axis turbine Ma, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, Z. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Advanced Energy Harvesting Control Schemes for Marine Renewable Energy Devices McEntee, J., Polagye, B., Fabien, B. Report Current, Tidal, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data Control
Influence of solidity on the performance, swirl characteristics, wake recovery and blade deflection of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Morris, C. Thesis Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance
Numerical modelling of two-scale turbine flow dynamics Bonar, P., Venugopal, V., Borthwick, A. Workshop Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Characterizing Tidal Flows and Turbine Power Production in Petit Passage using Oceanographic and CFD models Klaptocz, V., Karsten, R., Trowse, G. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects
Modeling, System Identification and Linearization of Underwater Turbine Power Plant Dynamics Tzelepis, V., VanZwieten, J., Xiros, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control
Quantifying turbulence from field measurements at a mixed low tidal energy site Bourferrouk, A., Hardwick, J., Colucci, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Coupled Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sound in Coastal Ocean for Renewable Ocean Energy Development Long, W., Jung, K., Yang, Z. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design, implementation, and power estimation of a lab-scale flapping-type turbine Sitorus, P., Le, T., Ko, J. Journal Article Current Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Life-cycle cost-based design procedure to determine the optimal environmental design load and target reliability in offshore installations Seong-yeob, L., Choonghee, J., Bergan, P. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Performance
Numerical model simulations for optimisation of tidal lagoon schemes Angeloudis, A., Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Multi-criteria site selection for offshore renewable energy platforms Cradden, L., Kalogeri, C., Barrios, I. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Measuring Turbulence from Moored Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters: A Manual to Quantifying Inflow at Tidal Energy Sites Kilcher, L., Thomson, J., Talbert, J. Report Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Field tests of multiple 1/10 scale tidal turbines in steady flows Jeffcoate, P., Whittaker, T., Elsaesser, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Grid parity in tidal stream energy projects: An assessment of financial, technological and economic LCOE input parameters Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Marine Renewable Energy Seascape Borthwick, A. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Numerical and experimental study of the 3D effect on connecting arm of vertical axis tidal current turbine Guo, W., Kang, H., Chen, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Biofouling community composition across a range of environmental conditions and geographical locations suitable for floating marine renewable energy generation Macleod, A., Stanley, M., Day, J. Journal Article Current, Wave
Performance investigation of a counter-rotating tidal current turbine by CFD and model experimentation Lee, N., Kim, I., Hyun, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Numerical and experimental analysis of a counter-rotating type horizontal-axis tidal turbine Huang, B., Nakanishi, Y., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave and Tidal Energy Yield Assessment: a Standard Taxonomy for Losses and Uncertainties Torr, R. Report Current, Wave Modeling
Performance analysis of a horizontal axis 3-bladed Savonius type wave turbine in an experimental wave flume (EWF) Tutar, M., Veci, I. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
Channel-scale optimisation and tuning of large tidal turbine arrays using LES with adaptive mesh Divett, T., Vennell, R., Stevens, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
A new biomimicry marine current turbine: Study of hydrodynamic performance and wake using software OpenFOAM Chu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Abrasion process between a fibre mooring line and a corroded steel element during the transit and commissioning of a marine renewable energy device Herduin, M., Banfield, S., Weller, S. Journal Article Current, Wave Mooring
Effect of blade vortex interaction on performance of Darrieus-type cross flow marine current turbine Wang, Y., Sun, X. , Zhu, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Interaction between instream axial flow hydrokinetic turbines and uni-directional flow bedforms Hill, C., Musa, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
Discharge Measurements at La Rance Tidal Power Plant Using Current Meters Method Rolandez, G., Abgottspon, A., Staubli, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal resource characterization in the Folda Fjord, Norway Carpman, N., Thomas, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Modeling and Simulation of Tethered Undersea Kites Wang, Y., Olinger, D. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Kite Modeling
Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Harper, P., Hallett, S., Fleming, A. Book Chapter Current, Wave Materials
Numerical simulations of a horizontal axis water turbine designed for underwater mooring platforms Tian, W., Song, B., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current Modeling Mooring, Performance, Substructure
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