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
Application of Impulse Air Turbine for Bi-Directional Flow to Tidal Energy Conversion Kinoue, Y., Shiomi, N., Takao, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data
Preliminary Analysis of Potential for River Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies in the Amazon Basin Filizola, N., Melo, E., Armijos, E. Report Current, Riverine
Hydrodynamic modelling of marine renewable energy devices: A state of the art review Day, A., Babarit, A., Fontaine, A. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Characterization of sea water ageing effects on mechanical properties of carbon/epoxy composites for tidal turbine blades Tual, N., Carrere, N., Davies, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Experimental Investigation of Helical Tidal Turbine Characteristics with Different Twists Pongduang, S., Kayankannavee, C., Tiaple, Y. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Novel approach of bidirectional diffuser-augmented channels system for enhancing hydrokinetic power generation in channels Elbatran, A., Yaakob, O., Ahmed, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance prediction of a tidal in-stream current energy converter and site assessment next to Jindo, South Korea Ruopp, A., Daus, P., Biskup, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
The impact of diffuser augmentation on a tidal stream turbine Cresswell, N., Ingram, G., Dominy, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance, Structural
Assessment of the tidal current energy resource in Sao Marcos Bay, Brazil Gonzalez-Gorbena, E., Rosman, P., Qassim, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Flow Structures Around an Oscillating-Wing Power Generator Fenercioglu, I., Zaloglu, B., Young, J. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Performance
Resource Evaluation and Energy Production Estimate for a Tidal Energy Conversion Installation using Acoustic Flow Measurements Gagnon, I., Baldwin, K., Wosnik, M. Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
LCOE (levelised cost of energy) mapping: A new geospatial tool for tidal stream energy Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Computational Simulation of the Tethered Undersea Kites for Power Generation Ghasemi, A., Olinger, D., Tryggvason, G. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling
Report on Comparative Testing of Tidal Devices Marinet Report Current, Tidal
Comprehensive evaluation method for tidal current power generation device Zhu, Y., Wang, X., Ye, Q. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Model testing and performance comparison of plastic and metal tidal turbine rotors Liu, P., Bose, N., Frost, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Component reliability test approaches for marine renewable energy Thies, P., Johanning, L., Karikari-Boateng, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Performance
Riverine hydrokinetic resource assessment. A case study of a lowland river in Lithuania Punys, P., Adamonyte, I., Kvaraciejus, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Smart Affordable Composite Blades for Tidal Energy Flanagan, T., Maguire, J., Bradeigh, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Status of testing field for ocean energy generation Zhu, Y., Jia, L., Duan, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data
Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development Risk Management Framework Snowberg, D., Weber, J. Report Current, Wave
Wet Flexural Fatigue Behaviour of Tidal Turbine Blade Composite Materials Gonabadi, H., Moharrami, N., Oila, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Marine Renewable Energy Converters and Biofouling: A Review on Impacts and Prevention Titah-Benbouzid, H. , Benbouzid, M. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Consequences of Preset Pitch Angle on Cross-Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics Strom, B., Brunton, S., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Emulation of a Hydrokinetic Turbine to Assess Control and Grid Integration Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Acoustic Characterization of a Hydrokinetic Turbine Polagye, B., Murphy, P. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data
Renewable Energies Offshore Soares, C. Book Current, Wave
Applicability of offshore mooring and foundation technologies for marine renewable energy (MRE) device arrays Karimirad, M., Koushan, K., Weller, S. Conference Paper Current, Wave Mooring
Evaluation of RANS BEM and self-similar wake superposition for tidal stream turbine arrays Olczak, A., Sudall, D., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects
Island Power Management using a Marine Current Turbine Farm and an Ocean Compressed Air Energy Storage System Sheng, L., Zhou, Z., Charpentier, J. Conference Paper Current Grid Integration
Validation of a Practical CFD Method for Predicting Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance in Wake Shadow Shives, M., Crawford, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
On the use of turbulence models for simulating the flow behind a tidal turbine represented by a porous media Nguyen, V., Guillou, S., Thiébot, J. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
Performance Comparison of Marine Renewable Energy Converter Mooring Lines Subjected to Real Sea and Accelerated Loads Rodriguez, A., Weller, S., Cañedo, J. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Acoustics, Mooring
Effect of Submergence on Tidal Turbine Performance Jeffcoate, P., Salvatore, F., Boake, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics
3D Modelling of a Tidal Turbine - An Investigation of Wake Phenomena Osbourne, N., Groulx, D., Penesis, I. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Ocean Energy Database: Technology Characterization at Sub-assembly Level Silva, M., Raventos, A., Uihlein, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Substructure
Numerical investigation of the influence of blade helicity on the performance characteristics of vertical axis tidal turbines Marsh, P., Ranmuthugala, D., Penesis, I. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical performance analysis of acoustic Doppler velocity profilers in the wake of an axial-flow marine hydrokinetic turbine Richmond, M., Harding, S., Romero-Gomez, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine Energy Electrical Architecture Report 1: Landscape Map and Literature Review Mason, A. Report Current, Wave Array Effects
Feasibility of marine renewable energy to the Feed-in Tariff system in Malaysia Lim, X., Lam, W., Hashim, R. Journal Article Current, Wave
A novel hydraulic-mechanical hybrid transmission in tidal current turbines Liu, H., Shi, M., Li, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Substructure
Multi-objective numerical optimization of the front blade pitch angle distribution in a counter-rotating type horizontal-axis tidal turbine Huang, B., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Marine Energy Electrical Array Analysis: a financial appraisal of options Smart, G. Report Current, Tidal Grid Integration
URANSE simulation of an active variable-pitch cross-flow Darrieus tidal turbine: Sinusoidal pitch function investigation Paillard, B., Astolfi, J., Hauville, F. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
TiPTORS Design for Reliability Tool: Phase 1 Specification ORE Catapult Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal
In-Stream Hydrokinetic Power: Review and Appraisal VanZwieten, J., McAnally, W., Ahmad, J. Journal Article Current
Hydrokinetic energy harvesting by an innovative vertical axis current turbine Fernandes, A., Rostami, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Evaluation and comparison of the levelized cost of tidal, wave, and offshore wind energy Astariz, S., Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Ocean Energy Development in Europe: Current Status and Future Perspectives Magagna, D., Uihlein, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Marine Energy Electrical Architecture Report 2: Review of SSE Contractor Reports Driver, R. Report Current, Wave Array Effects
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