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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Current

Total results: 3170
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Experimental flow conditions effects on a bottom-mounted ducted twin vertical axis tidal turbine compared to real sea conditions Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Validation of the energy resource assessment with experimental data for the site selection of a tidal turbine in the Tagus River estuary Hoofd, B., Gomes, T., Pinto, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
High-fidelity modeling of a vertical axis tidal turbine model under realistic flow conditions Grondeau, M., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design and Demonstration of a Passive Pitch System for Tidal Turbines Gambuzza, S., Ōtomo, S., Liu, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Measurements of tidal flow variability in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire Miles, J., Coles, D., Simmonds, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Instabilities in tidal turbine wakes Smyth, A., Nishino, T. , Young, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Intracycle Control Sensitivity of Cross-Flow Turbines Athair, A., Snortland, A., Scherl, I. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Tracking a large vortex at a tidal power site Mercier, P., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A comparative study of power production using a generic empirical model in a tidal farm Shariff, K., Guillou, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
On the design of a small scale tidal converter for long time deployment at sea Alizzio, D., Gurnari, L., Nardi, V. Conference Paper Current, Kite, Tidal Scale Device Structural
Turbine fatigue load prediction from field measurements of waves and turbulence Mullings, H., Stallard, T., Draycott, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Assessment of tidal energy resources in the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile Atias, L., Escauriaza, C., Williams, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Characterisation of turbulent flow and the wake of a tidal stream turbine in proximity to a ridge Hurubi, S., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance Assessment of a Multi-Rotor Floating Tidal Energy System Kaufmann, N., Starzmann, R., Al-Kahli, N. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Performance
A Filtering device for improving the quality of cooling water in turbine generator of Sihwa Tidal Power Plant Kim, T., Kwak, H., Bang, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data
Numerical optimisation of the active lift turbines using OpenFoam's overset method Robin, I., Mouazé, D., Bennis, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
A comparison of AC and DC collection grids for marine current energy Fjellstedt, C., Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Conference Paper Current Modeling, Test Center Grid Integration
Experimental techniques for evaluating the performance of high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Large-eddy simulations of interaction between surface waves and a tidal turbine wake in a turbulent channel Stallard, T., Mullings, H., Draycott, S. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Influence of the Downstream Blade Sweep on Cross-flow Turbine Performance [Conference Paper] Snortland, A., Williams, O., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
A turbines-module adapted to the marine site for tidal farms layout optimization Pucci, M., Zanforlin, S., Bellafiore, D. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The development of a passive blade-pitch mechanism to reduce the loads on a tidal turbine in high-flow conditions Summers, T., Oterkus, S., Tabor, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Mapping the Unresolved Tidal Resource in Estuaries Lewis, M., Khojasteh, D., Iglesias, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Comparison of Actuator Line Modelling of Tidal Power Kites with ADCP Measurements Prabahar, N., Fredriksson, S., Brostrom, G. Conference Paper Current, Kite, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Wake characterization of tidal turbines in the Pentland Firth using vessel-mounted ADCP measurements Huchet, M., Droniou, E., Perez, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Tidal turbine wake characterization by vessel-mounted ADCP data analysis Novo, P., Inubuse, M., Terazaki, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
A methodology to capture the single blade loads on a cross-flow tidal turbine flume model Bennecke, T., Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Joedecke, P. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental Optimization Environment for Developing an Intracycle Pitch Control in Cross Flow Turbines Hoerner, S., Leidhold, R., Abbaszadeh, S. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Multi-criteria analysis to evaluate tidal energy potential in France Castillo, F., Ikhennicheu, M., Gilloteaux, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Lubrication of Offshore Mechanical Components: Towards Sustainable & Reliable Power Production Tamayo, J., Glavatskih, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data
On the complementarity of wave, tidal, wind and solar resources in Ireland Said, H., Costello, S., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Beta-version Testing and Demonstration of the Design Load Case Generator Neary, V., Ahn, S., Michelen, C. Conference Paper Current, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Structural
A methodology for developing a prediction model for the remaining fatigue life and residual strength of tidal turbine blades Ranjan, M., Finnegan, W., Goggins, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Numerical modelling of wave and tidal current interactions and their impact on wave parameters Tan, T., Venugopal, V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Experimental comparison of the flow-induced loading between a ducted bottom-mounted twin vertical axis tidal turbine at still and an unducted prototype Saouli, Y., Coquet, R., Facq, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
On tidal array layout sensitivity to regional and device model representation Jordan, C., Angeloudis, A., Coles, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Synthetic eddy generation and modelling of turbine operation in a turbulent tidal flow Gregori, M., Salvatore, F., Calcagni, D. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
CFD analysis of hydrodynamic force on a horizontal axis tidal turbine Xu, K., Finnegan, W., O'Rourke, F. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Structural testing and numerical modelling of a glass fibre-reinforced composite demonstrator for turbine blades Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Kelly, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
On the accuracy of BEMT and CFD on the power and trust prediction of tidal turbines Liu, Y., Gambuzza, S., Broglia, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Development of an Unmanned Mobile Current Turbine Platform Dhanak, M., Beaujean, P., Frankenfield, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Power Take Off, Substructure
Overview of Resource and Turbine Modelling in the Tidal Stream Industry Energiser project: TIGER Mackay, E., Hardwick, J., Thies, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Delafin, P., Bonamy, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Preliminary performance assessment from towing tank testing of a horizontal-axis turbine Lande-Sudall, D., Tolleifsen, S., Gravelsæter, K. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Development of a Tool to Optimise Tidal Stream Energy Sites Evans, P., Xue, J., Williams, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Principles of ADCP deployment methodologies Jeffcoate, P., Hunt, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Verification and validation of blade-resolved viscous-flow tidal turbine simulations Rentschler, M., Gomes, T., Eca, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Non-dimensional scaling of passive adaptive blades for a marine current turbine Van Ness, K., Aliseda, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Enhancing energy system resilience using tidal stream energy Coles, D., Coyne, R., Miles, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
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