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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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 3069
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
A methodology for equitable performance assessment and presentation of wave energy converters based on sea trials Kofoed, J., Pecher, A., Margheritini, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data Performance
Network Security Assessments for Integrating Large-Scale Tidal Current and Ocean Wave Resources Into Future Electrical Grids Khan, J., Leon, D. , Moshref, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Experimental Validation and Numerical Simulation Evaluation of a Shrouded Tidal Current Turbine Sun, H., Kyozuka, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Multicylinder Flow-induced Motions: Enhancement by Passive Turbulence control at 28,000<Re<120,000 Kim, E., Bernitsas, M., Kumar, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data
Tidal Energy Resource Characterization: Methodology and Field Study in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA (USA) Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Influence of saline environment on creep rupture life of Nimonic-263 for marine turbine application Bagui, S., Ray, A., Sahu, J. Journal Article Current Lab Data Materials
Performance of Combined Water Turbine with Semielliptic Section of the Savonius Rotor Sahim, K., Santoso, D., Radentan, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling
A case study of a novel ducted composite material marine current turbine Wang, J., Gower, B., Müller, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Estimation of tidal power potential Walters, R., Tarbotton, M., Hiles, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Characterization of the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, to Determine the Important Factors Affecting Site Selection, Deployment, and Operation of Hydrokinetic Devices to Generate Power Johnson, J., Toniolo, H., Seitz, A. Report Current, Riverine Field Data
Static and Fatigue Analysis of Composite Turbine Blades Under Random Ocean Current Loading Zhou, F., Mahfuz, H., Alsenas, G. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom Iyer, A., Couch, S., Harrison, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model Roc, T., Conley, D., Greaves, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
A coupled blade element momentum – Computational fluid dynamics model for evaluating tidal stream turbine performance Malki, R., Williams, A., Croft, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
On the velocity distribution for hydro-kinetic energy conversion from tidal currents and rivers Lalander, E., Grabbe, M., Leijon, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data
Blade loads on tidal turbines in planar oscillatory flow Milne, I. , Day, A., Sharma, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Structural
Influence of tidal parameters on SeaGen flicker performance MacEnri, J. , Reed, M., Thiringer, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Assessment of arrays of in-stream tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy Karsten, R., Swan, A., Culina, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Interactions between tidal turbine wakes: experimental study of a group of three-bladed rotors Stallard, T., Collings, R., Feng, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Marine current energy conversion: the dawn of a new era in electricity production Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Performance
Optimization of multiple turbine arrays in a channel with tidally reversing flow by numerical modelling with adaptive mesh Divett, T., Vennell, R., Stevens, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Blockage effects on the hydrodynamic performance of a marine cross-flow turbine Consul, C. , Willden, R., McIntosh, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics
Characteristics of the Turbulence in the flow at a tidal stream power site Milne, I. , Sharma, R. , Flay, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Modelling of the Flow Field Surrounding Tidal Turbine Arrays for Varying Positions in a Channel Daly, T., Myers, L., Bahaj, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Energy potential of a tidal fence deployed near a coastal headland Draper, S., Borthwick, A., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Accuracy of the actuator disc-RANS approach for predicting the performance and wake of tidal turbines Batten, W. , Harrison, M., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Appraising the extractable tidal energy resource of the UK's western coastal waters Yates, N., Walkington, I., Burrows, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A large-eddy simulation study of wake propagation and power production in an array of tidal-current turbines Churchfield, M., Li, Y., Moriarty, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of the durability of composite tidal turbine blades Davies, P., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Evaluation of Tidal Stream Resource in a Potential Array Area Via Direct Measurements Fairley, I., Evans, P., Wooldridge, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
On the interaction between a turbulent open channel flow and an axial-flow turbine Chamorro, L., Hill, C., Morton, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Taming Tides Harris, A. Magazine Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal
Application of bend-twist coupled blades for horizontal axis tidal turbines Nicholls-Lee, R., Turnock, S., Boyd, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
A review of energy storage technologies for marine current energy systems Zhou, Z., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration, Structural
Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part I: Calibration of energy extraction Gebreslassie, M., Tabor, G., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaics Obara, S., Kawai, M., Kawae, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Wave Farm Impact Based on Realistic Wave-WEC Interaction Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave, Overtopping Modeling
Modeling tidal stream energy extraction and its effects on transport processes in a tidal channel and bay system using a three-dimensional coastal ocean model Yang, Z., Wang, T., Copping, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modeling and validation of a cross flow turbine using free vortex model and a modified dynamic stall model Urbina, R., Peterson, M., Kimball, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Analytical Model for Water Inflow of an Archimedes Screw Used in Hydropower Generation Nuernbergk, D., Rorres, C. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part II: Investigation of turbine-to-turbine interaction Gebreslassie, M., Tabor, G., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology (MHK) Instrumentation, Measurement, and Computer Modeling Workshop Musial, W., Lawson, M., Rooney, S. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Tidal Current Energy Resources off the South and West Coasts of Korea: Preliminary Observation-Derived Estimates Byun, D., Hart, D., Jeong, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Power system stability enhancement with an integrated offshore wind farm and marine-current farm using a STATCOM Truong, D., Wang, L. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Control, Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
The Facility Planning and Electric Power Quality of the Saroma Lake Green Microgrid by the Interconnection of Tidal Power Generation, PV and SOFC Obara, S., Kawae, O., Morizane, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Power Take Off
Three-dimensional flow visualization in the wake of a miniature axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine Chamorro, L., Troolin, D., Lee, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Current patterns in the Inner Sound (Pentland Firth) from underway ADCP data Goddijn-Murphy, L., Woolf, D., Easton, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design and analysis of an ocean current turbine performance assessment system VanZwieten, J., Young, M., von Ellenrieder, K. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Fatigue analysis of composite turbine blades under random ocean current Zhou, F., Alsenas, G., Mahfuz, H. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling
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