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
A novel flexible foil vertical axis turbine for river, ocean, and tidal applications Zeiner-Gunderen, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Assesment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Stream Currents in Indonesia Orhan, K., Mayerle, R., Pandoe, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Interactions Between Channel Topography and Hydrokinetic Turbines: Sediment Transport, Turbine Performance, and Wake Characteristics Hill, C. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Substructure
An assessment of available ocean current hydrokinetic energy near the North Carolina shore Kabir, A., Lemongo-Tchamba, I., Fernandes, A. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Development and experiment of a 60 kW horizontal-axis marine current power system Xu, Q., Liu, H., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Power Take Off, Structural
Cavitation simulation on horizontal axis marine current turbines Usar, D., Bal, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Site selection of ocean current power generation from drifter measurements Chang, Y., Chu, P., Tseng, R. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current
Impact of sediments on wear performance of critical sliding components of hydrokinetic devices Ali, M., Ravens, T., Petersen, T. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data Materials
Energy harvesting of a heaving and forward pitching wing with a passively actuated trailing edge Siala, F., Liburdy, J. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data Performance
Effect of hydrofoil flexibility on the power extraction of a flapping tidal generator via two- and three-dimensional flow simulations Le, T., Ko, J. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Modeling Materials
A Review of Debris Detection Methods Kasper, J., Johnson, J., Duvoy, P. Report Current, Wave
Improving assessments of tidal power potential using grid refinement in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport model Yang, X., Haas, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Habitat characterization of a tidal energy site using an ROV: overcoming difficulties in a harsh environment Greene, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Test Center
Wave and Tidal Energy Yield Uncertainty Reference Document Livermore, S. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Performance
Performance study on a counter-rotating tidal current turbine by CFD and model experimentation Lee, N., Kim, I., Kim, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Wave and Tidal Energy Yield Uncertainty Literature Review Livermore, S. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Performance
Hydrokinetic energy harvesting using tethered undersea kites Olinger, D., Wang, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Kite Modeling Structural
Framework for the Categorisation of Losses and Uncertainty ORE Catapult Report Current, Tidal, Wave
A Measurement Based Analyses of the Hydrokinetic Energy in the Gulf Stream Machado, M., VanZwieten, J., Callou, A. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Visualisation of Coastal Flows in Tidal Channels Supporting Ocean Energy Development Zangiabadi, E. , Edmunds, M., Fairley, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Performance characterization and placement of a marine hydrokinetic turbine in a tidal channel under boundary proximity and blockage effects Kolekar, N., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance
Viability of the application of marine current power generators in the south Brazilian shelf Kirinus, E. , Marques, W. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Review of Marine Hydrokinetic Power Generation and Power Plant Muljadi, E., Yu, Y. Journal Article Current, Wave
Gearboxes prognostics with application to tidal turbines Elasha, F., Mba, D., Teixeira, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Device interactions in reducing the cost of tidal stream energy Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The effect of tidal flow directionality on tidal turbine performance characteristics Frost, C. , Morris, C., Mason-Jones, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Surface Debris Characterization and Mitigation Strategies and Their Impact on the Operation of River Energy Conversion Deviceson the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska Johnson, J., Kasper, J., Schmid, J. Report Current, Riverine
Investigation of tidal turbine array tuning using 3D Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Simulations Hunter, W., Nishino, T. , Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Grid Integration, Performance
Evaluating current power availability for energy conversion along the Southern Brazilian Shelf Kinnus, E., Marques, W. , Jung, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Partial Safety Factors and Design Fatigue Factors for Design Requirements of Tidal Turbines: A Risk Based Approach Simeon, G., Chen, P., Ferreira, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Maximum Lifecycle Tracking for Tidal Energy Generation System Orekan, T., Zhao, Z., Zhang, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal
SS Marine Renewable Energy – Ocean Current Turbine Mooring Considerations VanZwieten, J., Baxley, W., Meyer, I. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Mooring
Characterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Simulation-based time-dependent reliability analysis for composite hydrokinetic turbine blades Hu, Z., Li, H., Du, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
International Levelised Cost of Energy for Ocean Energy Technologies Ocean Energy Systems Report Current, Wave
Bathymetric effects on marine hydrokinetic array performance Peebles, G. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current Array Effects
Blade loading on tidal turbines for uniform unsteady flow Milne, I. , Day, A., Sharma, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Structural
The Effects of River and Debris Diversion Structure Generated Turbulence on the Oceana River Energy Converter Johnson, J., Kasper, J., Hansen, N. Conference Paper Current, Riverine
Characterization and control of cross-flow turbines in shear flow Forbush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Control, Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical analysis of a small array of 45:1 scale horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines based on the DOE reference model 1 Javaherchi, T., Stelzenmuller, N., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic optimization of cross-flow turbines with large chord to radius ratios Strom, B., Polagye, B., Brunton, S. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
U.S. Department of Energy Reference Model 1 & 2: Experimental Results on Performance & Wake Characteristics Hill, C., Neary, V., Gunawan, B. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Constraints on Extractable Power from Energetic Tidal Straits Evans, P., Mason-Jones, A., Wilson, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Tidal Stream Turbine- Introduction, current and future tidal power stations Chauhan, P., Patel, P., Sheth, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
National geodatabase of ocean current power resource in USA Yang, X., Haas, K., Fritz, H. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal resource extraction in the Pentland Firth, UK: Potential impacts on flow regime and sediment transport in the Inner Sound of Stroma Martin-Short, R., Hill, J., Kramer, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Numerical investigation of flow motion and performance of a horizontal axis tidal turbine subjected to a steady current Li, L., Zheng, J., Peng, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
WIG (wing-in-ground) effect dual-foil turbine for high renewable energy performance Liu, P. Journal Article Current Performance, Structural
A modelling approach for a cost-based evaluation of the energy produced by a marine energy farm Maslov, N., Charpentier, J., Claramunt, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
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