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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Total results: 1740
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Device
First techno-economic evaluation of array configuration of self-balancing tidal kinetic turbines Barbarelli, S., Florio, G., Zupone, G. Journal Article Current, Kite Modeling Array Effects
Numerical simulations of biofouling effects on the tidal turbine hydrodynamic Rivier, A., Bennis, A., Jean, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Blade element momentum theory for a tidal turbine Vogel, C., Willden, R., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Human dimensions of tidal energy: A review of theories and frameworks Jenkins, L., Dreyer, S. , Polis, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Survey of the near wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine in quiescent conditions Lust, E., Flack, K., Luznik, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Research on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Vertical Axis Current Turbine with Forced Oscillation Ma, Y., Hu, C., Li, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic Performance Analysis of the Vertical Axis Twin-Rotor Tidal Current Turbine Ma, Y., Hu, C., Li, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Analysis of turbulence and extreme current velocity values in a tidal channel Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Validation of a Coupled Electrical and Hydrodynamic Simulation Model for a Vertical Axis Marine Current Energy Converter Forslund, J., Goude, A. , Thomas, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Modeling Control, Performance
Experimental study of wake characteristics in tidal turbine arrays Nuernberg, M., Tao, L. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of durability of composite materials applied to renewable marine energy: Case of ducted tidal turbine Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Saifaoui, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
Iterative 3D layout optimization and parametric trade study for a reconfigurable ocean current turbine array using Bayesian Optimization Baheri, A., Ramaprabhu, P., Vermillion, C. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Array Effects
Fuzzy Supervision Based-Pitch Angle Control of a Tidal Stream Generator for a Disturbed Tidal Input Ghefiri, K., Garrido, A., Rusu, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
2018 Biennial Energy Report Oregon Department of Energy Report Current, Wave
Actuator-line CFD modelling of tidal-stream turbines in arrays Apsley, D., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Electroactive polymers for ocean kinetic energy harvesting: literature review and research needs Kim, H. Journal Article Current, Wave Materials
Tidal range energy resource and optimization – Past perspectives and future challenges Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects
Variation of loads on a three-bladed horizontal axis tidal turbine with frequency and blade position Payne, G., Stallard, T., Martinez, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Scale Device Performance, Structural
Long-term simulations for ocean energy off the Brazilian coast Paula Kirinus, E., Oleinik, P., Costi, J. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Perspectives on a way forward for ocean renewable energy in Australia Hemer, M., Manasseh, R., McInnes, K. Journal Article Current, Wave
Field-testing of model helical-bladed hydrokinetic turbines for small-scale power generation Talukdar, P., Kulkarni, V., Saha, U. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Field Data Performance
Marine current power with cross-stream active mooring: Part II Tsao, C., Han, L., Jiang, W. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
The Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations Piano, M., Robins, P. , Davies, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Numerical Study of a Guide-Vane-Augmented Vertical Darrieus Tidal-Current-Turbine Liu, Z., Wang Z., Shi, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Advances in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018) Soares, C. Book Current, Wave
Short-term extreme response and fatigue damage of an integrated offshore renewable energy system Li, L., Cheng, Z., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Mooring, Performance
Experimental investigation of the energy extraction by a fully-passive flapping-foil hydrokinetic turbine prototype Boudreau, M., Dumas, G., Rahimpour, M. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data Performance, Structural
Added-mass effects on a horizontal-axis tidal turbine using FAST v8 Murray, R., Thresher, R., Jonkman, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow, Tidal Modeling Performance
Integration of tidal range energy with undersea pumped storage Loisel, R., Sanchez-Angulo, M., Schoefs, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Analysing the potentials and effects of multi-use between tidal energy development and environmental protection and monitoring: A case study of the inner sound of the Pentland Firth Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Unsteady loading in a tidal array due to simulated turbulent onset flow Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Tidal turbine blade composites - A review on the effects of hygrothermal aging on the properties of CFRP Alam, P., Robert, C., Bradigh, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
The effects of oblique waves and currents on the loadings and performance of tidal turbines Martinez, R., Payne, G., Bruce, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Development of Two-way Type Tidal power Optimization Program(K-TOP3.0) Lee, Y., Jang, T., Kim, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Global Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine with Shroud Sakaguchi D., Kyozuka, Y. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Modeling Performance, Structural
The Development and Testing of a Lab-Scale Tidal Stream Turbine for the Study of Dynamic Device Loading Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Porter, K. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device
Tidal energy in Australia-Assessing resource and feasibility to Australia's future energy mix Penesis, I., Hemer, M., Cossu, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Dynamic Simulation of the Mooring System with a Shock-Absorbing Mechanism for Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chou, C., Huang, P., Chen, J. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling Mooring
First Experimental Results of a Grid Connected Vertical Axis Marine Current Turbine using a Multilevel Power Converter Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Grid Integration
Multi-year assessment of Reyonlds stress and turbulent kinetic energy at the European Marine Energy Centre in the absence of waves Wakelam, G., Sellar, B., Venugopal V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Waves reduce the tidal-stream energy resource Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerically Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Weather Windows: Improving the Site Selection Methodology for Floating Tidal Platforms McDowell, J., Jeffcoate, P., Bruce, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Laboratory Study of Tidal Turbine Performance in Irregular Waves Porter, K., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Allmark, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Bayesian Reliability Modelling of a Tidal Turbine Pitch System Ewing, F., Thies, P., Lazakis, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Preliminary Design of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for Low-Speed Tidal Flow Encarnacion, J., Johnstone, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Modeling Structural
Mooring system design for an underwater floating tidal current power device Jo, C., Hwang, S., Park, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Mooring
Development of a Wave-Current Numerical Model using Stokes 2nd Order Theory Lloyd, C., O'Doherty, T., Mason, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
PRIMRE: A Vision for a Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Driscoll, F., Copping, A., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Paper for AWTEC 2018 Hofmann, M., Baumann, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Reverse Electrodialysis Structural
Study of vortex characteristics of a VATT wake based on CFD simulation Yuan, Z., Liu, W., Zhang, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
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