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: 3037
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Torque ripple and variable blade force: A comparison of Darrieus and Gorlov-type turbines for tidal stream energy conversion Winchester, J., Quayle, S. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Drive-train condition monitoring for offshore wind and tidal turbines Roshanmanesh, S., Hayati, F., Kappatos, V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
3D CFD modelling of tidal turbine performance with validation against laboratory experiments McShery, R., Grimwade, J., Jones, I. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Bridging the gap between biology (a rock) and physics (a hard place) for tidal energy research Smith, T., Scott, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Near wake properties of horizontal axis marine current turbines Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
Output of a tidal farm in yawed flow and varying turbulence using GAD-CFD without power tracking Badoe, C., Li, X., Williams, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and Wake Characteristics of River Cross-Flow Turbine Arrays Using a Simplified Numerical Model Huang, J., Cousineau, J., Provan, M. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Economic feasibility of high tip-speed ratio blades operating in less energetic currents Johnstone, C., Encarnacion, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Parameter Modeling of a Two Cross-flow Turbine Array From Experimental Data Scherl, I., Brunton, S., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Optimal operation of a regular turbine array in a generic tidal channel Schmitz, C., Lemmer, J., Pelz, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Concept Array design for Tidal kite power generators Salomonsson, P., Bergvall, I., Orhaug, S. Conference Paper Current, Kite, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Power Take Off, Structural
Resource assessment using a combination of seabed mounted and semi-stationary vessel-mounted ADCP measurements Perez, L., Droniou, E., Huchet, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Actuator-Line CFD Simulation of Tidal-Stream Turbines in a Compact Array Apsley, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Additive Manufacturing for Powering the Blue Economy Applications: A Tidal Turbine Blade Case Study González-Montijo, M., Murdy, P., Candon, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Methodology for design and economic analysis of marine energy conversion (MEC) technologies Neary, V., Lawson, M., Previsic, M. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Determining currents from marine radar data in an extreme current environment at a tidal energy test site Bell, P. , Lawrence, J., Norris, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
Economic Assessment of Marine Energy Schemes Stallard, T., Harrison, G., Ricci, P. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Comparison of PMSG and DFIG for marine current turbine applications Benelghali, S., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Waves reduce the tidal-stream energy resource Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
Floating Type Ocean Current Turbine Takagi, K. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
State of the art for tidal currents electric energy resources Aly, H., El-Hawary, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Hydrodynamic performance characterisation of a tidal energy generation system buoyancy assembly using CFD Lai, L., Hayes, N. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Reference model project: Point designs, methodologies, and tools to support open-source MHK R&D Neary, V., LaBonte, A. , Rieks, J. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Tidal current turbine demonstration farm in Paimpol-Bréhat (Brittany): tidal characterisation and energy yield evaluation with Telemac Pham, C., Martin, V. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration
CFD analysis of wave-current configurations in relation to the operation of tidal stream turbines Lloyd, C., Allmark, M., Ordonez, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Assessment of a Tidal Lagoon Test-Bed using Aerial Drone Photogrammetry Schmitt, P., Lieber, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics
Measuring the Effects of Hurricanes on Major Ocean Currents and Implications for Ocean Energy Devices Baxley, W., VanZwieten, J., Small, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A Numerical Study of Transient Turbine Wake Interaction Podeur, V., Groulx, D., Jochum, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
ORPC RivGen Wake Characterization Guerra, M., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
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
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
Tidal Energy Estimation of Potential Tidal Inlets Along the East Coast of India Mendi, V., Reddy, N., Seelam, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Modeling the Operation and Maintenance Costs of a Large Scale Tidal Current Turbine Farm Li, Y., Florig, K. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Smart Affordable Composite Blades for Tidal Energy Flanagan, T., Maguire, J., Bradeigh, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Numerical computation of flapping-wing propulsion and power extraction Jones, K., Platzer, M. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Performance
The Effect of Freestream Turbulence on Tidal Turbines Blackmore, T. , Gaurier, B., Myers, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
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
Unsteady loading in a tidal array due to simulated turbulent onset flow Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Experimental study of the wake past cubic wall-mounted elements to predict flow variations for tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Arrangement optimization of three tidal turbines considering efficiency and productivity Jo, C., Park, H., Chan, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Enabling renewable baseload generation by flying subsea kites Edlund, M. Conference Paper Current, Kite
Mining and Storing Data Streams for Reliability Analysis Duhaney, J., Khoshgoftaar, T., Agarwal, A. Conference Paper Current
Performance and condition monitoring of tidal stream turbines Grosvenor, R., Prickett, P., Frost, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Marine current energy converter tank testing practices Gregory, G. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current, Tidal Lab Data
Marine HydroKinetic Tools - MHKiT Driscoll, F., Sivaraman, C., Klise, K. Conference Paper Current, Wave Lab Data, Modeling
Experimental verification of the stochastic model for predicting the performance of Oscillating Water Colums devices Camporeale, S., Filianoti, P. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effect of Submergence on Tidal Turbine Performance Jeffcoate, P., Salvatore, F., Boake, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics
An investigation of various inflow effects on the wake development of a hybrid BEM-actuator disk model using CFD Pang, C., Kennedy, D., O’Rourke, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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