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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: 3558

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
JEDI Marine and Hydrokinetic Model: User Reference Guide Goldberg, M., Previsic, M. Report Current, Wave
Operation of Grid-Connected Cross-Flow Water Turbines in the Stall Region by Direct Power Control Hauk, M., Munteanu, I., Bratcu, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Control
Tuning tidal turbines in-concert to maximise farm efficiency Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Integrating Wave and Tidal Current Power: Case Studies through Modelling and Simulation Santos, M., Salcedo, F., Ben Haim, D. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Limitations of fixed pitch Darrieus hydrokinetic turbines and the challenge of variable pitch Kirke, B., Lazauskas, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance
An integrated model for estimating energy cost of a tidal current turbine farm Li, Y., Lence, B., Calisal, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Regulatory, design and methodological impacts in determining tidal-in-stream power resource potential Atwater, J., Lawrence, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Hydrokinetic power for energy access in rural Ghana Miller, V., Ramde, E., Gradoville, R. Journal Article Current, Riverine
Assessment, reporting and remediation of risk associated with marine energy arrays Bittencourt, C., Flinn, J., Myers, L. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Array Effects
Electricity Generation by the Tidal Barrages Etemadi, A., Emami, Y., AsefAfshar, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Experimental Validation of a Marine Current Turbine Simulator: Application to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based System Second-Order Sliding Mode Control Benelghali, S., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Control
An overview of ocean renewable energy in China Wang, S., Yuan, P., Jiao, Y. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Far-field dynamics of tidal energy extraction in channel networks Polagye, B., Malte, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Levelised costs of Wave and Tidal energy in the UK: Cost competitiveness and the importance of 'banded' Renewables Obligation Certificates Allan, G., Gilmartin, M., McGregor, P. Journal Article Current, Wave
Iran atlas of offshore renewable energies Abbaspour, M., Rahimi, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Assessment of the present status and future scenarios of the supply chain for marine energy arrays Myers, L., Bahaj, A., Retzler, C. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change Report Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
In-stream energy converters in a river - Effects on upstream hydropower station Lalander, E., Leijon, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Wave Model Intercomparison Venugopal, V., Davey, T., Girard, F. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
A novel design and preliminary investigation of composite material marine current turbine Wang, J., Piechna, J., Müller, N. Journal Article Current Materials, Structural
Power and ice in the Bay of Fundy, Canada Sanders, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Wave and Tidal Resource Characterisation Venugopal, V., Davey, T., Smith, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Equimar: Development of best practices for the engineering performance appraisal of wave and tidal energy converters Johnstone, C., McCombes, T., Bahaj, S. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Performance
Extremes and Long Term Extrapolation Prevosto, M. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Protocols for the Equitable Assessment of Marine Energy Converters Ingram, D., Smith, G., Ferriera, C. Book Current, Tidal, Wave
Simple Wake Models for Tidal Turbines in Farm Arrangement Palm, M., Huijsmans, R., Pourquie, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
A review on the development of tidal current energy in China Liu, H., Ma, S., Li, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Global numerical analysis of a moored ocean current turbine testing platform Cribbs, A., VanZwieten, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Determining anchoring systems for ocean energy harvesting devices off the coast of southeast Florida Seibert, M., VanZwieten, J., von Ellenrieder, K. Conference Paper Current Modeling Mooring
Overall Efficiency of Ducted tidal current turbines Shives, M., Crawford, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Hydrodynamic analysis of a gulf-stream turbine using the vortex lattice method Goly, A., Ananthakrishnan, P. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
An overview of development of tidal current in China: Energy resource, conversion technology and opportunities Li, D., Wang, S., Yuan, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Advances and trends in hydrokinetic turbine systems Lago, L., Ponta, F., Chen, L. Journal Article Current Field Data, Lab Data Structural
Model analysis of a mooring system for an ocean current turbine testing platform Cribbs, A. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Hydrokinetic energy conversion systems: A technology status review Guney, M., Kaygusuz, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Ocean Current, Riverine
Protocols for wave and tidal resource assessment Davey, T., Venugopal, V., Smith, H. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Fatigue modeling of composite ocean current turbine blade Akram, M. Thesis Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Prospective energy needs in Mediterranean offshore aquaculture: Renewable and sustainable energy solutions Menicou, M., Vassiliou, V. Journal Article Current, Wave Grid Integration
Best practice for tank testing of small marine energy devices McCombes, T., Johnstone, C., Holmes, B. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data
Tuning turbines in a tidal channel Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Performance
River, tidal, and ocean current hydrokinetic energy technologies: status and future opportunities in Alaska Johnson, J., Pride, D. Report Current, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data
A study on the interference effects for tidal current power rotors Jo, C., Lee, K., Yim, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Pre-deployment and operational actions associated with marine energy arrays Myers, L., Bahaj, A., Retzler, C. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Array Effects
Experimental characterisation of flow effects on marine current turbine behaviour and on its wake properties Maganga, F., Germain, G., King, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance
Analysis of a single point tensioned mooring system for station keeping of a contra-rotating marine current turbine Clarke, J., Connor, G., Grant, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Mooring
Comparison between CFD simulations and experiments for predicting the far wake of horizontal axis tidal turbines Harrison, M., Batten, W., Myers, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modelling tidal energy extraction in a depth-averaged coastal domain Draper, S., Houlsby, G., Oldfield, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Comparison of PMSG and DFIG for marine current turbine applications Benelghali, S., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Practical tidal turbine design considerations: a review of technical alternatives and key design decisions leading to the development of the SeaGen 1.2MW tidal turbine Fraenkel, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
A preliminary analysis of the effect of the onset flow structure on tidal turbine blade loads Milne, I., Sharma, R., Flay, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
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