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

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Seizing sustainable growth opportunities from tidal stream energy in the UK Serin, E., Andres, P., Martin, R. Report Current, Tidal
Method of bionic wavy tip on vortex and cavitation suppression of a hydrofoil in tidal energy Wang, L., Luo, X. , Feng, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance
Open Water Blade Strain Measurements On A Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Design and Analysis of Hydromine for Harvesting Energy from Ocean Currents with No External Moving Parts Houchens, B., deVelder, N., Krath, E. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fast prediction of hydrodynamic load of floating horizontal axis tidal turbine with variable speed control under surging motion with free surface Chen, S., Wang, S., Huang, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Numerical and experimental analyses of the performance of a vertical axis turbine with controllable-blades for ocean current energy Yang, M-H., Gu, Z-T., Yeh, R-H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Experimental performance and wake study of a ducted twin vertical axis turbine in ebb and flood tide currents at a 1/20th scale Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Tidal current energy harvesting technologies - A review of current status and life cycle assessment Li, G., Zhu, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Powering Arctic Observations with Marine Energy Branch, R., McVey, J., Cotter, E. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Tidal range resource of the Patagonian shelf Barclay, V., Neill, S., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Clearance and blockage effects on hydrodynamic performance of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine Saini, G., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
TIGER Site Development Report The Raz Blanchard T3.2.1 TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current
Assessment of the potential for hydrokinetic energy production in the Douro river estuary under sea level rise scenarios Cruz, M., Henriques, R., Pinho, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Tidal Current Energy Developments Highlight Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Current, Tidal
Research of the array spacing effect on wake interaction of tidal stream turbines Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A State-of-the-Art Review of Structural Testing of Tidal Turbine Blades Thanthirige, T., Goggins, J., Flanagan, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Full Scale Structural
Impact on Energy Yield of Varying Turbine Designs under Conditions of Misalignment to the Current Flow Evans, L., Ashton, I., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
Semi-theoretical prediction for equilibrium scour depth of a mono-pile supported tidal stream turbine Lin, X., Zhang, J., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Temporal and spatial characterisation of tidal blade load variation for structural fatigue testing Lam, R., Dubon, S., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Estimating annual energy production from short tidal current records Xu, T., Haas, K., Gunawan, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
TIGER Data Collection and Survey Best Practice Report 2022 University of Exeter Report Current, Tidal Modeling
Effect of Vertical Confinement and Blade Flexibility on Cross-Flow Turbines Mostefa, M., Chatellier, L., Thomas, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic Effect of Highly Skewed Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine (HATT) Rotors Xu, Y., Foong, J., Liu, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Hydrokinetic energy harvesting from flow-induced motion of oscillators with different combined sections Lian, J., Ran, D., Yan, X. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical Investigation of Vertical-Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine on Side-by-Side Configuration Widyawan, H., Satrio, D., Mukhtasor Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tanana River Test Site Model Verification Using the Marine and Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT) Browning, E., Olson, S., Fao, R. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling
AI and Intermittency Management of Renewable Energy Nagaraja, P., Gayathri, S., Selvi, S. Book Chapter Current, Wave Grid Integration
Research on Solidity of Horizontal-Axis Tidal Current Turbine Wang, X., Li, H., Chen, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Integrating Hydrokinetic Energy into Hybrid Renewable Energy System: Optimal Design and Comparative Analysis Ileberi, G., Li, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hybrid Devices, Structural
Techno-economic analysis of In-stream technology: A review Bajpai, U., Singpal, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Performance, Structural
Potential Energy Power from Tidal Current in Lagoon System – The Case of Oualidia Lagoon, Morocco Bouchkara, M., Siagian, H., Chahid, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Development and Application of a GIS for Identifying Areas for Ocean Energy Deployment in Irish and Western UK Waters O'Connell, R., Furlong, R., Guerrini, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
TIGER Site Report Isle of Wight TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current
Co-enhancements of several design parameters of an archimedes spiral turbine for hydrokinetic energy conversion Badawy, Y., Nawar, M., Attai, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Archimedes Screw, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic independence and passive control application of twist and flapwise deformations of tidal turbine blades de Arcos, F., Vogel, C., Wilden, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Semantic Segmentation Method Based on Image Entropy Weighted Spatio-Temporal Fusion for Blade Attachment Recognition of Marine Current Turbines Qi, F., Wang, T. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data Performance, Structural
Marine Renewables Canada Annual Report 2022 Marine Renewables Canada Report Current, Riverine, Wave
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
TIGER Research Paper An Empirical Wake Model Accounting For Velocity Deficit And Turbulence Intensity In A Simple Tidal Park TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current Modeling
Optimization of hydrofoils for ocean current energy application: A brief review Taslin, P., Albani, A., Ibrahim, M. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Hydrodynamics
Experimental study of a fully passive flapping hydrofoil turbine with a dual configuration and a coupling mechanism Kim, J., Kim, D-G., Jung, S. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data Performance, Structural
Structural analysis of a fibre-reinforced composite blade for a 1 MW tidal turbine rotor under degradation of seawater Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Wallace, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Hybrid Nanogenerators for Ocean Energy Harvesting: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications Panda, S., Hajra, S., Oh, Y. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Materials, Performance, Structural
The investigation of a coaxial twin-counter-rotating turbine with variable-pitch adaptive blades Wu, B., Zhan, M., Wu, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Impacts of tidal stream power on energy system security: An Isle of Wight case study Coles, D., Wray, B., Stevens, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Energy harvesting performance of a tandem-hydrofoil based closely-interconnected tidal array Wang, G., Feng Ng, B. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Structural
Performance investigations of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine rotor with different system and operating parameters Kamal, M., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Biomimetic Design of Turbine Blades for Ocean Current Power Generation Montoya, E., Mendoza, E., Stamhuis, E. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2022 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Current, Tidal, Wave, OTEC
Grid connection of offshore renewable energy sources Fjellstedt, C. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Grid Integration
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