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: 3046
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
The influence of waves on the tidal kinetic energy resource at a tidal stream energy site Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The influence of waves on morphodynamic impacts of energy extraction at a tidal stream turbine site in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Masters, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The influence of turbulence model and two and three-dimensional domain selection on the simulated performance characteristics of vertical axis tidal turbines Marsh, P., Ranmuthugala, D., Penesis, I. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling
The Influence of the Pitch to Diameter Ratio (P/D) on a Novel Tidal Turbine Performance Rosli, R., Norman, R., Atlar, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
The Influence of the Downstream Blade Sweep on Cross-flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Williams, O., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
The influence of surface gravity waves on marine current turbine performance Lust, E., Luznik, L., Flack, K. Journal Article Current Lab Data Performance
The influence of material on the power performance of Savonius turbines in wind and water applications Shamsuddin, M., Kamaruddin, N., Mohamed-Kassim, Z. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data Materials, Performance
The Influence of Marine and Hydro Kinetics Patents Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office and Other DOE Offices 1790 Analytics Report Current, Wave
The influence of load history on synthetic rope response Weller, S., Davies, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Current, Wave Field Data 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
The Influence of Flow Acceleration on Tidal Stream Turbine Wake Dynamics: A Numerical Study Using a Coupled BEM–CFD Model Masters, I., Malki, R., Williams, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The influence of dredging for locating a tidal stream energy farm Álvarez, M., Ramos, V., Carballo, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Influence of Cycle-to-Cycle Variation on Cross-Flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Scherl, I., Williams, O. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The influence of channel geometry on tidal energy extraction in estuaries Garcia-Oliva, M., Djordjević, S., Tabor, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The influence of blade roughness on the performance of a vertical axis tidal turbine Priegue, L. , Stoesser, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
The Influence of a Slack Current Threshold on Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Ruhl, C., Neary, V., Banerjee, A. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
The importance of iteration and deployment in technology development: A study of the impact on wave and tidal stream energy research, development and innovation MacGillivray, A., Jeffrey, H., Wallace, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
The importance of flow and turbulence characteristics for hydrokinetic energy development on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska Walsh, C., Fochesatto, J., Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
The impacts of tidal turbines on water levels in a shallow estuary García-Oliva, M. , Djordjevic, S. , Tabor, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The impact of turbulence and turbine operating condition on the wakes of tidal turbines Ebdon, T., Allmark, M., O'Doherty, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The impact of tidal height variation on the reliability of barrage‐type tidal power plants Ghaedi, A., Mirzadeh, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The impact of the MARINET initiative on the development of Marine Renewable Energy Maisondieu, C., Healy, M. Journal Article Current, Wave
The impact of spring-neap tidal-stream cycles in tidal energy assessments in the Chilean Inland Sea Artal, O., Pizarro, O., Sepúlveda, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The impact of residual flow on energy generation in hydroelectric power plants Ferreira da Silva, W., Bastos, A., Viana, E. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics
The impact of diffuser augmentation on a tidal stream turbine Cresswell, N., Ingram, G., Dominy, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance, Structural
The impact of biofilm on marine current turbine performance Farkas, A., Degiuli, N., Martic, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
The Impact of Axial Flow Misalignment on a Tidal Turbine Frost, C. , Evans, P., Harrold, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
The hydrokinetic power resource in a tidal estuary: The Kennebec River of the central Maine coast Brooks, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The hydrodynamic performance of a tidal-stream turbine in shear flow Ke, S., Wen-Quan, W., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Free Variable-Pitch Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Zhang, X., Wang, S., Wang, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
The Future Potential of Wave Power in the United States Previsic, M., Epler, J. , Hand, M. Report Current, Wave
The future of ocean renewable energy Neill, S. Book Chapter Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
The Fluid Mechanics of Tidal Stream Energy Conversion Adcock, T., Draper, S., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The flow regime and hydrodynamic performance for a pitching hydrofoil Zhang, M., Wu, Q., Wang, G. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The flow field within a staggered hydrokinetic turbine array Chen, Y., Wang, D., Wang, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The flow field of a two-bladed horizontal axis turbine via comparison of RANS and LES simulations against experimental PIV flume measurements Sale, D., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The First Standard for Certification of HATT: The Application of Risk Based Approach Bittencourt, C., Zarraonandia, G., Vinogradov, A. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal
The Field Study of Current Estimation for Kuroshio Power-Generating Pilot Facilities Lee, C., Chen, P., Chang, W. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
The Facility Planning and Electric Power Quality of the Saroma Lake Green Microgrid by the Interconnection of Tidal Power Generation, PV and SOFC Obara, S., Kawae, O., Morizane, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Power Take Off
The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The extractable power from a channel linking a bay to the open ocean Blanchfield, J., Garrett, C., Wild, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The evolution of turbulence characteristics in the wake of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Ahmadi, M., Yang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The evaluation of an integrated condition monitoring system for life extension of offshore tidal energy devices Angulo, A., Soua, S., Gan, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal
The energy yield potential of a large tidal stream turbine array in the Alderney Race Coles, D., Blunden, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The energy gains realisable through pumping for tidal range energy schemes Yates, N., Burrows, R., Wolf, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The energetics of large tidal turbine arrays Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects
The Efficiency of Tidal Fences: A Brief Review and Further Discussion on the Effect of Wake Mixing Nishino, T. , Willden, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
The efficiency of an array of tidal turbines partially blocking a wide channel Nishino, T. , Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
The Efficiency of a Turbine in a Tidal Channel Garrett, C. , Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
The Efficiency of a Fence of Tidal Turbines in the Alderney Race: Comparison between Analytical and Numerical Models Thiébot, J., Dirieh, N., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
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