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

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Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Experimental investigation of the impact of tidal turbine blade design on performance in turbulent flow Smyth, A., Young, A., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A Comparison of Platform and Seabed Mounted Flow Measurement Instrumentation for SME PLAT-I Frost, C. , Togneri, M., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Acoustics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
De-risking the next generation of tidal turbine blades through advanced full-scale structural testing Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Meier, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Interaction between two horizontal axis tidal turbines in model scale- experiment and simulation Joßberger, S., Stadler, C., Barkmann, U. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Misled by Betz and unsteady flow - review on turbine arrays falsely deemed ‘optimal’ Pelz, P., Lemmer, J., Schmitz, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Utilising tidal stream energy to drive seawater reverse osmosis desalination processes Jarquin-Laguna, A., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Flexible Operation Optimisation of Tidal Lagoons Xue, J., Ahmadian, R., Evans, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Influences of yawed conditions on the wake evolution and recovery of axial flow tidal turbines Ahmadi, M., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Increased reliability of tidal turbines thanks to a better knowledge of realistic tidal conditions, use of RAM analysis, advanced monitoring, maintenance strategies and intelligent design components. Le Diagon, V., Mayorga, P., Sukendro, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Characterisation of the Nearshore Renewable Energy Resource and Applicable Technologies in the Mindanao Province of Philippines Fu, S., Johnstone, C., Encarnacion, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
3D Simulation with Flow-Induced Rotation for Non-Deformable Tidal Turbines [Conference Paper] Robin, I., Bennis, A., Dauvin, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Buoyancy Controlled Ocean Current Turbine Hasankhani, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Materials, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Fast & Flexible: streamlining a simulation based approach to collision risk assessments Horne, N., Schmitt, P., Culloch, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device
The operational assessment of a floating tidal farm with hydrogen production capabilities Rinaldi, G., Wray, B., Parkinson, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Near-Surface Flow Mapping using ADCP records in Minas Passage Enders, L., Guerra, M., Karsten, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Acoustics
Review of experimental studies on Transverse Axis Crossflow Turbines Gallagher, R., Frost, C. , Schmitt, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance
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 Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Velocity profile effects on a bottom-mounted square cylinder wake and load variations Magnier, M., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural, Substructure
Impact of spatially varying flow conditions on the prediction of fatigue loads of a tidal turbine Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Effect of improved representation of tidal turbine blade geometry in blade element momentum theory Evans, I., Togneri, M., Lake, T. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Implementing realistic environmental loads on the fatigue testing of a prototype tidal turbine blade Mouton, L., Tomy, J., Paboeuf, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Structural
Material and structural testing to improve composite tidal turbine blade reliability Davies, P., Dumergue, N., Arhant, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
An Open-Source Approach to Modelling Fluid-Structure Interaction of a Crossflow Hydrokinetic Turbine Dillon, C., Barrington, M., Cronin, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Experimental measurement of the loads on tidal turbines using conditions derived from field measurements Ingram, D., Sellar, B., Old, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Acoustics, Hydrodynamics
Morphing Blades: Theory and Proof of Principles Viola, I., Pisetta, G., Dai, W. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Electrolytic hydrogen production from tidal energy: A technical and economic perspective Alex, A., Petrone, R., Tala-Ighil, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Tidal Stream and Ocean Current Energy- the benefits of harvesting lesser energetic flows Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Calvillo-Munoz, C., Marino-Tapia, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Ocean Current Modeling Structural
Simulations of tidal turbine blade loading in flood and ebb tides Vogel, C., Tang, T., Dubon, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Assessment of a Tidal Lagoon Test-Bed using Aerial Drone Photogrammetry Schmitt, P., Lieber, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics
Noise emissions from two tidal turbines; an experimental field campaign Schmitt, P., Pine, M., Lieber, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Mooring
On the spatial variability of the flow characteristics at a Tidal energy site: Case of the Raz Blanchard Guillou, S., Bourgoin, A., Thiébot, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Assessment of Axial Induction Based Control Strategies for Tidal Current Turbines, Considering Both Power Capture and Load Zhang, Y., Shek, J., Mueller, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Power Take Off
Wake Effects on a Downstream Tidal Stream Turbine Ellis, R., Lloyd, C., Allmark, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Performance
Fluctuating load perceived by the downstream turbine in a farm Slama, M., Pinon, G., Belkacem, Y. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Structural
A Time Series and Spectral Analysis of Turbulence Effects on Current Energy Converter Power Generation Browning, E., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current Modeling, Full Scale Acoustics, Performance
Tidal current turbine blade optimisation using a combined non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm– lade element momentum theory Yeo, E., Kennedy, D., O’Rourke, F. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Rotor performance, blade loads and wake resolution in Navier-Stokes CFD of tidal stream turbines Attene, F., Balduzzi, F., Bianchini, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Surface manufacturing quality assessment of a 1-MW tidal turbine blade using 3D laser scanning technique Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Allen, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Coupled Interactions Analysis of a Floating Tidal Current Power Station in Uniform Flow Hu, C., Tang, C., Yuwen, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Assessment of Dependency of Unsteady Onset Flow and Resultant Tidal Turbine Fatigue Loads on Measurement Position at a Tidal Site Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics
Tidal turbine performance and near-wake characteristics in a sheared turbulent inflow Vinod, A., Han, C., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Motion tracking of a free-yawing floating tidal stream turbine platform Lake, T., Williams, A., Masters, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data
A novel V-shaped layout method for VIV hydrokinetic energy converters inspired by geese flying in a V-Formation Zhang, B., Mao, Z., Wang, L. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Array Effects
Modeling, simulation, and equilibrium analysis of tethered coaxial dual-rotor ocean current turbines Metoyer, R., Chatterjee, P., Elfering, K. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
On the benefits of negative hydrodynamic interactions in small tidal energy arrays Topper, M., Olson, S., Roberts, J. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
An Adjoint Optimization Prediction Method for Partially Cavitating Hydrofoils Anevlavi, D., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance, Structural
Multi-Point Shape Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Stream Turbine Sheshtawy, H., Moctar, O., Natarajan, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Study of a Bi-Vertical Axis Turbines Farm Using the Actuator Cylinder Method Jégo, L., Guillou, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Case study of a cross-flow hydrokinetic turbine in a narrow prismatic canal Cacciali, L., Battisti, L., Dell’Anna, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data Performance
Turbine design dependency to turbulence: An experimental study of three scaled tidal turbines Slama, M., Pinon, G., Hadi, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
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