Riverine

Capturing energy from river current.

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. This movement of water downstream can be used to generate electricity via turbines or oscillating hydrofoils.

Hydroelectric dams are not within the scope of Tethys Engineering. 

Photo: Ocean Renewables Power Company

Marine Energy Documents Related to Riverine

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 Riverine.

Total: 158

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
High-performance cycloidal turbine for river current energy converter: Hydrodynamic design and analysis Wang, Y., Li, A., Zhang, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Post Access Report: Environmental Risk Analysis Tools Application and Training Integral Consulting Inc, Sandia National Laboratories Report Current, Riverine, Wave Modeling
Experimental evaluation of advanced control strategies for high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Talpey, G., Polagye, B. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Technology Readiness Level assessment of hydrokinetic energy converters Malali, P., Ding, Z., Villavicencio, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Performance of cross-flow turbines with varying blade materials and unsupported blade span Marone, N., Barrington, M., Gunawan, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural
Large eddy simulation of a utility-scale horizontal axis turbine with woody debris accumulation under live bed conditions Aksen, M., Seyedzadeh, H., Anjiraki, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
A deep-learning approach for 3D realization of mean wake flow of marine hydrokinetic turbine arrays Zhang, Z., Sotiropoulos, F., Khosronejad, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Data Acquisition and Control for Marine Energy Devices: Cost Considerations Raye, R., Nichols, C., Bharath, A. Report Current, Tidal, Riverine, Wave
Modeling the Electrical output from a CEC using Machine Learning Browning, E. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling Performance
Influence of powertrain components on noise from a pair of cross-flow turbines Jones, L., Crisp, C., Calandra, G. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Acoustics
Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data
Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Current, Riverine Modeling
Towards Disruptive LCOE: Empirical Validation of a Surface-Piercing, Vertical-Axis, Variable-Pitch, Marine Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Hill, E., Schmid, J., Beninati, L. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Performance
Design Optimization of a Dual-Rotor Turbine for River Current Energy Conversion Walz, A., Hill, C., Niebuhr, C. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Modeling the fluid dynamics for the Tanana River Test Site in Alaska: A Comparison of Simulated Data and Field Measurements Alvarado, E., Olson, S., Schuster, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
Accelerating the Commercialization of Marine Renewable Energy Through Parallel Deployments of Multiple Hydrokinetic Power Systems Cahill, B. , Davies, S., Johnson, N. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine
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
Alaska Field Testing of a BladeRunner Energy Hydrokinetic Turbine Loeffler, B., Arango, M., Duvoy, P. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data, Test Center
Harnessing Hydrokinetic Energy for Enhanced Energy Resilience in the Arctic Communities of Canada Kirby, K., Fu, S., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data
Material and Cost Efficient Modular Riverine Hydrokinetic System Loeffler, B., Arango, M. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Technical-economic assessment for the construction of tidal stream turbines in Valle del Cauca, Colombia Salazar, A., Garcia, J., Rueda-Bayona, J. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine
Towards more cost-effective river hydrokinetic turbines Kirke, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling
A rotating piezoelectric-electromagnetic hybrid harvester for water flow energy He, L., Han, Y., Sun, L. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Impacts of seasonal flow variation on riverine hydrokinetic energy resources and optimal turbine location – Case study on the Rivière Rouge, Québec, Canada Kirby, K., Rennie, C., Cousineau, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
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
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
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
Marine Renewables Canada Annual Report 2022 Marine Renewables Canada Report Current, Riverine, Wave
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
Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric Project Nushagak Electric & Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Report Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Multi-Array Design for Hydrokinetic Turbines in Hydropower Canals Cacciali, L., Battisti, L., Dell’Anna, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices
Hybridized Vertical-Axis Underwater Current Power Turbine System Suitable for Low Underwater Current Velocities: A Report of Its Application and Potential in Imo River, Nigeria Agbakwuru, J., Arome, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Hybrid Devices, Performance
Design models for small run-of-river hydropower plants: a review Tsuanyo, D., Amougou, B., Aziz, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
An automatic parallel scheme to design an augmented hydrokinetic river turbine using a simulation-based optimization approach Dorella, J., Volpe, N., Storti, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Structural
Evaluating energy loss with the entropy production theory: A case study of a micro horizontal axis river ducted turbine Wang, X., Yan, Y., Wang, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, 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
Status of Micro-Hydrokinetic River Technology Turbines Application for Rural Electrification in Africa Awandu, W., Ruff, R., Wiesemann, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Performance
Performance analysis of novel V-shaped turbine blade profile by three-dimensional numerical investigations with varying overlap ratios for hydropower application Shashikumar, C., Madav, V. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Design and economic analysis of a hydrokinetic turbine for household applications Puertas-Frias, C., Willson, C., Garcia-Salaberri, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Mississippi River Characterization for Current Energy Converter (CEC) Systems Nguyen, N., Gunawan, B., Castillo, C. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
Layout and Design Considerations for a Confinement-Exploiting Array of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Terry, B., Hunt, A. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Array Effects
A Grid-Based Interpolation Procedure for Turbulence Analysis in Riverine Settings Duvoy, P., Brown, E., Kasper, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
Field Testing of BladeRunner Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Arango, M., Kasper, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Up Sampling Hydrokinetic Resource Data to Model Electrical Output from a CEC Browning, E., Kasper, J., Cicilio, P. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Debris risks and mitigation strategies for hydrokinetic turbines Gunawan, B., Papanicolaou, A., Hill, C. Presentation Current, Riverine
Global riverine theoretical hydrokinetic resource assessment Ridgill, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine Backwater Prediction Model for Inland Flow through Validated CFD Models Niebuhr, C., Hill, C., Dijk, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
A holistic methodology for hydrokinetic energy site selection Fouz, D., Carballo, R., López, I. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Vortex-in-cell simulation of the flow and performance of a Savonius hydraulic turbine with S-shaped blades Takamure, K., Wang, H., Uchiyama, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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