Wave

Capturing energy from waves.

Ocean surface waves are generated by wind passing over the ocean surface. The friction between the wind and ocean surface causes energy to be transferred from the faster moving air to the surface layer of the ocean. Wave development depends on the length of ocean, or “fetch,” over which the wind blows in a constant direction. Longer fetches with higher wind velocities will produce larger waves. Waves can travel thousands of miles with little energy loss and can combine with waves from storms and other wind-driven events to create very energetic seas. The energy of ocean waves is concentrated at the surface and decays rapidly with depth.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 4645
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
A Techno-Economic GIS for Ocean Energy O'Connell, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave
Integrated monitoring and assessments of marine energy for a small uninhabited island Li, B., Chen, W,, Li, H. Journal Article Current, Wave Performance
Numerical Investigation of the Scaling Effects for a Point Absorber Pierart, F, Fernandez, J., Olivos, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device
Global wave energy resource classification system for regional energy planning and project development Ahn, S., Neary, V., Haas, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Nearshore submerged wave farm optimisation: A multi-objective approach David, D., Kurniawan, A., Wolgamot , H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
State-of-the-art review of the flexibility and feasibility of emerging offshore and coastal ocean energy technologies in East and Southeast Asia Li, M., Luo, H., Zhou, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal cylinder wave energy converter in front of a partially reflecting vertical wall Li, A., Liu, Y., Wang, X. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Application of integrated wave-to-wire modelling for the preliminary design of oscillating water column systems for installations in moderate wave climates Ciappi, L., Simonetti, I., Bianchini, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Wave energy converters in low energy seas: Current state and opportunities Foteinis, S. Journal Article Wave Scale Device Performance
Some Fundamental Results for Cyclorotor Wave Energy Converters for Optimum Power Capture Ermakov, A., Marie, A., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Multi-objective optimisation of a sloped-motion, multibody wave energy converter concept Cotten, A., Forehand, D. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamics and load shedding behavior of a variable-geometry oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC) Choiniere, M., Davis, J., Nguyen, N. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Scale Device Control, Structural
Design and analysis of the optimal spinning top-shaped buoy for wave energy harvesting in low energy density seas for sustainable marine aquaculture Azam, A., Ahmed, A., Li, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Structural
Optimization of hydraulic power take-off system settings for point absorber wave energy converter Amini, E., Mehdipour, H., Faraggiana, E. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Optimization of Turbine for Overtopping Wave Energy Conversion Device through Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Tan, B., Lee, M. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Modeling Performance, Structural
Powering data buoys using wave energy: a review of possibilities McLeod, I., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave
A feasibility assessment for co-locating and powering offshore aquaculture with wave energy in the United States Garavelli, L., Freeman, M., Tugade, L. Journal Article Wave
A numerical study on the performance of the point absorber Wave Energy Converter integrated with an adjustable draft system Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave energy converters design combining hydrodynamic performance and structural assessment Giannini, G., Rosa-Santos, P., Ramos, V. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Self-tuning, load-mitigating feedback control of a 3-DOF point absorber Forbush, D., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Minimizing Cost In A 100% Renewable Electricity Grid: A Case Study Of Wave Energy In California Coe, R., Lavidas, G., Bacelli, G. Conference Paper Wave
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Based on Real-Time Iteration Scheme for Wave Energy Converters Using WEC-Sim Guerrero-Fernandez, J., Tom, N., Rossiter, J. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Influence on Structural Loading of a Wave Energy Converter by Controlling Variable-Geometry Components and the Power Take-Off Husain, S., Davis, J., Tom, N. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Power Take Off, Structural
Harnessing of Different WECs to Harvest Wave Energy along the Galician Coast (NW Spain) Arguilé-Pérez, B., Ribeiro, A., Costoya, X. Journal Article Wave Modeling Performance
Interrelationship between variables for wave direction-dependent WEC/site-configuration pairs using the CapEx method Choupin, O., Henriksen, M., Tomlinson, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Field Data, Modeling Performance
Data-driven control of a Pendulum Wave Energy Converter: A Gaussian Process Regression approach Gioia, D., Pasta, E., Brandimarte, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control
Transient Dynamic Analysis of A Variable-Length Rope-Driven Wave Energy System Quan, W., Ou, D., Xu, J. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic characteristics of a hybrid oscillating water column-oscillating buoy wave energy converter integrated into a π-type floating breakwater Cheng, Y., Du, W., Dai, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Unlocking the Potential of Marine Energy Using Hydrogen Generation Technologies Thorson, J., Matthews, C., Lawson, M. Report Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Numerical investigation on hydrodynamic energy conversion performance of breakwater-integrated oscillating water column-wave energy converters Kim, J-S., Nam, B., Park, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Beyond LCOE: A multi-criteria evaluation framework for offshore renewable energy projects Vanegas-Cantarero, M., Pennock, S., Bloise-Thomaz, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Point Absorber Modeling
Coupled Dynamic Analysis of Hybrid Offshore Wind Turbine and Wave Energy Converter Rony, J., Karmakar, D. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
A Wave-to-Wire Model for Grid Integration Studies of Oscillating-Body Wave Energy Converters Garcia-Rosa, P., Torres-Olguin, R., Cruz, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Grid Integration, Power Take Off
A European Ocean Energy Industry – the €140bn Economic Opportunity Jeffrey, H., Pennock, S., Villate, J. Report Current, Wave Modeling
The techno-economic feasibility of a coastal zero-energy hotel building supported by the hybrid wind–wave​ energy system Luo, H., Cao, S., Lu, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Power Generation from Tides and Waves Bhatnagar, D., Preziuso, D., O'Neil, R. Book Chapter Current, Tidal, Wave Grid Integration
Theoretical assessment of the available power from the marine energy sources in Mexico García-Santiago, E., Mendoza, E., Silva, R. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
A Modified Mild-Slope Model for the Hydrodynamic Analysis of Arrays of Heaving WECs in Variable Bathymetry Regions Bonovas, M. , Magkouris, A., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Testing a linear ironless generator for the sea wave energy harvesting Curto, D., Franzitta, V., Guercio, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Performance, Structural
Life Cycle Assessment applied to a new system for sea wave energy harvesting Guercio, A., Kumar, D. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data Performance, Structural
Wave excitation force forecasting using neural networks Mahmoodi, K., Nepomuceno, E., Razminia, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Recent advances in wave energy conversion systems: From wave theory to devices and control strategies Gallutia, D., Fard, M.T., Soto, M.G. Journal Article Wave Array Effects, Grid Integration, Power Take Off
Time-Domain Implementation and Analyses of Multi-Motion Modes of Floating Structures Sheng, W., Tapoglou, E., Ma, X. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Nonlinear Model Reduction by Moment-Matching for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Conversion System Papini, G., Piuma, F., Faedo, N. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Nonlinear Modeling and Real-Time Simulation of a Grid-Connected AWS Wave Energy Conversion System Mahdy, A., Hasanien, H., Hameed, W. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Performance
Hybrid offshore wave energy platform Thakur, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hybrid Devices
Harvesting Energy from Ocean: Technologies and Perspectives Khan, M., Khan, H., Aziz, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Performance
Investigation of new layout design concepts of an array-on-device WaveSub device Faraggiana, E., Chapman, J., Williams, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
Effects of dynamic axial stiffness of elastic moorings for a wave energy converter Depalo, F., Wang, S., Xu, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
The application of the spectral domain modeling to the power take-off sizing of heaving wave energy converters Tan, J., Polinder, H., Laguna, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
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