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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Marine Energy Documents Related to Wave

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 Wave.

Total: 5298

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Using marine energy in oyster farming operations: an assessment of opportunities Briggs, C., Grear, M. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Hexagonal Distributed Embedded Energy Converters (HexDEECs) Niffenegger, J., Boren, B., Mendoza, N. Presentation Wave Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Internal Reaction Mass Taxonomy and Narrow Down Study Kenny, C., McNally, J. Presentation Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Hydrodynamic Characterization of Pitching Wave Energy Converters Lee, M., Resing, H., Nelson, W. Presentation Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Nearshore wave resources and wave climate analysis at American Samoa Medina, G., Yang, Z., Li, N. Presentation Wave Modeling
Finite element analysis and wear prediction of polyurethane-steel tension member belt for wave energy Abdellatef, M., Clark, J., Kojimoto, N. Presentation Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
The Economic and Energy Feasibility of Installing Wave Energy Converters in Yakutat, AK Bond, B., Kasper, J., Loeffler, B. Presentation Wave Modeling
Chaotic Behavior of a Pendulum WEC in Irregular Seas Brekken, T., Dizon, C., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Presentation Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
A Preliminary Study of Different Wave Energy Converter Architypes Utilized for Power Blue Economy Applications McNally, J., Baca, E., Tran, T. Presentation Wave Modeling, Scale Device Performance
A Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor for Marine Energy Devices Williams, W., Gabr, M., Shariar, A. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
Tidal barrage operational optimisation using wave energy control techniques Ringwood, J., Faedo, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control
Towards a Unified Framework for WEC Numerical Modeling Ogden, D., Quinton, Z., Lambert, D. Presentation Wave Modeling Performance
Geospatial Analysis of Technical U.S. Wave Power Potential Robertson, B., Zou, S., Paudel, S. Presentation Wave Modeling
Integration and Demonstration of Marine Energy Models with Microgrid Software Barajas-Ritchie, A., Jackson, D., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Lessons Learned in Developing a Lightweight Wave Powered Desalination System Williams, W., Mackey, L., File, A. Presentation Wave Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
New features of the WEC-Sim V5.0 Release Ruehl, K., Forbush, D., Ogden, D. Presentation Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Design and Modeling of the Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Beringer, C., Robertson, B., Bosma, B. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
SPH model of a sea wave powered UUV docking station Zago, V., Derakhti, M., Rusch, C. Presentation Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Resource Assessment Upsampling Mankle, H., DuPont, B., Robertson, B. Presentation Wave Modeling
WEC-UUV: successes and lessons learned from sea trials Rusch, C., Chen, M., Hammagren, E. Presentation Wave, Attenuator Field Data Performance
Status of the VIVACE Converter: Current and wave energy harvester using fluid structure interaction and fish-bioinspired control Bernitsas, M., Liapis, S., Sadiq, S. Presentation Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Integrated Combined Energy Box McGilton, B., Nakhai, A. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Capturing Lessons Learned as the U.S. Marine Energy Industry Advances Farr, H., Gunda, T., Copping, A. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave
Modeling and predicting Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter system behavior using dynamic mode decomposition Lydon, B., Polagye, B., Brunton, S. Presentation Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
Recent Progress in Subcomponent Validation of Composite Joints for the Marine Energy Advanced Materials Project Murdy, P. Presentation Current, Wave Lab Data, Full Scale Materials, Structural
Composite Springs for Mooring Tensioners: A Systematic Review of Material Selection, Fatigue Performance, Manufacturing, and Applications Cai, Y., Bazli, M., Basnayake, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Materials, Mooring
Control co-design of power take-off parameters for wave energy systems Peña-Sanchez, Y., Garcia-Violini, D., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Influence of inter-foil spacing on energy extraction of tandem oscillating hydrofoils He, G., Yang, H., Mo, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental study on Scour Around Foundations for Marine Energy Harvesting Technologies in Complex Soils Da Costa Miranda, F. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices
Effects of mooring configurations on the hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Gubesch, E., Abdussamie, N., Penesis, I. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
A coupled numerical framework for hybrid floating offshore wind turbine and oscillating water column wave energy converters Zhang, D., Chen, Z., Liu, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hybrid Devices, Performance, Power Take Off
Summary Report of HERO WEC Test Article for Waves to Water: Electrical Power Take-Off Nakhai, A., McGilton, B., Jenne, S. Report Wave Test Center Power Take Off
Optimal control and performance evaluation of an inerter-based point absorber wave energy converter Sun, T., Zhang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Design, dynamic modeling and wave basin verification of a Hybrid Wave–Current Energy Converter Chen, S., Jiang, B. , Li, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Power Take Off
Linear Permanent Magnet Vernier Generators for Wave Energy Applications: Analysis, Challenges, and Opportunities Jafari, R., Asef, P., Ardebili, M. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential, Point Absorber Performance, Power Take Off
Downsizing the Linear PM Generator in Wave Energy Conversion for Improved Economic Feasibility Tan, J., Wang, X., Polinder, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Power Take Off
Wave energy assessment for the nearshore region of the northern South China Sea based on in situ observations Chen, W., Liu, J., Li, J. Journal Article Wave Field Data
Securing Our Water Future: NREL’s Research in Desalination of Nontraditional Water Sources National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Summary Wave Scale Device
Experimental and numerical investigation on an optimization method of heaving buoy wave energy converter arrays based on a given target wave spectrum Gong, H., Shi, H., Han, Z. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Power Take Off
Case study on the novel permitting and authorization of PacWave South, a US grid-connected wave energy test facility: Development, challenges, and insights Freeman, M., O'Neil, R., Garavelli, L. Journal Article Wave Test Center
Transient aerodynamic performance of bidirectional impulse turbine in reciprocating airflows for hydrokinetic energy conversion systems Wang, X., Yan, Y., Wang, W-Q. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
A tube-shaped solid–liquid-interfaced triboelectric–electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator for efficient ocean wave energy harvesting Sun, X., Shang, C., Ma, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Local Marine Renewable Energy Resource Assessment via bias correction of climate re-analysis datasets Chao, G. Thesis Wave Modeling
Power performance and dynamic responses of an integrated system with a semi-submersible wind turbine and four torus-shaped wave energy converters Li, Y., Ong, M., Wang, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Variability of wave power production of the M4 machine at two energetic open ocean locations: Off Albany, Western Australia and at EMEC, Orkney, UK Orszaghova, J., Lemoine, S., Santo, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Field Data Performance
Prizes Sustain NREL Water Power Innovation National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Summary Wave
Importance of the fluctuations of the steel price in the economic feasibility of a hybrid offshore platform in the West of the Iberian Peninsula Filgueira-Vizoso, A., Costoya, X., Cordal-Iglesias, D. Conference Paper Wave Hybrid Devices, Materials
Automated detection of offshore wave power using machine learning techniques Aslan, N., Koca, G., Dogan, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Development of a New Class of Wave Energy Converter Based on Hydrodynamic Lift Forces: Deliverable D4.5 3D scale model of the final LiftWEC concept selected Thiebaut, F., Haquin, S., Weber, M. Report Wave Lab Data, Scale Device Power Take Off, Structural
Post Access Report: Testing the Adaptive Wave Energy Converter at Oregon State University's Large Wave Flume Ocean Motion Technologies Report Wave, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Performance, Substructure
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