With an increasing focus on climate action and energy security, an appropriate mix of
renewable energy technologies is imperative. Despite having considerable global potential …

This review focuses on the most suitable form of hydrodynamic modeling for the next
generation wave energy converter (WEC) design tools. To design and optimize a WEC, it is …

In recent years, the fundamental principle of impedance-matching (IM) has inspired a
number of sophisticated, yet simple, control solutions for wave energy converters (WEC) …

Motivated by the relevance of so-called nonlinear Froude–Krylov (FK) hydrodynamic effects
in the accurate dynamical description of wave energy converters (WECs) under controlled …

Linear dynamics are virtually always assumed when designing optimal controllers for wave
energy converters (WECs), motivated by both their simplicity and computational …

The wave energy sector has faced enormous technological improvements over the last five
decades, however, due to the complexity of the hydrodynamic processes, current numerical …

Mathematical models incorporating all the necessary components of wave energy
converters (WECs) from ocean waves to the electricity grid, known as wave-to-wire (W2W) …

The development of devices for extracting wave energy from the ocean is largely supported
by numerical models, as they allow the simulation of different configurations without the …

Wave trends have been shown to be relevant to energy generation in various areas of the
world. Accordingly, this article describes the impact of wave trends on the design of …

Representative models of the nonlinear behavior of floating platforms are essential for their
successful design, especially in the emerging field of wave energy conversion where …