Hybrid nanogenerators for ocean energy harvesting: mechanisms, designs, and applications
The ocean holds vast potential as a renewable energy source, but harnessing its power has
been challenging due to low‐frequency and high‐amplitude stimulation. However, hybrid …
been challenging due to low‐frequency and high‐amplitude stimulation. However, hybrid …
A review of wave energy technology from a research and commercial perspective
Although wave energy prototypes have been proposed for more than 100 years, they have
still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the …
still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the …
[HTML][HTML] Geometric optimisation of wave energy conversion devices: A survey
Unlike more established renewable energy conversion technologies, such as wind turbines,
wave power systems have reached neither commercial maturity, nor technological …
wave power systems have reached neither commercial maturity, nor technological …
[HTML][HTML] A review of point absorber wave energy converters
There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …
SWELL: An open-access experimental dataset for arrays of wave energy conversion systems
Achieving large-scale commercial exploitation of ocean wave energy inherently
encompasses the design and deployment of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs), in …
encompasses the design and deployment of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs), in …
[HTML][HTML] Efficient response of an onshore Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter using a one-phase SPH model coupled with a multiphysics library
In this paper the numerical modelling of an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy
Converter (WEC) is studied using DualSPHysics, a software that applies the Smoothed …
Converter (WEC) is studied using DualSPHysics, a software that applies the Smoothed …
A blind comparative study of focused wave interactions with floating structures (CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3)
Results from the CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3 are presented. Participants, with numerical
methods, ranging from low-fidelity linear models to high-fidelity Navier-Stokes (NS) solvers …
methods, ranging from low-fidelity linear models to high-fidelity Navier-Stokes (NS) solvers …
[HTML][HTML] Detecting parametric resonance in a floating oscillating water column device for wave energy conversion: Numerical simulations and validation with physical …
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 …
decades, however, due to the complexity of the hydrodynamic processes, current numerical …
Review of WEC-Sim development and applications
WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter Simulator) is an open-source code for simulating wave
energy converters, which has been actively developed and applied to simulate a wide …
energy converters, which has been actively developed and applied to simulate a wide …
Fast nonlinear Froude–Krylov force calculation for prismatic floating platforms: a wave energy conversion application case
Computationally fast and accurate mathematical models are essential for effective design,
optimization, and control of wave energy converters. However, the energy-maximising …
optimization, and control of wave energy converters. However, the energy-maximising …