[HTML][HTML] Scour protections for offshore foundations of marine energy harvesting technologies: A review

T Fazeres-Ferradosa, J Chambel… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The offshore wind is the sector of marine renewable energy with the highest commercial
development at present. The margin to optimise offshore wind foundations is considerable …

Review on floating wave-wind energy converter plants: Nonlinear dynamic assessment tools

S Saeidtehrani, T Fazeres-Ferradosa… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid wave-wind energy converters are considered an innovative solution to decrease
costs in the various phases of installation and operation and lead to a lower Levelized Cost …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical study of a taut-moored point-absorber wave energy converter with a linear power take-off system under extreme wave conditions

B Tagliafierro, I Martínez-Estévez, JM Domínguez… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Probably the biggest challenge for wave energy is to ensure survival in harsh offshore
conditions, in order to reduce costs for offshore repair operations and downtime, and …

Optimization of hydraulic power take-off system settings for point absorber wave energy converter

E Amini, H Mehdipour, E Faraggiana, D Golbaz… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocean wave renewable energy is becoming a key part of the renewable energy industry
over the recent decades. By develo** wave energy converters (WECs), their power take …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical validations and investigation of a semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platform interacting with ocean waves using an SPH framework

B Tagliafierro, M Karimirad, C Altomare… - Applied Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose numerical validations of the DeepCwind semi-submersible floating
platform configuration for a single horizontal axis wind turbine using data from two …

Numerical assessment of a tension-leg platform wind turbine in intermediate water using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method

B Tagliafierro, M Karimirad, I Martínez-Estévez… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The open-source code DualSPHysics, based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
method for solving fluid mechanics problems, defines a complete numerical environment for …

Influence of platform design and power take-off characteristics on the performance of the E-Motions wave energy converter

D Clemente, P Rosa-Santos, F Taveira-Pinto… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
E-Motions wave energy converter is a promising device capable of harnessing energy from
wave/wind induced roll oscillations onto a generic floating platform, whose development …

[HTML][HTML] Wave energy converters design combining hydrodynamic performance and structural assessment

G Giannini, P Rosa-Santos, V Ramos, F Taveira-Pinto - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of a wave energy converter (WEC) is a many-sided and important assignment
that determines its future technical and economic viability. Presently, there is a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Ocean Wave Energy Conversion: A Review

H Bouhrim, A El Marjani, R Nechad… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The globally increasing demand for energy has encouraged many countries to search for
alternative renewable sources of energy. To this end, the use of energy from ocean waves is …

Advancements on optimization algorithms applied to wave energy assessment: an overview on wave climate and energy resource

D Clemente, F Teixeira-Duarte, P Rosa-Santos… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The wave energy sector has not reached a sufficient level of maturity for commercial
competitiveness, thus requiring further efforts towards optimizing existing technologies and …