Tidal current turbine, as an effective technical means to contribute to all around the world
achieving targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the production of renewable …

This paper presents results of the Reference Model Project (RMP), which began five years
ago to facilitate Marine Energy Conversion (MEC) technology development and market …

The performance and detailed near-wake characteristics of a vertical axis, cross-flow turbine
(CFT) of aspect ratio 1 were measured in a large cross-section towing tank. The near-wake …

Advances in wind-plant control have often focused on more effectively balancing power
between neighboring turbines. Wake steering is one such method that provides control …

The occurrence, frequency, and intensity of blade-strike of fish on an axial-flow marine
hydrokinetic turbine was simulated using two modeling approaches: a novel scheme …

An optimization methodology for a stall regulated, fixed pitch, horizontal axis hydrokinetic
turbine is presented using a combination of a coupled hydro-structural analysis and Genetic …

Minimizing wake losses in wind or marine hydrokinetic (MHK) turbine arrays is a crucial
design consideration, as it has a large impact on overall energy production. To understand …

In the era of technological advancement, numerous energy sources have been discovered
for facilitation of human life on earth across the globe. Major renewable sources for energy …

ABSTRACT Sandia National Laboratories recently released an open source model for
design and analysis of axial-flow and cross-flow marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) turbines …

The feasibility and optimization of small unmanned mobile marine hydrokinetic (MHK)
energy platforms for harvesting marine current energy in coastal and tidal waters are …