The ocean waves are an important renewable energy resource that, if extensively exploited,
may contribute significantly to the electrical energy supply of countries with coasts facing the …

Ocean tidal currents, water waves and thermal gradients are a great source of renewable
energy. Ocean tidal, osmotic, wave and thermal sources have annual potentials of 800 …

This review evaluates the state-of-the-practice numerical tools used to predict the
performance of Oscillating Water Column (OWC). The OWC is a widely studied Wave …

For the research and development (R&D) of wave energy converters (WECs), numerical
wave tanks (NWTs) provide an excellent numerical tool, enabling a cost-effective testbed for …

The wave energy sector has made and is still doing a great effort in order to open up a niche
in the energy market, working on several and diverse concepts and making advances in all …

The hydrodynamic performance of a fixed Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy
device under various wave conditions and geometric parameters was tested experimentally …

To facilitate a comprehensive exploration of the wave energy conversion process of a full-
scale Oscillating Water Column (OWC), encompassing primary-stage (from wave energy to …

Abstract The multi-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device has recently become
more attractive due to its potential high efficiency. In this paper, the hydrodynamic …

Based on a time-domain HOBEM (higher-order boundary element method), a two-
dimensional (2D) fully nonlinear NWF (numerical wave flume) is developed to investigate …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical hydrodynamic performance assessment
of a 1: 50 scale model offshore floating–moored Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave …