Ocean wave energy converters: Status and challenges

T Aderinto, H Li - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wave energy is substantial as a resource, and its potential to significantly contribute to the
existing energy mix has been identified. However, the commercial utilization of wave energy …

Review of wave energy technologies and the necessary power-equipment

I López, J Andreu, S Ceballos, IM De Alegría… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The wave energy is having more and more interest and support as a promising renewable
resource to replace part of the energy supply, although it is still immature compared to other …

Numerical benchmarking study of a selection of wave energy converters

A Babarit, J Hals, MJ Muliawan, A Kurniawan, T Moan… - Renewable energy, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to estimate the mean annual power absorption of a selection of eight
Wave Energy Converters (WECs) with different working principles. Based on these …

Review of wave energy converter and design of mooring system

D Qiao, R Haider, J Yan, D Ning, B Li - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the emphasis on renewable resources has grown considerably, leading
to significant advances in the sector of wave energy. Nevertheless, the market cannot still be …

A geometrical optimization method applied to a heaving point absorber wave energy converter

M Shadman, SF Estefen, CA Rodriguez… - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A methodology for the geometrical optimization of wave energy converters (WEC) based on
statistical analysis methods and the hydrodynamics of the system in the frequency domain is …

In-situ wave energy harvesting for unmanned marine devices: A review

F Zeng, T Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
It is promising and interesting to supply unmanned marine devices (UMDs) such as data
buoys, unmanned surface vessels, and unmanned underwater vehicles with sustainable …

Hydrodynamic modelling of marine renewable energy devices: A state of the art review

AH Day, A Babarit, A Fontaine, YP He, M Kraskowski… - Ocean …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews key issues in the physical and numerical modelling of marine renewable
energy systems, including wave energy devices, current turbines, and offshore wind …

Control, power and electrical components in wave energy conversion systems: A review of the technologies

E Ozkop, IH Altas - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the status of wave energy conversion (WEC)
technologies from a different perspective. Past studies based on WEC systems are …

[LIVRE][B] Ocean wave energy conversion: resource, technologies and performance

A Babarit - 2017 - books.google.com
The waves that animate the surface of the oceans represent a deposit of renewable energy
that for the most part is still unexploited today. This is not for lack of effort, as for more than …

Techno-Economic optimisation for a wave energy converter via genetic algorithm

SA Sirigu, L Foglietta, G Giorgi, M Bonfanti… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although sea and ocean waves have been widely acknowledged to have the potential of
providing sustainable and renewable energy, the emergence of a self-sufficient and mature …