[HTML][HTML] Key issues in the design of floating photovoltaic structures for the marine environment

R Claus, M López - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The floating photovoltaic (FPV) market has been expanding at an impressive rate over the
last decade, doubling its global installed capacity year after year. This growth was possible …

Review of cage and containment tank designs for offshore fish farming

YI Chu, CM Wang, JC Park, PF Lader - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Fish farm operators worldwide are planning to move offshore due to lack of available
nearshore production sites in heavily utilized coastal zones, where there is increasing …

Hybrid floating breakwater-WEC system: A review

XL Zhao, DZ Ning, QP Zou, DS Qiao, SQ Cai - Ocean engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Ocean wave energy is attractive for its large reserves, exploitability and low emissions.
Although many Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concepts have been proposed, high …

Emerging solutions to return nature to the urban ocean

L Airoldi, MW Beck, LB Firth, AB Bugnot… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …

Experimental study of a WEC array-floating breakwater hybrid system in multiple-degree-of-freedom motion

B Zhou, X Huang, C Lin, H Zhang, J Peng, Z Nie, P ** - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Installing an array of wave energy converters (WECs) on an existing breakwater is viable to
reduce the high cost and improve the reliability of wave energy applications. The interaction …

Study on the hydrodynamics of a twin floating breakwater by using SPH method

Y Chen, Y Liu, DD Meringolo, J Hu - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerical and experimental studies are performed on the hydrodynamics including wave-
attenuation performances measured by the transmission and reflection coefficients and …

Hydrodynamic performance of a floating breakwater as an oscillating-buoy type wave energy converter

H Zhang, B Zhou, C Vogel, R Willden, J Zang, L Zhang - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Combined floating breakwater and wave energy converter systems have the potential to
provide a cost-effective solution to offshore power supply and coastal protection. This will …

Design and construction of floating modular photovoltaic system for water reservoirs

J Dai, C Zhang, HV Lim, KK Ang, X Qian, JLH Wong… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In May 2018, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) of Singapore piloted the
first locally-designed 100 kWp floating photovoltaic system at the world's largest floating …

An experimental study of a rectangular floating breakwater with vertical plates as wave-dissipating components

F He, J Li, J Pan, Z Yuan - Applied Ocean Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Floating breakwaters have received growing attention in recent years from academic and
engineering sectors alike. The wave-dissipating components are commonly attached to the …

Review of developments in porous membranes and net-type structures for breakwaters and fish cages

YC Guo, SC Mohapatra, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A literature review is presented on the theoretical, numerical, and experimental progress
made in the application of porous membranes and net-type structures to breakwaters and …