There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …

Wave energy provides a renewable and clear power for the future energy mix and fights
against climate change. Currently, there are many different wave energy converters, but their …

Soft polymeric materials such as elastomers and hydrogels have played a significant role in
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …

Silicone rubbers are promising materials that have extensively been used in many areas,
including wearable electronic devices, actuator materials in soft robotics, and energy …

This paper presents a review on state-of-the-art of developments corresponding to fluid-
structure interaction (FSI) solvers developed within the context of particle methods. The …

We review wave energy conversion technologies for niche applications, ie, kilowatt-scale
systems that allow for more agile design, faster deployment and easier operation than utility …

There has been a significant interest in develo** Flexible Wave Energy Converters
(FlexWECs) that utilise structural deformations to generate electricity and mitigate …

This article is dedicated to providing a detailed review concerning the SPH-based
hydrodynamic simulations for ocean energy devices (OEDs). Attention is particularly focused …

In this paper, a concept of a floating elastic wave energy converter consisting of a disk-
shaped elastic plate is proposed. The floating plate is moored to the seabed through a …

We present a theoretical model to investigate the hydrodynamics of a floating flexible
circular wave energy converter (WEC). Decomposition in rigid and bending elastic modes of …