Interest in the advancement of hydrokinetic energy conversion (HEC) technology has grown
substantially in recent years. The hydrokinetic industry has advanced beyond the initial …

The hydrokinetic industry has advanced beyond its initial testing phase with full-scale
projects being introduced, constructed and tested globally. However primary hurdles such …

Offshore renewable energy provides an increasing component of our electricity supply. We
have limited understanding of the potential environmental impacts of these developments …

This paper introduces a phase one computational design analysis study of a hydrokinetic
horizontal parallel stream direct-drive (no gear box) counter-rotating Darrieus turbine …

This study investigates the feasibility of a micro-scale tidal hydrokinetic generator to power
autonomous oceanographic instrumentation, with emphasis on turbine design and …

Hydrokinetic turbines are prominent solutions for providing electricity by utilizing the kinetic
energy of flowing water streams. Various sites parameters such as flow velocity, channel …

Hydropower tailrace channels are unique and attractive locations for hydrokinetic energy
harvesting due to fast currents, scheduled flow releases, proximity to existing structural and …

Hydrokinetic turbines exploit partially the total head variation created in natural and artificial
waterways. In subcritical flows, the sum of the energy harvested mechanically and the …

The present method proposes the use and adaptation of ocean circulation models as an
assessment tool framework for tidal current turbine (TCT) array-layout optimization. By …

Tidal hydrokinetic power generation involves the conversion of the kinetic power in swiftly
moving tidal currents to renewable electricity. Resource assessment is critical to understand …