As a renewable energy with immense development potential, ocean wave energy has
abundant storage. The utilizations of wave energy technology to exploit wave energy …

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 …

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 …

A hybrid system consisting of a floating offshore wind turbine and wave energy converters
(WECs) is promising for multiple extractions of ocean renewable energy. Optimization of the …

Achieving large-scale commercial exploitation of ocean wave energy inherently
encompasses the design and deployment of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs), in …

The design of wave energy converters should rely on numerical models that are able to
estimate accurately the dynamics and loads in extreme wave conditions. A high-fidelity CFD …

The top-mounted pitching point absorber is one of the most promising wave energy
converters in that it can be easily attached to an existing offshore structure. However, it is …

CFD-based numerical wave tank (CNWT) models, are a useful tool for the analysis of wave
energy converters (WECs). During the development of a CNWT, model validation is vital, to …

Extreme waves are critical for the WEC's development. CFD toolboxes have been widely
used in the simulation of extreme waves–structure interaction. However, the quality of the …

Performing rigorous technical and commercial assessment of wave energy converters
(WECs) numerically, before engaging in expensive wave tank and open ocean tests, is vital …