On improving the wave-to-wire efficiency of a two-body hinge-barge wave energy converter

LG Wang, SX Wu, TH Huang, WC Chen - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The multi-body hinge-barge wave energy converter has the advantages of high capture
width ratio and wide bandwidth of wave-excited response, which is the current hotspot of …

Numerical results of the dynamic response and capture factor of the two-raft-type WEC

A Abbasi, H Ghassemi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The most typical example of raft-type wave energy converters (WECs) is a system consisting
of two hinged cylinders. It utilizes the relative rotation between these floats to operate a …

CFD simulation of multiple moored floating structures using OpenFOAM: An open-access mooring restraints library

H Chen, TA Medina, JL Cercos-Pita - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
It is not uncommon to observe multiple floating structures in proximity in the coastal and
ocean environments. Individually moored or interconnected through hinges or shared …

UK perspective research landscape for offshore renewable energy and its role in delivering Net Zero

D Greaves, S Jin, P Wong, D White, H Jeffrey… - Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper sets out the role of offshore renewable energy (ORE) in UK targets for Net Zero
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and provides a review of the research challenges that …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamic characteristics and parametric optimizations of a hybrid system combining a hinged wave energy converter and a breakwater with a semi …

F Song, Y Cheng, S Dai, Z Yuan, A Incecik - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Combining a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) with a floating breakwater to enhance
both wave attenuation and the energy capture performance is a plausible pathway to …

Achieving optimum power extraction of wave energy converters through tunable mechanical components

J Liu, X Li, L Yang, X Wu, J Huang, J Mi, L Zuo - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wave energy converters (WECs) play a significant role in harnessing the vast potential of
marine renewable energy. To enhance the power extraction of WECs, it is necessary but …

Study on the Energy Capture Spectrum of a Two-body Hinged-raft Wave Energy Converter

Z Han, S Jin, D Greaves, M Hann, H Shi - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wave energy converters (WECs) of the hinged-raft type offer flexible arrangements and can
be further applied in arrays. This study employs a numerical model to investigate the energy …

Two-buoy and single-buoy floating wave energy converters: A numerical comparison

D Li, X Dong, AGL Borthwick, S Sharma, T Wang… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A numerical model of two-buoy and single-buoy floating wave energy converters (WECs) is
developed based on a modified nonlinear version of WEC-Sim. The model is validated …

Research on the design and optimal control of the power take-off (PTO) system for underwater eel-type power generators

Y Zhou, H Liu, F Kong, X Wang, Y Jin, C Sun, H Chen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wave energy and ocean current energy are considered stable, reliable, and highly
predictable renewable energy sources. The development of ocean current energy …

Application of a coupled linear-bistable system in point absorber wave energy converter

Y Gao, K Liu, L Ke, X Zhang, W Jiang, Z Gao - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing global energy demand and growing concerns about the environmental
impact of fossil fuels, Wave Energy Converters (WECs) have emerged as a sustainable …