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Processed ADCP Current Depth Profiles, Flow Classification, and Power Law Parameters at Tidal Energy Sites

This dataset contains processed acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements from twenty energetic tidal energy sites in the United States, Scotland, and New Zealand, compiled for the 2025 publication Current Depth Profile Characterization for Tidal Energy Development (li...

Jang, M. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jul 28, 2025
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Hydrokinetic Canal Measurements: Inflow Velocity, Wake Flow Velocity, and Turbulence

The dataset consist of acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) velocity measurements in the wake of a 3-meter diameter vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine deployed in Roza Canal, Yakima, WA, USA. A normalized hub-centerline wake velocity profile and two cross-section velocity con...

Gunawan, B. Sandia National Laboratories

Jun 11, 2014
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HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (processed data)

The following submission includes processed laboratory data from NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC), in the form of MATLAB workspaces. This dataset was created using NREL's Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) and collected between Aug...

Panzarella, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2024
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Development of Classification Systems for Wave Energy Resources and WEC Technologies

The submission includes wave resource classification reports, summary of classification statistics and regional trends, and data files with classification statistics for selected sites for extreme significant wave height. Two conference papers were uploaded that include classifica...

Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jun 30, 2017
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Processed ADV Mean Velocity and Turbulence Statistics at Reference Tidal Energy Sites

This dataset contains uniformly processed acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) measurements from six energetic tidal energy sites located in the United States, Scotland, and Chile, compiled for the 2026 publication Comparative Turbulence Characterization at Energetic Tidal Energy Si...

Jang, M. and Neary, V. Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 05, 2026
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Translated System Requirements into PTO Design Requirements (in addition to Component-level metrics) for the HydroAir Power Take Off System

Includes Maximum Cost, Critical Dimensions and Weights, Damping Curve, Rotor Speed Profile Changes, Mechanical Power for a given pressure and airflow, Turbine rpm range and power, Generator input torque, Torque speed curves/profile, Generated electrical power for given input torqu...

Natanzi, S. and Hall, R. Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.

Oct 02, 2020
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HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (Raw Data)

This submission contains the original, unprocessed data from the 2023 Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) testing of NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC). This data serves as a companion to MHKDR #520. Data was collected using NREL's Mo...

Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2024
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Unobtrusive Multi-static Serial LiDAR Imager (UMSLI) Dataset

The dataset contains the data from the field deployment of the Unobtrusive Multi-static Serial LiDAR Imager (UMSLI) system at PNNL-Sequim test site in 2017. The dataset contains scanning of manmade models of baracuda and turtles as well as technical target placed in the field of v...

Dalgleish, F. and Ouyang, B. Florida Atlantic University

Sep 22, 2023
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2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements

These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA. The dataset contains the following four sub-datasets, each of which is described in more detail in the README.pdf. 1. A bottom-mou...

Kilcher, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 31, 2017
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Tidal Energy Resource Characterization, Velocity and Turbulence Measurements, Processed Data, Cook Inlet, AK, 2021

This submission contains processed datasets from a long-term deployment of 3 moorings and a transect survey of the proposed tidal energy site off the East Forelands in Cook Inlet, AK. The long-term mooring datasets were created from 8 instruments mounted on a Terrasond High Ener...

McVey, J. and Kilcher, L. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Aug 31, 2021
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Control-based optimization for tethered tidal kite

This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting control-based techniques to maximize effectiveness of a tethered tidal kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission. Cobb...

Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University

Mar 02, 2020
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TEAMER: Mass of Water Turbine Current Energy Converter CFD Results

The CFD (computational fluid dynamics) results for the Mass of Water Turbine (MOWT) current energy converter from MWNW Consulting (formerly Ecosse IP). Each case is self-contained in its own tar.gz archive file. The archive contains the scripts required to perform a full simulati...

Chartrand, C. and Moir, S. Sandia National Laboratories

May 27, 2022
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Reports on Wave and Tidal Energy Cost Reduction and Performance Improvement Opportunities

This submission contains two resources developed by Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in 2025 for the U.S. Department of Energy/Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). The study identifies near-term opportunities to reduce costs and improve performance in wave and tidal current energy syst...

Yüzügüllü, E. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

May 27, 2025
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RANS Simulation RRF of Single Full Scale DOE RM1 MHK Turbine

Attached are the .cas and .dat files for the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of a single full scale DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CFD-package. In this case study taking advantage of the symmetry of the DOE RM1 geometry, only half of the geometry i...

Javaherchi, T. et al University of Washington

Apr 10, 2013
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Water Velocity and Turbulence Data from Sequim Bay, WA, 2016 2025

Collection of publishable datasets from bottom-lander deployments of acoustic Doppler instrumentation in Sequim Bay, WA measured between 2016 and 2025. These data primarily consist of water velocity measurements from ADCPs deployed by PNNL in both the inlet and the bay itself. R...

Harding, S. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jul 12, 2016
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ORPC RivGen Hydrokinetic Turbine Wake Characterization

Field measurements of mean flow and turbulence parameters at the Kvichak river prior to and after the deployment of ORPC's RivGen hydrokinetic turbine. Data description and turbine wake analysis are presented in the attached manuscript "Wake measurements from a hydrokinetic river ...

Thomson, J. and Guerra, M. University of Washington

Feb 27, 2018
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In-Situ Blade Strain Measurements of a Crossflow Turbine Operating in a Tidal Flow

This data was collected between October 25 and December 12 of 2022 at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) turbine deployment platform (TDP). The goal was to collect blade strain data from a crossflow turbine operating in a tidal flow. A t...

Bharath, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 16, 2022
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Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK

Multi-year measurements of current velocity, salinity, and temperature from fixed and vessel-mounted sensors quantify Gulf Stream (GS) MHK resource variability and inform development off Cape Hatteras, NC. Vessel transects across the GS demonstrate a jet-like velocity structure wi...

Muglia, M. et al North Carolina State University

Jan 01, 2020
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Admiralty Inlet Hub-Height Turbulence Measurements from June 2012

This data is from measurements at Admiralty Head, in Admiralty Inlet. The measurements were made using an IMU equipped ADV mounted on a mooring, the 'Tidal Turbulence Mooring' or 'TTM'. The inertial measurements from the IMU allows for removal of mooring motion in post processing....

Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 18, 2012
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Next Generation RivGen Power System: Kvichak River, AK Overwinter Ice Study

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center was tasked with developing a real-time data telemetry / remote power generation system to monitor frazil ice conditions in the Kvichak River in support of the U.S. Department of Energy funded "Next...

Kasper, J. et al Igiugig Village Council

Oct 04, 2017
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TEAMER: Acoustics UW Tidal Turbine

This dataset contains underwater acoustic measurements collected around the University of Washington's pilot-scale cross-flow tidal turbine deployed at the entrance to Sequim Bay, WA through November, 2023 and February, 2024. Measurements are a combination of stationary observatio...

Raghukumar, K. et al Integral Consulting Inc.

Mar 25, 2025
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TEAMER: Cook Inlet Tidal Survey at Hilcorp Platforms

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) ebb and flow tidal measurements were collected to characterize tidal hydrodynamics in the vicinity of offshore platform structures. Observations include both stationary bottom-mounted deployments and vessel-based transects, enabling resolut...

DUVOY, P. and Loeffler, B. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Jan 28, 2025
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TEAMER: Tidal Turbine Test, Downeast Turbines, July 12, 2021

Downeast Turbines tested a tidal turbine prototype with novel rotor/channel system and lateral effluent discharge apparatus (LEDA), during five days of testing in the flume at Alden Lab. Three days of testing (July 12-14, 2021) focused on turbine power metrics of torque and rpm, w...

McBride, G. Downeast Turbines

Mar 26, 2022
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Kvichak River RISEC Project Resource Reconnaissance and Physical Characterization, Igiugig, AK

During the summer and fall of 2011 TerraSond Ltd. (TerraSond) completed a bathymetric survey and hydrokinetic energy assessment of the Kvichak River at Igiugig, Alaska. The purpose of this work was to characterize the initial site conditions for the design and installation of a hy...

McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Oct 01, 2015
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Admiralty Inlet Advanced Turbulence Measurements: May 2015

This data is from measurements at Admiralty Head, in Admiralty Inlet (Puget Sound) in May of 2015. The measurements were made using Inertial Motion Unit (IMU) equipped ADVs mounted on a 'StableMoor' (Manufacturer: DeepWater Buoyancy) buoy and a Tidal Turbulence Mooring (TTM). Thes...