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Spooling control design for flight optimization of tethered tidal kites

This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting different control-based techniques to maximize the efficiency and robustness of a tethered energy-harvesting kite. Below are the abstracts of each ...

Daniels, J. et al North Carolina State University

Sep 16, 2019
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Evaluation of a Wave Powered Water Pump Performance by Ocean Field Testing and WEC-Sim Modeling

This submission from AMEC (the Atlantic Marine Energy Center) includes data from an ocean field deployment of a wave powered water pump in March 2023. The wave pump is an upweller device, designed to enhance macroalgal aquaculture. The wave pump device was deployed off the coast ...

Kimball, C. et al University of New Hampshire, Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC)

Mar 21, 2023
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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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Data from Numerical Modeling of Halona Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking

In this project, we applied the Forchheimer flow model in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation to characterize the flow through an orifice used as a quadratic Power Takeoff (PTO) for an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy convertor (WEC) in the experiments. This pr...

Hsieh, Y. American Bureau of Shipping

Apr 17, 2025
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Competing Use Analysis for Offshore Renewables and Subsea Cables

Demand for abundant and diverse resources in the oceans is growing, necessitating marine spatial planning. To inform development of Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) and Offshore Wind (OSW) resources, the Department of Energy (DOE) has asked NREL to identify the competing uses areas betwe...

Best, B. and Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 29, 2019
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HydroAir Power Take Off Combined Design Report

The submission is the combined design report for the HydroAir Power Take Off (PTO). CAD drawings, circuit diagrams, design report, test plan, technical specifications and data sheets are included for the Main and auxiliary control cabinets and three-phase-synchronous-motor with a ...

Pearson, G. et al Dresser-Rand Company

Jun 26, 2015
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Advanced Control Systems for Wave Energy Converters

This submission contains several papers, a final report, descriptions of a theoretical framework for two types of control systems, and descriptions of eight real-time flap load control policies with the objective of assessing the potential improvement of annual average capture eff...

Scruggs, J. et al Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.

Jan 30, 2017
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Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Scaled Tank Test Design and Results

Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device, Tow Tank Dynamic Rig Structural Analysis Results. This is the detailed documentation for scaled device testing in a tow tank, including models, drawings, presentations, cost of energy analysis, and structural analysis. This datase...

Swales, H. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Jun 03, 2015
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Triton Point Absorber 1:30 Scale Tank Test Data for Extreme Wave Environments

This content model summarizes laboratory testing data for the Oscilla Power Triton WEC conducted at 1:30 scale. The WEC was tested in large operational waves and in extreme wave conditions along the 1 in 50 year wave contour at the DoE reference location in Humbolt Bay, CA. The WE...

Mundon, T. and Rosenberg, B. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Mar 13, 2018
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Net Shape Fabricated Low Cost MHK Pass-Through the Hub Turbine Blades with Integrated Health Management Technology

The primary objective of this project is to develop a three-blade MHK rotor with low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The proposed program will design, fabricate and test a novel half-scale low cost, net shape fabricated single piece three-blade MHK rotor with integrated healt...

Wess, D. ARL Penn State

Feb 09, 2016
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Oscylator-4 Energy Converter St. Clair River Installation Data 2016

Data collected during the 2016 St. Clair River installation of the Oscylator-4 energy converter.

Taipale, J. and Kim, E. Vortex Hydro Energy

Jul 20, 2016
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H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report Section 13 Appendices

These documents are referenced in the public version of the H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report (Linked Dataset can be found in Resources section, below), and are submitted separately to allow for public release of head document. The display names have the corresponding ...

Lenee-Bluhm, P. and Prudell, J. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Sep 15, 2023
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Datasets

The data presented here were collected from the Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization (OTEEV) project. The OTEEV project focused on assessing the Maximum Practicably Extractable Energy (MPEE) from the world's ocean thermal resources. This project explored the feasibili...

Langle, N. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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Co-Design of Marine Energy Converters for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking and Recharging Test Data and Processing

This dataset contains experimental results from testing the Halona wave energy converter (WEC) in both fixed and floating configurations. This dataset reflects a 1/10th scale omnidirectional spar buoy oscillating water column (OWC) device, designed to improve platform stability fo...

Ulm, N. et al University of Hawaii at Manoa

Mar 01, 2021
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