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Advanced TidGen Power System Control and SCADA System

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...
Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Jun 14, 2018
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Wave Classification Statistical Data for US Waters

Wave statistics computed using output from the NOAA WWIII hindcast simulations, spanning thirty years from 1980 to 2009. The statistics are computed based on frequency-directional variance density spectra every three hours for 1951 locations in US waters.
Haas, K. Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Sep 21, 2016
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Annual time series of wave resource ADCP data from Yakutat, Alaska

This surface wave dataset from Yakutat, Alaska is the result of a wave resource assessment conducted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). This work was based on recommendations from pr...
Brown, E. et al Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Jun 22, 2026
11 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

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
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Tidal Currents Turbine Parametric Study Flow, Power, Torque, and Energy Optimization

This is an exercise in optimizing the flow through a shrouded axial turbine to have the least resistance and to have optimal output and torque and energy. In this study, different variations of the original geometry of the current turbine designed by Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. (HEC...
Schurtenberger, W. and Ge, Z. Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.
Jul 30, 2021
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: OpenFAST Modeling and Simulation of the Aquantis AQ10 Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine

This dataset was developed under TEAMER technical support (CRD-21-17763-0) to model the Aquantis AQ10, a spar buoy-based marine hydrokinetic turbine, using the OpenFAST simulation framework. The project transitioned modeling from the proprietary Tidal Bladed tool to OpenFAST to en...
Swales, H. and Tran, T. Aquantis, Inc.
Jul 31, 2025
3 Resources
1 Stars
Curated

Advanced TidGen Power System Material Characterization Program

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...
Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Jun 14, 2018
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Extreme Significant Wave Heights for US Coastal Waters

Includes extreme significant wave heights, in meters, computed using peaks over threshold method on NOAA 30-year WWIII hindcast data. Extreme values for 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 year return periods were computed. Sites cover US coastlines. Column 1: Site identifier/name Column 2: S...
Bredin, S. Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 01, 2016
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Single Turbine Test Procedure and Data Acquisition Plan

This document describes the test procedure and the data acquisition plan for the Single Turbine Subsystem (STS) testing that is part of the Advanced TidGen Power System. The goal of the Advanced TidGen Power System is to demonstrate a commercially viable tidal power system, integr...
Hayes, N. ORPC Inc.
Apr 13, 2022
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

TidGen: Single Turbine Test Procedure and Data Acquisition Plan

The included report details the procedure for conducting a performance test of a single turbine for the Advanced TidGen system. The TidGen80 Single Turbine System (TD80-STS or STS) will be used to test the power production performance of a single turbine in a tidal environment. In...
Hayes, N. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Jun 03, 2021
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

Coordinated Control of Tidal Cross-flow Turbines

Initial laboratory experiments with coordinated phase control of cross-flow turbines in a dense array.
Polagye, B. University of Washington
Dec 06, 2016
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Advanced TidGen Power System ORPC Public Technical Report, Device Design

Technical report for public dissemination on the design progress for the Advanced TidGen(R) Power System.
Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Jun 27, 2018
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

The PNNL-TUNAMELT Dataset for Automated Detection Around Marine Energy Devices

This labeled dataset contains 107,451 acoustic camera video frames capturing marine life interactions around an underwater tidal turbine. Each frame is annotated with bounding boxes identifying marine life objects as labeled by a fish biologist. Created to support research into au...
Nowak, T. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jun 01, 2025
4 Resources
1 Stars
Curated

Single Turbine Test Procedure and Data Acquisition Plan, Rev. B

The TidGen80 Single Turbine System (TD80-STS or STS) will be used to test the power production performance of a single turbine in a tidal environment. Installation of the STS will also test the deployment system and methods for the full scale TD80. This document describes the te...
Hayes, N. ORPC Inc.
Apr 13, 2022
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

Model and experimental validation of ocean kite dynamics and controls

This submission includes two peer-reviewed papers from researchers at North Carolina State University presenting the modeling and lab-scale experimentation of the dynamics and control of a tethered tidal ocean kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission. ...
Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Mar 01, 2020
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Raw data and three-year modeled velocity from the upper Kuskokwim River at McGrath, Alaska

This dataset and final report from the upper Kuskokwim River at McGrath, Alaska is the result of a recent river resource and siting assessment conducted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (...
Brown, E. et al City of McGrath, Alaska
Sep 25, 2025
7 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

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
17 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.
Polagye, B. University of Washington
Dec 06, 2016
6 Resources
1 Stars
Publicly accessible

Admiralty Inlet Advanced Turbulence Measurements: June 2014

This data is from measurements at Admiralty Head, in Admiralty Inlet (Puget Sound) in June of 2014. The measurements were made using Inertial Motion Unit (IMU) equipped ADVs mounted on Tidal Turbulence Mooring's (TTMs). The TTM positions the ADV head above the seafloor to make mid...
Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2014
26 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
6 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Ocean Surface Wave Model Hindcast Data-US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea (Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands)

This dataset contains the raw model outputs from long-term (42 years), high-resolution (approximately 200 m in the nearshore regions) Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) hindcasts covering the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands regions of the US Exclusive...
Meuris, B. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Feb 07, 2025
3 Resources
0 Stars
In progress

TEAMER: Engineering Design for Adaptable Environmental Monitoring Packages for Floating Tidal Turbines

Environmental monitoring of large-scale, floating current energy converters is challenging due to the size of the systems and operational challenges with deploying and operating sensing packages. Furthermore, each jurisdiction is generally expected to impose unique environmental ...
Bassett, C. et al University of Washington Applied Physics Lab
May 25, 2026
0 Resources
0 Stars
In progress

Wave and Offshore Wind Resource in the U.S. Pacific Ocean Minor Outlying Islands

Coastal environments such as islands have unique opportunities for renewable energy resources. This work explores the wave and offshore wind energy potential for the U.S. Pacific Ocean Minor Outlying Islands, including Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, K...
Yang, Z. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dec 31, 2020
30 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Evaluation of 1/100th Scale Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Converters

This study evaluates the feasibility, accuracy, and limitations of using 1/100th scale physical mooring systems to represent full-scale mooring behavior for wave energy converters (WECs) during small-scale tank testing. The work focuses on an RM3-style point absorber deployed in c...
Candon, C. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
Oct 18, 2024
3 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

Tanana River Test Site Design Specifications Document

This document summarizes the Tanana River Test Site conditions and infrastructure for the purposes of informing prospective hydrokinetic turbine tests. It will be updated as systems are upgraded and resource data are updated.
Fisher, S. and Duvoy, P. University of Alaska Fairbanks
May 30, 2026
1 Resources
0 Stars
In progress
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