Current status and future of ocean energy sources: A global review

M Melikoglu - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, detailed information about the fundamentals, energy and power potentials,
devices, technologies, installed capacities, annual generation, and future of ocean energy …

Review of innovative harbor breakwaters for wave-energy conversion

D Vicinanza, ED Lauro, P Contestabile… - Journal of Waterway …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
In a time span of over 3,000 years, the function of harbor breakwaters has remained the
same (ie, the energy dissipation), with differences depending on the general breakwater …

Coast/breakwater-integrated OWC: A theoretical model

S Zheng, Y Zhang, G Iglesias - Marine Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Integrating wave energy converters into coastal structures such as breakwaters, seawalls or
jetties not only offers benefits in terms of construction costs but also improves wave energy …

Resonant wave energy harvester based on dielectric elastomer generator

G Moretti, GPR Papini, M Righi… - Smart Materials and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) are a class of capacitive solid-state devices that
employ highly stretchable dielectrics and conductors to convert mechanical energy into high …

Mathematical modeling of breakwater-integrated oscillating water column wave energy converter devices under irregular incident waves

K Trivedi, S Koley - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, the performance of breakwater-integrated OWC (oscillating water
column) wave energy converter devices is analyzed under the action of unidirectional …

Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a new type floating Oscillating Water Column device with dual-chambers

K Rezanejad, JFM Gadelho, S Xu, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental study is carried out to investigate the efficiency of a novel
floating dual-chamber Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter device in terms of …

Modelling and testing of a wave energy converter based on dielectric elastomer generators

G Moretti, GP Rosati Papini… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper introduces the analysis and design of a wave energy converter (WEC) that is
equipped with a novel kind of electrostatic power take-off system, known as dielectric …

Advances in the development of dielectric elastomer generators for wave energy conversion

G Moretti, MS Herran, D Forehand, M Alves… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a summary of recent progress towards the development and upscaling
of an emerging class of electrostatic power take-off (PTO) systems for wave energy …

A novel geometry of an onshore Oscillating Water Column wave energy converter

AK Güths, PRF Teixeira, E Didier - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims proposing a novel geometry of the onshore Oscillating Water Column
(OWC) device to increase its efficiency. A comparison between standard OWC's and the new …

A dielectric elastomer and electret hybrid ocean wave power generator with oscillating water column

X Du, L Du, P Li, X Liu, Y Han, H Yu, K Tao, L Tang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) is promising ocean wave energy harvesting
technology with high reliability and low cost. This paper proposes an innovative oscillating …