A review of some representative floating wave energy converter (WEC) projects in the world,
including the wave energy capturing technology, development history, main dimensions and …

Mathematical analysis is an essential tool for the successful development and operation of
wave energy converters (WECs). Mathematical models of moorings systems are therefore a …

Most fatigue loaded structural components are subjected to variable amplitude loads which
must be processed into a form that is compatible with design life calculations. Rainflow …

Floating wind turbine has been the highlight in offshore wind industry lately. There has been
great effort on developing highly sophisticated numerical model to better understand its …

This study presents an analysis of a wave energy converter (WEC) system consisting of a
buoy, a mooring system, and a power cable connected to a hub. The investigated WEC …

–The potential of electric power generation from marine renewable energy is enormous.
Ocean waves are being recognized as a resource to be exploited for the sustainable …

A wave energy converter must be designed to survive and function efficiently, often in highly
energetic ocean environments. This represents a challenging engineering problem …

Mooring systems are under a cyclic loading process caused by the randomness of
metocean conditions, which could lead to a fatigue failure of the station keeping system. The …

Fatigue reliability analysis is essential for ensuring the safe operation of floating offshore
wind turbines (FOWTs) under random wind and wave loads. Traditionally, fatigue …

This article presents a novel framework for the multi-objective optimization of offshore
renewable energy mooring systems using a random forest based surrogate model coupled …