Misha D Patel, Amanda S M Smyth, Athanasios Angeloudis, Thomas A A Adcock
{"title":"The interplay and incremental development of tidal stream arrays in the Pentland Firth.","authors":"Misha D Patel, Amanda S M Smyth, Athanasios Angeloudis, Thomas A A Adcock","doi":"10.1007/s40722-026-00490-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40722-026-00490-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of tidal stream energy sites is constrained by numerous practical, technical, and accessible constraints, including changes in the flow caused by the presence of the tidal farm. Large and complex sites are typically developed incrementally and may involve multiple developers. This regional modelling case study of the Pentland Firth, widely regarded as one of the most significant global locations for tidal energy extraction, investigates these dynamics. This study examines scenarios for the incremental development of the Pentland Firth, incorporating assumptions regarding tidal farm design. The analysis considers a range of configurations, including variations in turbine density and the incorporation of shipping lanes within designated lease areas. The study finds that there are interactions between individually developed tidal farms of the site, but they are moderate with the power in a given farm unlikely to vary by more than 20% (based on a positive interaction), as a result of the development of other farms in other parts of the Pentland Firth. To minimise such array interactions, it is recommended that site leasing be based on the allowable thrust applied to the flow rather than on projected power generation. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the maximum power generated from turbines in the Pentland Firth, averaged over time, is unlikely to exceed approximately 1 GW, broadly consistent with most estimates in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"12 3","pages":"1325-1350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354717/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148424961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel Draycott, Xiang Li, Qing Xiao, Peter Stansby
{"title":"Modelling irregular nonlinear waves: potential flow and volume-of-fluid comparison with experiment.","authors":"Samuel Draycott, Xiang Li, Qing Xiao, Peter Stansby","doi":"10.1007/s40722-026-00495-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40722-026-00495-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Real ocean wave conditions are irregular and often highly nonlinear, frequently involving wave breaking. As such, numerical methods to recreate these conditions are critical for the de-risking of offshore structures and devices installed in these environments. There are a range of numerical tools available, with varying fidelity and associated computational expense: from potential flow models to two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations able to resolve breaking physics. Here we present comparisons between the fully nonlinear potential flow model OceanWave3D, and the finite volume OpenFOAM solver with volume-of-fluid to capture the air-water interface, for the recreation of irregular wave conditions. A series of eleven well-defined unidirectional irregular conditions, including breaking conditions, are conducted in the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, and equivalent wave generation inputs are provided to both OceanWave3D and OpenFOAM. Statistical and spectral comparisons demonstrate that both models reproduce surface elevations and wave kinematics well, with only OpenFOAM capturing spilling breaking events. OpenFOAM's higher fidelity comes at significantly increased computational cost. The run times are <math><mi>O</mi></math> (mins) for OceanWave3D and <math><mi>O</mi></math> (days) for OpenFOAM and hence it is concluded that the optimal approach depends on the importance of capturing breaking events accurately for the given application, and on the size of domains required.</p>","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"12 4","pages":"1621-1646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13661750/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149185077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methodology for wave power estimation at remote sites with satellite altimeter validation applied to Indonesia.","authors":"Jason McIlvenny, Benjamin J Williamson","doi":"10.1007/s40722-025-00455-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40722-025-00455-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated wave power at a remote site in Indonesia where in-situ data are scarce to inform feasibility and design parameters for a modular wave energy converter. The methodology was developed using models to assess initial wave energy, and to validate these models using remote-sensing data in the absence of in-situ observational data, intended to also be used more widely in data-poor locations to provide an assessment of wave energy site suitability. To assess the available wave energy, two models were employed: the Copernicus WAVERYS global wave model and a high-resolution model using open-source hydrodynamic modelling software. Affordable bathymetric data were used, and due to the lack of in-situ wave data for validation, the model's precision was confirmed by comparing it with the existing satellite altimeter data. The high-resolution model indicated a redistribution of wave energy around the target area in the southern region of Sumbawa Island, revealing an average wave energy potential of 18 kW/m over a decade at the location. The analysis showed the area to be suitable for this demonstration project, and the methods used here could be employed at other remote sites in the Indonesian archipelago.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40722-025-00455-0.</p>","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"12 2","pages":"661-674"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13095939/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krishna Sooprayen, Geerten Van de Kaa, Jeroen F J Pruyn
{"title":"Factors for innovation adoption by ports: a systematic literature review.","authors":"Krishna Sooprayen, Geerten Van de Kaa, Jeroen F J Pruyn","doi":"10.1007/s40722-024-00339-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40722-024-00339-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper investigates the factors influencing innovation adoption in ports by conducting a systematic literature review and proposes a comprehensive framework for understanding the process of innovation adoption. The maritime sector is a typical example of a business-to-business market, whereas the information technology industry is an example of a business-to-consumer market. We show that factors for innovation adoption applicable to a business-to-consumer market are also relevant to a business-to-business market. The factors that were found relate to the adopting port's characteristics and include know-how, organization support, organizational structure, financial capacity, a port's network embeddedness, and risk-taking. Furthermore, they concern the characteristics of the innovation such as the costs, relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, trialability, and observability. Finally, stakeholder pressures were identified relating to the customer, competitive port, regulatory bodies, and society.</p>","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"10 4","pages":"953-962"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11611956/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alyona Naberezhnykh, David Ingram, Ian Ashton, Calum Miller
{"title":"Sensitivity of turbulence parameters to tidal energy converter loads in BEM simulations","authors":"Alyona Naberezhnykh, David Ingram, Ian Ashton, Calum Miller","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00305-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00305-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"47 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138976922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gerardo Cano-Perea, Edgar Mendoza, B. M. López-Rebollar
{"title":"Numerical analysis of a ducted water current turbine for low energetic flow conditions","authors":"Gerardo Cano-Perea, Edgar Mendoza, B. M. López-Rebollar","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00308-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00308-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"73 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138586764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph G. Wallwork, A. Angeloudis, Nicolas, Barral, Lucas Mackie, S. Kramer, Matthew, D. Piggott
{"title":"Tidal turbine array modelling using goal-oriented mesh adaptation","authors":"Joseph G. Wallwork, A. Angeloudis, Nicolas, Barral, Lucas Mackie, S. Kramer, Matthew, D. Piggott","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00307-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00307-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"72 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138586996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jannis Landmann, Christian Flack, Ursula Kowalsky, Roland Wüchner, A. Hildebrandt, Nils Goseberg
{"title":"Hydrodynamic coefficients of mussel dropper lines derived from large-scale experiments and structural dynamics","authors":"Jannis Landmann, Christian Flack, Ursula Kowalsky, Roland Wüchner, A. Hildebrandt, Nils Goseberg","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00306-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00306-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139215814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Future predictions of wave and response of multiple floating bodies based on the Kalman filter algorithm","authors":"Rodhiatul Isnaini, Akira Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Iijima","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00304-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00304-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental comparison of passive adaptive blade pitch control strategies for an axial-flow current turbine","authors":"Katherine Van Ness, Alberto Aliseda, B. Polagye","doi":"10.1007/s40722-023-00302-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-023-00302-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37699,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy","volume":"20 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139237802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}