In this paper we perform an analytical and numerical study of the performance of a wave cycloidal rotor in irregular waves, subject to different control strategies. The performance is measured in two ways: Mechanical power, and fatigue damage in a sample stress hot spot located at the fixed end...

Tidal energy belongs to the class of intermittent but predictable renewable energy sources. In this paper, we consider a compact set of geographically diverse locations, which have been assessed to have significant tidal stream energy, and attempt to find the degree to which the resource in each...

Combining offshore wind and wave energy converting apparatuses presents a number of potentially advantageous synergies. To facilitate the development of a proposed floating platform combining these two technologies, proof of concept scale model testing on the wave energy converting component of...

This study presents a methodology to assess the possible benefits of the combination of wind energy with the still unexploited, but quite significant in Ireland, wave energy. An analysis of the raw wind and wave resource at certain locations around the coasts of Ireland shows how they are very...