Advanced Technologies in Marine Renewable Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 946
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amid global energy transition and carbon neutrality, marine renewable energy—including offshore wind, wave, tidal current, tidal, ocean thermal, salinity gradient, and solar energy—plays a key role in upgrading energy structures. Yet complex marine conditions like strong winds, waves, currents, and geological challenges hinder large-scale development, demanding tech innovations for efficient, safe utilization.
Efficient development requires boosting energy conversion via optimized capture and power systems. Safe utilization hinges on enhancing equipment stability in extreme conditions through design upgrades and dynamic regulation. Joint development of multiple marine energies also offers new prospects for supply stability and economy.
This Special Issue features cutting-edge advances in marine renewable energy, covering single/multi-energy systems' research, design, modelling, and optimization.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Offshore wind energy development and utilization;
- Research and development of high-efficiency conversion technologies and devices for wave, tidal current, and tidal energy;
- Utilization and integration of ocean thermal and salinity gradient energy;
- Marine solar energy and its synergistic utilization with other energies;
- Structural innovation, modelling, reliability, materials, and environmental impact regulation of marine energy equipment.
Prof. Dr. Tongshun Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- offshore wind energy
- wave energy
- tidal current energy
- tidal energy
- ocean thermal energy
- salinity gradient energy
- solar energy
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