River/Tidal and Wave Energy Harvesting
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 April 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: river energy; tidal; wave energy utilization; hydrokinetic energy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the growing global demand for sustainable energy sources, the extraction of energy from water flows, tides and waves is gaining increasing importance within the renewable energy sector. River, tidal and wave energy represent a huge and largely untapped potential that can contribute to the diversification of the energy mix and the reduction of carbon emissions. River, tidal and wave energy systems operate by converting the kinetic or potential energy of moving water into usable electrical energy. Technologies for river and tidal current energy harvesting often involve hydrokinetic turbines, including axial-flow and cross-flow designs, which are typically mounted in channels, estuaries, or riverbeds. These systems exploit the consistent flow of water masses to rotate blades connected to an electrical generator.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:
- New/novel designs of wave energy converters (WECs)
- CFD modelling and machine learning optimization of River/Tidal and Wave Energy converters
- Lab-based and field experiments of existing and new systems for River/Tidal and Wave Energy.
- Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)-driven control algorithms, smart grid integration, and energy storage coupling further enhance the feasibility and responsiveness of such systems.
- intelligent control systems, energy storage and the possibilities for integration into local and national grids.
the potential of river, tidal and wave energy as reliable and long-term sustainable sources of clean energy that can be applied in both stand-alone (off-grid) and hybrid energy systems.
Dr. Iskra S. Simova
Dr. Rositsa Velichkova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- river energy
- tidal energy
- wave energy
- renewable energy
- hydrokinetic systems
- marine converters
- energy capture
- hybrid renewable energy systems
- energy sustainability
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