Recent Advances in Maritime Energy Systems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oscillating water column wave energy converter; computational fluid dynamics; intelligence algorithm; unmanned surface vehicle
Interests: wave energy; tidal current energy; computational fluid dynamics; numerical simu-lation; offshore and coastal engineering; ocean power transmission
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ocean provides a vast and untapped resource with significant potential for renewable energy conversion. The exploration of maritime energy has recently become a hotspot of study to ease future tensions in fossil fuels. However, the utilization of maritime energy remains significantly behind that of hydro, wind, and solar energy on land in terms of large-scale commercialization. Hence, more research on various aspects of wave energy development is desired for reductions in the cost of generated electricity, enhancement of conversion efficiency, and improvements in device survivability. We believe that maritime energy will play an important role in supporting global efforts to combat climate change in the near future.
This Special Issue, “Recent Advances in Maritime Energy Systems”, aims to publish advanced achievements in a range of topics relevant to the development and application of maritime energy systems. The topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Maritime energy device development and testing;
(2) Device hydrodynamic analysis;
(3) Power take-off and optimum control;
(4) Environmental impact and appraisal;
(5) Reliability, maintainability, and survivability.
Dr. Ying Cui
Prof. Dr. Zhen Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- development and utilization of marine renewable energy
- computational fluid dynamics and numerical simulation
- oscillating water column wave energy converter
- air turbine
- hydrofoil
- vertical-axis turbine
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