Ocean and Hydropower

Dear Colleagues,

Our seas and oceans offer vast renewable energy resources and can contribute to decarbonizing the power system. Ocean energy technologies, such as wave, tidal and offshore wind converters, are still in an emerging phase, but have great potential to provide steady and predictable power output. Hydropower is derived from flowing water, which powers a turbine. It is one of the oldest sources of renewable energy and continues to be an important energy source today, representing 36% of the EU’s renewable electricity consumption (European Commission).

With the rapid development of these technologies, however, the design and optimization of innovative energy converters are still the major tasks before the commercialization of the ocean and hydropower energies. Furthermore, the control strategy, smart grid technology and hydro/aerodynamic properties have a critical influence on the performance and robustness of the development of sustainable energy.

Exploring the great potential of the ocean and hydropower is exciting and meaningful; we are establishing this Special Issue to call for more attention to this scientific area and to strengthen communication between scholars. We welcome any theoretical, numerical and experimental studies, which address a range of topics related to the ocean and hydropower systems. We are also including offshore wind and photovoltaic systems as well. The submitted manuscripts should address one or more of the following topics. Other possible topics will also be considered:

• Design, manufacture and optimization of tidal/wave/offshore wind and hydropower energy converters;
• Hydro/aerodynamic properties of tidal/wave/offshore wind/hydropower and other offshore devices;
• Innovative control system or strategy of ocean and hydropower power generators;
• Smart grid technology for sustainable energies;
• Novel offshore energy storage devices;
• Positioning and installation of offshore energy converters;
• VLFS (Very-Large Floating Structures) and sustainable energy;
• Pump-turbines and other hydraulic machinery.

Prof. Dr. Yuquan Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jianhua Zhang
Prof. Dr. Ling Zhou
Dr. Bin Huang
Guest Editors

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