Many nations have expanded their national energy portfolio to ameliorate the effects of climate change and to ensure the security and certainty of energy availability. These efforts have led to scrutiny of marine renewable energy (MRE) as one of several viable new renewable energy sources. In addition to the need to prove the reliability and efficiency of current and wave energy converters, eff...

The objective of this paper is to devise a strategy for developing a flexible tool to efficiently install a marine energy farm in a suitable area. The current methodology is applied to marine tidal current, although it can be extended to other energy contexts with some adaptations. We introduce a three-step approach that searches for marine farm sites and technological solutions. The methodolog...

New Zealand is presently in the early stages of realizing its signficant marine energy resources. The potential is impressively large: this paper addresses likely developments to harness this potential. Openocean wave and tidal current resource have been modelled using hindcast techniques, resulting in an integrated suite of maps at national regional scales. Specific prospective sites have been...

Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) are highly migratory apex marine predators that inhabit a broad thermal niche. The energy needed for migration must be garnered by foraging, but measuring energy intake in the marine environment is challenging. We quantified the energy intake of Pacific bluefin tuna in the California Current using a laboratory-validated model, the first such measurement...

Against the backdrop of increasing energy demands, the threat of climate change and dwindling fuel reserves, finding reliable, diverse, sustainable/renewable, affordable energy resources has become a priority for many countries. Marine energy conversion systems are at the forefront of providing such a resource. Most marine renewable energy conversion systems require tribological components to c...

Malaysia has a great potential to harness energy in water due its long coastline within the South China Sea and Straits of Malacca. Malaysia's mix could be improved using marine current devices (MCEDs) replace fossil fuel it is predictable compare hydropower, solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass. However, MCEDs not been fully developed Malaysia. The objectives this paper are provide useful backgrou...