Prior to 2018 PMEC was named the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC). Going back to its inception in 2008, some of NNMREC’s publications can be found here while others can be found by contacting relevant scholars at PMEC’s partner institutions.

Oregon State Publications

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University of Washington Publications

2017

Cavagnaro, R., Strom, B., Polagye, B., and Stewart, A. (2017) Power collection from multiple hydrokinetic generators utilizing advanced control, 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Cork, Ireland.
Linder, H. and Horne, J. (2017) Evaluating statistical models to measure environmental change: A tidal turbine case study. - Ecological Indicators, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.041.
Linder, H., Horne, J., and Ward, E. (2017) Modeling baseline conditions of ecological indicators: Marine renewable energy environmental monitoring, Ecological Indicators, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.07.015.
Cotter, E., Murphy, P., and Polagye, B. (2017) Benchmarking sensor fusion capabilities of an integrated instrumentation package, International Journal of Marine Energy, doi: 10.1016/j.ijome.2017.09.003.
Strom, B., Brunton, S., and Polagye, B. (2017) Intracycle angular velocity control of cross-flow turbines, Nature Energy, doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.103.
Forbush, D., Cavagnaro, R., Donegan, J., McEntee, J., and Polagye, B. (2017) Multi-mode evaluation of power-maximizing cross-flow turbine controllers, International Journal of Marine Energy, doi: 10.1016/j.ijome.2017.09.001
Brown, A., Thomson, J. and Rusch, C. (2017) Hydrodynamic coefficients of heave plates, with application to wave energy conversion, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.
Guerra, M., Cienfuegos, R., Thomson, J. and Suarez, L. (2017) Tidal energy resource characterization in Chacao Channel, Chile, International Journal of Marine Energy.
Polis, H., Dreyer, S., and Jenkins, L. (2017) Public willingness to pay and policy preferences for tidal energy research and development: A study of househoulds in Washington state, Ecological Economics, 136, 213-225.
Dreyer, S.J., Polis, H.J. and Jenkins, L.D. (2017) Changing Tides: Acceptability, support, and perceptions of tidal energy in the United States, Energy Research & Social Science,, 29, 72-83.

2016

Kilcher, L., Thomson, J., Talbert, J., and DeKlerk, A. (2016) Measuring Turbulence from Moored Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters A Manual to Quantifying Inflow at Tidal Energy Sites, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report NREL/TP-5000-62979.
Brown, A. and Thomson, J. (2016) Phase-resolved heave plate dynamics for wave energy converters, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Sale, D. and Aliseda, A. (2016) Computational simulation of tidal energy generation estuary-scale scenarios, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Sale, D. and Aliseda, A. (2016) The flow field of a two-bladed horizontal axis turbine via comparison of RANS and LES simulations against experimental PIV flume measurements, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Polis, H. Dreyer, S., and Jenkins, L. (2016) Public willingness to pay and policy preferences for tidal energy research and development: a study of households in Washington state, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Guerra Paris, M. and Thomson, J. (2016) ORPC RivGen wake characterization, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Cavagnaro, R. and Polagye, B. (2016) Stall dynamics of a cross-flow turbine, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
McTiernan, K. and Polagye, B. (2016) Scenario analysis of tidal turbine arrays: sustainable designs in response to holistic considerations, Proceedings of the 4thMarine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Cotter, E., Matnzer, S., Horne, J., Murphy, P., and Polagye, B. (2016) Benchmarking sensor fusion capabilities of an integrated monitoring package, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Strom, B., Brunton, S., Alberto, A., and Polagye, B. (2016) Comparison of acoustic Doppler and particle image velocimetry characterization of a cross-flow turbine wake, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Rusch, C., Polagye, B., Joslin, J., and Stewart, S. (2016) Station-keeping simulation of a non-moored WEC, Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 25-27.
Cavagnaro, R. and Polagye, B. (2016) Field performance assessment of a hydrokinetic turbine, International Journal of Marine Energy, doi:/10.1016/j.ijome.2016.01.009.

2015

Cavagnaro, R., Neely, J.C., Fay, F.-X., Mendia, J.L., and Rea, J.A. (2015) Evaluation of electromechanical systems dynamically emulating a candidate hydrokinetic turbine, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 99, 1-10, doi:10.1109/TSTE.2015.2492943.
Polagye, B. and Murphy, P. (2015) Acoustic characterization of a hydrokinetic turbine, 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, September 5-11.
Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B., Thomson, J., Fabien, B., Forbush, D., Kilcher, L., Donegan, J., and McEntee, J. (2015) Emulation of a hydrokinetic turbine to assess control and power quality, 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, September 5-11.
Strom, B., Brunton, S., and Polagye, B. (2015) Consequences of preset pitch angle for cross flow turbines, 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, September 5-11.
Grear, M. and Motley, M. (2015) Numerical modeling of the impact response of tidal devices and marine mammals, 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, September 5-11.
McCaffrey, K., Fox-Kemper, B., Hamlington, P., and Thomson, J. (2015) Characterization of turbulence anisotropy, coherence, and intermittency at a prospective tidal energy site: Observational data analysis, Renewable Energy, 76, 441-453, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.063.
Thomson, J., Talbert, J., de Klerk, A., Zippel, S., Guerra, M., and Kilcher, L. (2015) Turbulence measurements from moving platforms, IEEE/OES Current, Waves, and Turblence Measurement Workshop.
Brown, A. and Thomson, J. (2015) Heave plate dynamics for a point absorbing wave energy converter, Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 27-29.
Cotter, E., Williamson, B., and Polagye, B. (2015) Challenges to integrating active acoustic sensors, Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 27-29.
Strom, B., Polagye, B., and Brunton, S. (2015) Hydrodynamic optimization of cross-flow turbines with large chord to radius ratios, Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., April 27-29.
Forbush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J., Fabien, B., Donegan, J., and McEntee J. (2015) Characterization and control of a cross-flow turbine in shear flow, Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C. April 27-29.
Javaherci, T., Stelzenmuller, N., and Aliseda, A. (2015) Experimental and numerical analysis of a small array of 45:1 scale horizontal axis hydrokinetic tidal turbines based on the DOE Reference Model 1, Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C. April 27-29.
Joslin, J. and Polagye, B. (2015) Demonstration of biofouling mitigation methods for long-term deployments of optical cameras, Marine Energy Technology Society Journal, 49 (1), 89-96, doi: 10.4031/MTSJ.49.1.12.

2014

Cavagnaro, R. (2014) Impact of turbulence on the control of a hydrokinetic turbine, Proceedings of the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2014, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 4-6.
Joslin, J., Polagye, B., and Stewart, A. (2014) Development of an Adaptable Monitoring Package for marine renewable energy, Proceedings of the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2014, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 4-6.
Thomson, J., Kilcher, L., and Harding, S. (2014) Multi-scale coherent turbulence at tidal energy sites, Proceedings of the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2014, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 4-6.
Bassett, C., J. Thomson, P. Dahl, and B. Polagye (2014) Flow-noise and turbulence in two tidal channels, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 135, doi:10.1121/1.4867360.
Joslin, J., B. Polagye, and S. Parker-Stetter (2014) Development of a stereo-optical camera system for monitoring tidal turbines, J. Appl. Remote Sens., 8(1), 083633, doi:10.1117/1.JRS.8.083633.
Durgesh, V., M. Richmond, J. Thomson, and B. Polagye (2014) Noise correction of turbulent spectra obtained from Acoustic Velocimeters, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 37, doi: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2014.03.001.
Javaherchi, T., S. Antheaume, and A. Aliseda (2014) Hierarchical methodology for the numerical simulation of the flow field around and in the wake of horizontal axis wind turbines: Rotating reference frame, blade element method, and actuator disk model, Wind Engineering, 38(2):181-201.
D. Sale, A. Aliseda, and Y. Li (2014) Simulation of hydrokinetic turbines in turbulent flow using vortex particle methods, Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.
Chime, A.H. and P. Malte (2014) Hydrokinetic turbines at high blockage ratio, Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.
Rush, B. J. Joslin, A. Stewart, and B. Polagye (2014) Development of an Adaptable Monitoring Package for marine renewable energy projects, Part I: Conceptual design and operation, Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.
Joslin, J., B. Polagye, B. Rush, and A. Stewart (2014) Development of an Adaptable Monitoring Package for marine renewable energy projects, Part II: Hydrodynamic performance, Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.
Cavagnaro, R., B. Fabien, and B. Polagye (2014) Control of a helical cross-flow current turbine, Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.
Flowers, J. R. Albertani, T. Harrison, B. Polagye, and R. Suryan (2014) Remote monitoring of avian and bat interactions with offshore wind energy facilities,Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference, Seattle, WA, April 15-17.

2013

Richard, J.B., J. Thomson, B. Polagye, and J. Bard (2013) Method for identification of Doppler noise levels in turbulent flow measurements dedicated to tidal energy, International Journal of Marine Energy, doi: 10.1016/j.ijome.2013.11.005.
Joslin, J., E. Celkis, C. Roper, A. Stewart, and B. Polagye (2013) Development of an Adaptable Monitoring Package for Marine Renewable Energy, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2013, September 23-26, 2013,San Diego, CA.
Polagye, B., R. Cavagnaro, and A. Niblick (2013) Micropower from Tidal Turbines, ASME Fluids Division Summer Meeting, July 8-11, 2013, Incline Village, NV.
Javaherchi, T., N. Stelzenmuller, and A. Aliseda (2013) Experimental and numerical analysis of the DOE Reference Model 1 horizontal-axis hydrokinetic turbine, Proceedings of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 10-11, 2013, Washington, DC.
Sale, D., A. Aliseda, M. Motley, and Y. Li (2013) Structural Optimization of Composite Blades for Wind and Hydrokinetic Turbines, Proceedings of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 10-11, 2013, Washington, DC.
Thomson, J., L. Kilcher, M. Richmond, J. Talbert, A. deKlerk, B. Polagye, M. Guerra, and R. Cienfeugos (2013) Tidal Turbulence Spectra from a Compliant Mooring, Proceedings of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 10-11, 2013, Washington, DC.
Polagye, B. and J. Thomson (2013) Implications of Tidal Phasing for Power Generation at a Tidal Energy Site, Proceedings of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 10-11, 2013, Washington, DC.
Polagye, B., R. Cavagnaro, A. Niblick, T. Hall, J. Thomson, and A. Aliseda (2013) Cross-flow Turbine Performance and Wake Characterization, Proceedings of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 10-11, 2013, Washington, DC.
Bassett, C., J. Thomson, and B. Polagye (2013) Sediment-generated noise and bed stress in a tidal channel, J. Geo. Res., doi: 10.1002/jgrc.20169.
Palodichuk, M., B. Polagye, and J. Thomson (2013) Resource mapping at tidal energy sites, J. Ocean. Eng., doi: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2227578.
Polagye, B. and J. Thomson (2013) Tidal energy resource characterization: methodology and field study in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, US, Proc. IMechE, Part A: J. Power and Energy, doi: 10.1177/0957650912470081.

2012

Bassett, C., B. Polagye, M. Holt, and J. Thomson (2012) A vessel noise budget for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington (USA), J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 132(6), 3706-3719.
Polagye, B., Thomson, J., and Palodichuk, M. (2012) Multi-scale tidal resource characterisation: A case study for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA (USA),International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), Dublin, October 17-19, 2012.
Joslin, J., Polagye,B., and Parker-Stetter, S. (2012) Development of a stereo camera system for monitoring hydrokinetic turbines, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2012, Hampton Roads, VA, October 14-19, 2012.
Thomson, J., Polagye, B., Durgesh, V., and Richmond, M. (2012) Measurements of turbulence at two tidal energy sites in Puget Sound, WA (USA), J. Ocean. Eng., 37(3)

2011

Bassett, C., Thomson, J., Polagye, B., and Rhinefrank, K. (2011) Underwater noise measurements of a 1/7th scale wave energy converter, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2011, Kona, HI September 19-22, 2011.
Graber, J., Thomson, J., Polagye, B., and Jessup, A. (2011) Land-based infrared imagery for marine mammal detection, SPIE Photonics + Optics, San Diego, CA August 20-25, 2011.

2010

Kawase, M. and Thyng, K.M. (2010) Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling of inland marine waters of Washington state, United States, for tidal resource and environmental impact assessment, IET Renewable Power Generation, 4, 568-578.
Bassett, C., Thomson, J., and Polagye, B. (2010) Characteristics of underwater ambient noise at a proposed tidal energy site in Puget Sound, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010, Seattle, WA September 20-23, 2010.
Javaherchi, T. and Aliseda, A. (2010) Numerical Modeling of Hydrokinetic Turbines and their Environmental Effects, 63nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 21-23, Long Beach, California.
Epler, J., Polagye, B., and Thomson, J. (2010) Shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler surveys to assess tidal current resources, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010, Seattle, WA September 20-23, 2010.
Polagye, B., Epler, J., and Thomson, J. (2010) Limits to the predictability of tidal current energy, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010, Seattle, WA September 20-23, 2010.
Thomson J., Polagye, B., Richmond, M., and Durgesh, V. (2010) Quantifying turbulence for tidal power applications, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010, Seattle, WA September 20-23, 2010.
Thyng, K. and Riley, J. (2010) Idealized headland simulation for tidal hydrokinetic turbine siting metrics, MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010, Seattle, WA September 20-23, 2010.
Polagye, B. and Malte, P. (2010) Far-field dynamics of tidal energy extraction in channel networks, Renewable Energy, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.025

2009

Gooch, S., Thomson, J., Polagye, B., and Meggitt, D. (2009) Site characterization for tidal power. Oceans 2009, Biloxi, MI, October 26-29, 2009.
Polagye, B., Kawase, M., and Malte, P. (2009) In-stream tidal energy potential of Puget Sound, Washington. Proc. Inst. MechE, Part A: J. Power and Energy, 223(5), 571-587. DOI 10.1243/09576509JPE748

2008

Polagye, B., Malte, P., Kawase, M., and Durran, D. (2008) Effect of large-scale kinetic power extraction on time-dependent estuaries, Proc. IMechE, Part A: J. Power and Energy, 222(5), 471-484.