GX & Decarbonization Research

Maciej Dzikuć, Sebastian Kołodziejczak, Adam Król +1

This paper analyzes the economic and technical determinants of successful PV micro-installations in Poland's energy transition from coal. It proposes optimizing panel orientation to mitigate generation peaks that destabilize transmission ne…

Sahlur Hamzah M., Sri Widodo, Ikhlas Kitta, Eymal Bahsar Demmallino

This review critically assesses the environmental risks and sustainable utilization potential of post-coal mining voids. Unmanaged voids cause acid mine drainage and landscape instability, but integrated approaches like floating photovoltai…

Liu, Guohui, Zhang, Huan, Li, Jianghong +2

This paper proposes Wavelet-TimesNet, integrating adaptive wavelet transform and multi-scale residual networks for long-term solar power forecasting. Experiments on datasets from two Chinese climate regions show MAE reduction of up to 4.97%…

Alaromi, Walid, Ihbal, Abdelbaset

This case study examines integrating a 5 MW PV system into a weak 66 kV grid in southern Libya. Real power losses drop by 30.6%, voltage violations are eliminated, and a battery is recommended for evening peaks. Payback is 6.5 years with an…

Mi, Jia, Zuo, Lei

This paper reports findings from an NSF workshop on workforce development for ocean renewable energy and the blue economy. It identifies critical skill gaps and recommends curriculum innovations, experiential learning, and cross-sector part…

Sadoughipour, Mahsan, Dasilva, Marina, VanZwieten, James +1

This study evaluates co-location opportunities for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and offshore Kanpachi fish farms in the Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Using QGIS spatial analysis, it identifies areas meeting…

Sadoughipour, Mahsan, Fung, Sasha, Tang, Yufei +1

This study develops a numerical model of a mid-scale (10-20 MW) floating closed-cycle OTEC plant and assesses its power generation potential across the Southeastern US and the Caribbean. Using two years of HYCOM thermal data, it evaluates t…

Aubain, Jonisha, Baker, Erin, Sharman, Krish

This study analyzes Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for marine current turbines in the Caribbean, adapting NREL's RM4 model to local technical and social requirements. A sensitivity analysis examines how LCOE varies with deployment scale an…

Gorr Pozzi, Emiliano, Corrales-Gonzalez, Manuel, Olmedo-González, Jorge +2

This study evaluates the techno-economic feasibility of hybrid wave-wind energy systems in arid coastal regions of Latin America, specifically La Serena (Chile) and Ensenada (Mexico). High-resolution hindcasts were used to estimate energy p…

D'Souza, Winston, Williams, Rick, Colby, Jonathan

This paper reports the current state of international standards and conformity assessment (certification) for marine energy technologies (wave, tidal, ocean current, river current, OTEC). IEC TC 114, established in 2007, has published over …

McConnell, Abilyn, Robertson, Bryson

This paper proposes a real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) strategy to address scaling challenges in mooring line testing for wave energy converters (WECs). A virtual RTHS system is developed using WEC-Sim and MoorDyn, comparing a fully simul…

Iwakin, Oluwabunmi, Villacres, Daniela, Gilan Nejad, Mehregan +3

This paper proposes a stochastic optimization framework for optimal sizing of hybrid solar-wind-wave coastal microgrids, accounting for resource intermittency. It minimizes levelized cost of energy while ensuring reliability and environment…

KOUADIO M

Using panel data from 85 developing countries (2000-2022), this study finds that renewable energy consumption consistently boosts employment. Robust econometric methods (fixed-effects, GLS, IV) show positive effects from economic growth and…

McGrath, Jacob, Freeman, Mikaela, Rose, Deborah

This poster reviews the linkages between environmental, social, and economic effects of marine renewable energy (MRE). It identifies how environmental changes (e.g., habitat alteration, species displacement) affect fisheries, tourism, coast…

Mokari, Hassan, VanZwieten, James, Tang, Yufei +1

This paper presents a numerical simulation-based performance assessment of a dual-rotor ocean current turbine in the Florida Straits. It models depth control using variable buoyancy and lifting surfaces, analyzing dynamic response and power…

Liu, Elaine, McConnell, Abilyn, Seki, Akiri +5

This paper proposes a virtual real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) framework to study mooring dynamics of deep-water wave energy converters (WECs). It couples numerical models with physical experiments to emulate deep-sea conditions. The virt…

Kim, Dongyoung, Neary, Vincent

This study presents preliminary V&V results for OpenFAST, a widely used tool for marine hydrokinetic turbine modeling. It assesses numerical sensitivity, code-to-code comparisons, and validation against experimental data for loads, power pe…

Singh, Deepi, Singh, Shreepooja, Luo, Fang

This paper proposes grid-forming control for tidal energy conversion systems (TECS) and validates it via Control Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) using the Typhoon HIL platform. Droop-based voltage and frequency regulation with virtual inertia i…

Singh, Deepi, Singh, Shreepooja, Luo, Fang

This paper proposes a hybrid marine energy system integrating tidal and wave energy with battery and supercapacitor storage. A hierarchical coordinated control algorithm optimally shares power based on SOC levels. MATLAB/Simulink simulation…

Ahmed, Alaa, Haji, Maha

This study evaluates the economic and operational viability of hybrid wind-wave energy systems by integrating offshore wind turbines with wave energy converters. Using a symbiotic framework (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism) and metrics …