Extracting energy from ocean thermal and salinity gradients to power unmanned underwater vehicles: State of the art, current limitations, and future outlook

Acceleration of Heat Transfer and Melting Rate of a Phase Change Material by Nanoparticles Addition at Low Concentrations

(2021) Atef Chibani et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS

Recovered Energy from Salinity Gradients Utilizing Various Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Based Hydrogels

(2021) Tri Quang Bui et al.   Polymers

Harvesting blue energy with carbon electrodes of asymmetric nanopore distributions

(2021) Jian Yu et al.   Nano Energy

Energy Lost in a Hydrogel Osmotic Engine Due to a Pressure Drop

(2021) Tri Quang Bui et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Form-stable Phase Change Composites: Preparation, Performance, and Applications for Thermal Energy Conversion, Storage and Management

(2021) M.Q. Wu et al.   Energy Storage Materials

Highly conductive phase change composites enabled by vertically-aligned reticulated graphite nanoplatelets for high-temperature solar photo/electro-thermal energy conversion, harvesting and storage

(2021) Tingxian Li et al.   Nano Energy

Waste heat recovery from thermo-electric generators (TEGs)

(2020) L.S. Hewawasam et al.   Energy Reports

A review of shape memory alloy based filtration devices

(2020) Chi Yang et al.   AIP Advances

A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization

(2020) Chulmin Lee et al.   DESALINATION

Charge-doped electrodes for power production using the salinity gradient in CapMix

(2020) Anna Siekierka et al.   DESALINATION

Dynamic modeling and endurance enhancement analysis of deep-sea gliders with a hybrid buoyancy regulating system

(2020) Hexiong Zhou et al.   OCEAN ENGINEERING

Recent developments in pressure retarded osmosis for desalination and power generation

(2020) Muhammad Tawalbeh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels in Engines Based on the Antipolyelectrolyte Effect and Driven by the Salinity Gradient

(2019) Sifani Zavahir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Efficiency analysis and experimental validation of the ocean thermal energy conversion with phase change material for underwater vehicle

(2019) Guohui Wang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Polyelectrolyte‐Coated Copper Hexacyanoferrate and Bismuth Oxychloride Electrodes for Efficient Salinity Gradient Energy Recovery in Capacitive Mixing

(2019) Guangcai Tan et al.   Energy Technology

High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Phase Change Composites by Large‐Size Oriented Graphite Sheets for Scalable Thermal Energy Harvesting

(2019) Si Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Sensitivity analysis and parameter optimization of energy consumption for underwater gliders

(2019) Yang Song et al.   ENERGY

Deep SOLO: A Full-Depth Profiling Float for the Argo Program

(2019) Dean Roemmich et al.   JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY

Lifetime prediction of thermoelectric devices under thermal cycling

(2019) P. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Review of metallic phase change materials for high heat flux transient thermal management applications

(2019) Patrick J. Shamberger et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Salinity Gradient Energy from Expansion and Contraction of Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) Hydrogels

(2018) Tri Quang Bui et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Progress and prospects in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient energy conversion and storage

(2018) Ramato Ashu Tufa et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Introduction of organic-organic eutectic PCM in mesoporous N-doped carbons for enhanced thermal conductivity and energy storage capacity

(2018) Dimberu G. Atinafu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

A thermal conductive composite phase change material with enhanced volume resistivity by introducing silicon carbide for battery thermal management

(2018) Wangzhou Yuan et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Construction of CNT@Cr-MIL-101-NH 2 hybrid composite for shape-stabilized phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity

(2018) Jingjing Wang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Hybrid desalination processes for beneficial use of reverse osmosis brine: Current status and future prospects

(2018) Sangho Lee et al.   DESALINATION

Recent developments and future perspectives of reverse electrodialysis technology: A review

(2018) Ying Mei et al.   DESALINATION

Protection and thermal management of thermoelectric generator system using phase change materials: An experimental investigation

(2018) S. Ahmadi Atouei et al.   ENERGY

Model and simulation of the energy retrieved by thermoelectric generators in an underwater glider

(2018) J. Falcão Carneiro et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

The forward osmosis-pressure retarded osmosis (FO-PRO) hybrid system: A new process to mitigate membrane fouling for sustainable osmotic power generation

(2018) Zhen Lei Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Towards the optimal operation of a thermal-recharging float in the ocean

(2018) Hyunsoon Kim et al.   OCEAN ENGINEERING

Reverse electrodialysis in bilayer nanochannels: salinity gradient-driven power generation

(2018) Rui Long et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Profiling Floats in SOCCOM: Technical Capabilities for Studying the Southern Ocean

(2018) Stephen C. Riser et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

An innovative Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) based Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system with performance simulation and multi-objective optimization

(2018) Meng Wang et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

State-of-the-Art Reviews and Analyses of Emerging Research Findings and Achievements of Thermoelectric Materials over the Past Years

(2018) Krishna Veni Selvan et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Experimental investigation on copper foam/hydrated salt composite phase change material for thermal energy storage

(2017) T.X. Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Harvesting environmental thermal energy using solid/liquid phase change materials

(2017) Guangyao Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

Improved performance of latent heat energy storage systems utilizing high thermal conductivity fins: A review

(2017) Nabeel S. Dhaidan et al.   Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Thermal conductivity enhancement of treated petroleum waxes, as phase change material, by α nano alumina: Energy storage

(2017) Nermen H. Mohamed et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Synthesis of “graphene-like” mesoporous carbons for shape-stabilized phase change materials with high loading capacity and improved latent heat

(2017) Jiawei Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High performance asymmetric capacitive mixing with oppositely charged carbon electrodes for energy production from salinity differences

(2017) Fei Zhan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Osmotic Engine: Translating Osmotic Pressure into Macroscopic Mechanical Force via Poly(Acrylic Acid) Based Hydrogels

(2017) Lukas Arens et al.   Advanced Science

Conceptual design of a 5 MW OTEC power plant in the Oman Sea

(2017) Amir-Sina Hamedi et al.   Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology

Buoyancy engine developed for underwater gliders

(2016) Kenichi Asakawa et al.   ADVANCED ROBOTICS

A thermal engine for underwater glider driven by ocean thermal energy

(2016) Yanan Yang et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

A review of car waste heat recovery systems utilising thermoelectric generators and heat pipes

(2016) B. Orr et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Preparation and thermal properties of n–octadecane/stearic acid eutectic mixtures with hexagonal boron nitride as phase change materials for thermal energy storage

(2016) Di Su et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Salinity Gradients for Sustainable Energy: Primer, Progress, and Prospects

(2016) Ngai Yin Yip et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A comparison of mono- and multi-valent ions as stack feed solutions in microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis cells and their effects on hydrogen generation

(2016) Syarif Hidayat et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Investigations of inorganic and organic fouling behaviors, antifouling and cleaning strategies for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membrane using seawater desalination brine and wastewater

(2016) Gang Han et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Effect of carbon nanotube interfacial geometry on thermal transport in solid–liquid phase change materials

(2015) Ronald J. Warzoha et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Temperature-dependent thermal properties of solid/liquid phase change even-numbered n-alkanes: n-Hexadecane, n-octadecane and n-eicosane

(2015) C. Vélez et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Organic Rankine cycle saves energy and reduces gas emissions for cement production

(2015) Huarong Wang et al.   ENERGY

Thermal properties of n-pentadecane, n-heptadecane and n-nonadecane in the solid/liquid phase change region

(2015) Catalina Vélez et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Reducing pumping energy by using different flow rates of high and low concentration solutions in reverse electrodialysis cells

(2015) Xiuping Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Membrane Distillation and Reverse Electrodialysis for Near-Zero Liquid Discharge and low energy seawater desalination

(2015) Ramato Ashu Tufa et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

A novel solar-powered active low temperature differential Stirling pump

(2015) H. Jokar et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Design and testing of a shape memory alloy buoyancy engine for unmanned underwater vehicles

(2015) Alex J Angilella et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Preparation of nitrogen-doped graphene/palmitic acid shape stabilized composite phase change material with remarkable thermal properties for thermal energy storage

(2014) Mohammad Mehrali et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Capacitive mixing power production from salinity gradient energy enhanced through exoelectrogen-generated ionic currents

(2014) Marta C. Hatzell et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Experimental investigation of solidification and melting characteristics of composite PCMs for building heating application

(2014) S. Harikrishnan et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Energy Recovery from Solutions with Different Salinities Based on Swelling and Shrinking of Hydrogels

(2014) Xiuping Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Comparison of Energy Efficiency and Power Density in Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis

(2014) Ngai Yin Yip et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Limits of power production due to finite membrane area in pressure retarded osmosis

(2014) Leonardo D. Banchik et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

A review on shape memory alloys with applications to morphing aircraft

(2014) S Barbarino et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Preparation, modification and characterization of polymeric hollow fiber membranes for pressure-retarded osmosis

(2014) Pravin G. Ingole et al.   RSC Advances

Microbial Reverse-Electrodialysis Electrolysis and Chemical-Production Cell for H2 Production and CO2 Sequestration

(2014) Xiuping Zhu et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Experimental investigation on an ammonia-water based ocean thermal energy conversion system

(2013) Han Yuan et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Enhancement of heat transfer for thermal energy storage application using stearic acid nanocomposite with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

(2013) TingXian Li et al.   ENERGY

Capacitive Mixing for Harvesting the Free Energy of Solutions at Different Concentrations

(2013) Raúl Rica et al.   Entropy

High performance thin film composite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation

(2013) Gang Han et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Osmotic power with Pressure Retarded Osmosis: Theory, performance and trends – A review

(2013) Fernanda Helfer et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Alternative power sources for remote sensors: A review

(2013) Alim Dewan et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities

(2013) Jaronie Mohd Jani et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Experimentally obtainable energy from mixing river water, seawater or brines with reverse electrodialysis

(2013) Alexandros Daniilidis et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental studies on a closed cycle demonstration OTEC plant working on small temperature difference

(2012) Mohammed Faizal et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Energy Capture from Thermolytic Solutions in Microbial Reverse-Electrodialysis Cells

(2012) R. D. Cusick et al.   SCIENCE

Field-test of a solar low delta-T Stirling engine

(2012) Noureddine Boutammachte et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Microbial Reverse Electrodialysis Cells for Synergistically Enhanced Power Production

(2011) Younggy Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hydrogen production from inexhaustible supplies of fresh and salt water using microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis cells

(2011) Y. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pressure retarded osmosis: From the vision of Sidney Loeb to the first prototype installation — Review

(2010) Andrea Achilli et al.   DESALINATION

Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review

(2010) Liwu Fan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS