Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): International Marine Energy Journal

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The first of two conference special issues with articles emanating from the Sixteenth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC2025) held in Funchal, Portugal from 7-11 September 2025.

Guest Editor: Luís Manuel de Carvalho Gato

Front cover image: tmartins1/pixabay

Published: 2026-07-31

Editorial

Preface to the special issue sections of the 16th EWTEC 2025

Luís Manuel de Carvalho Gato

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EWTEC 2025 special issue papers

The Importance of Empirical Particle Motion Measurements for Monitoring Underwater Noise from Wave Energy Converters

Carola Chicco, Francesco Niosi, Davide Issoglio, Giuseppa Buscaino, Elena Papale, Maria Ceraulo, Giuseppe Giorgi

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Comparing optical camera and imaging sonar observations of animal interactions with a tidal turbine

Christopher Bassett, Emma Cotter

9-18
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Influence of Unidirectional Power Flow and Restoring Force Absence on Wavepiston Performance

Eugenio Gelos, Pedro Fornaro, Colm Fitzgerald, John Ringwood

19-28
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Ocean Wave Energy in Australia

Hugh Wolgamot, Wiebke Ebeling, Adi Kurniawan, Jana Orszaghova, Kathy McInnes, Peter Osman, Richard Manasseh, Rowan Trebilco, Philip Marsh, Hugh Breakey, Pethie Lyons, Nataliia Sergiienko, Elizabeth Fulton, Kate Sprogis, Chris Frid, Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Alaya Spencer-Cotton, Larelle Bossi, Charles Sampford, Tom Denniss, Brighid Jay, Christophe Gaudin, Irene Penesis

29-37
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Understanding the exposure of marine life to electromagnetic fields generated by subsea cables

Valentina Caradonna, Peter Sigray, Andrew B. Gill, Arianna Azzellino, Diego Vicinanza, Junio Fabrizio Borsani

39-46
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Assessment of tidal stream power’s ability to enhance energy system resilience

Daniel Coles, Thomas A.A. Adcock

47-54
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Experimental study of a quadrirotor twin vertical axis tidal turbine behaviour under regular waves

Saouli, Gaurier, Germain, Linant, Maurice

55-64
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Controlling tip vortices and cavitation with a grooved-tip design for tidal turbines

Yabin Liu, Junchen Tan, Ignazio Maria Viola

65-71
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Modular electrical generator power take off system for wave - MEGA WAVE PTO

Markus Mueller, Miguel Vicente, Paula Bastos, Ana Brito e Melo, Joseph Burchell, Michael Galbraith, Giorgos Skarmoutsos, Syidy Ab Rasid, Craig Britton, Konstantinos Gyftakis, Marco Fontana, Rocco Vertechy, Henry Jeffrey, David Forehand, Michael Merlin, Julian Roeder, Maximilian Zweiffel, Paul Brewster, Chris Retzler, Miguel Santos Herran, Lindsey Chubb

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Multiparametric optimization of the middle vanes of a counter‐rotating axial impulse turbine for Oscillating Water Column devices

Aitor Vega-Valladares, Manuel Garcia-Diaz, Bruno Pereiras, Manabu Takao

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): International Marine Energy Journal

Editorial

Preface to the special issue sections of the 16th EWTEC 2025

EWTEC 2025 special issue papers

The Importance of Empirical Particle Motion Measurements for Monitoring Underwater Noise from Wave Energy Converters

Comparing optical camera and imaging sonar observations of animal interactions with a tidal turbine

Influence of Unidirectional Power Flow and Restoring Force Absence on Wavepiston Performance

Ocean Wave Energy in Australia

Understanding the exposure of marine life to electromagnetic fields generated by subsea cables

Assessment of tidal stream power’s ability to enhance energy system resilience

Experimental study of a quadrirotor twin vertical axis tidal turbine behaviour under regular waves

Controlling tip vortices and cavitation with a grooved-tip design for tidal turbines

Modular electrical generator power take off system for wave - MEGA WAVE PTO

Multiparametric optimization of the middle vanes of a counter‐rotating axial impulse turbine for Oscillating Water Column devices

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