Research Publications and Scientific Outputs

The following publications and scientific outputs were identified as relevant to the Pan-American
marine energy and offshore renewable energy community:

  • Hybrid floating wind-oscillating water column: A numerical analysis of the coupled perfor-
    mance using an aero-hydro-thermodynamic time-domain model. Energy Conversion and Management, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120699
  • Reliability-based design optimisation framework for concrete floating offshore wind turbine
    support structures based on ultimate limit state. Marine Structures, 2026. DOI: https:
    //doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2026.104100
  • A review of improved machine learning-based reliability analysis methods applied to floating
    renewable energy structures. Structures, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.
    2026.111463
  • Reliability assessment for sub-structure of concrete floating offshore wind turbine platforms
    under ultimate limit state. Ocean Engineering, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
    oceaneng.2025.123326
  • Extended assessment of the globally extractable salinity gradient energy from river mouths.
    Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/
    j.seta.2026.105079
  • How can an ecosystem approach support integrated management of marine renewable energy? An initial assessment from an environmental point of view. Sustainable Futures, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101872
  • Numerical Analysis of Mooring-Induced Trenches in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.
    Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.
    1115/1.4069637
  • Feasibility of Multi-Use Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Platforms. Journal of
    Marine Science and Engineering, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14010064
  • Analysis of Technological Readiness Indexes for Offshore Renewable Energies in Ibero-
    American Countries. Energies, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en19020370
  • The Status of Marine Energy of Costa Rica: Challenges and Opportunities for Grid
    Integration. Energies, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en19051189
  • Assessment of hydrokinetic energy in the Cozumel ocean current: Turbine design consid-
    erations. Energy for Sustainable Development, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2026.102004
  • Wave Climate Trends and Teleconnections in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/
    jmse14090853
  • Ocean renewable energy for equitable energy access in a Blue Economy. Scientific Reports,
  1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33690-4
  • Experimental Test of a Wave Energy Converter with a Bioinspired Negative Stiffness
    Mechanism. Mechanisms and Machine Science, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/
    978-3-032-22270-1_11
  • Effect of Submarine Cables and Variable Bathymetry on Wave Energy Converter Park
    Optimization: A Genetic Algorithm Study in Todos Santos Bay, Mexico. Journal of Marine
    Science and Engineering, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14100936
  • Wave Climate Dynamics of a Morphologically Complex Coast: A Hybrid Downscaling
    Study of Manzanillo, Mexico. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2026. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14060544
  • Evaluation of the Reflection Coefficient in Wave Absorbers with Double Permeable Walls:
    Flat and V-Type Fronts. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid
    Flow, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-10-2025-0748
  • From Wind to Hydrogen: Mapping the Competitiveness of Hybrid Offshore Configurations
    in the Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Energy Research, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/
    10.3389/fenrg.2026.1765111