An Overview of Ocean Renewable Energy Technologies

Ocean energy is a term used to describe renewable energy derived from the sea, including ocean wave energy, tidal and open-ocean current energy (sometimes called marine hydrokinetic energy), tidal barrages, offshore wind energy, and ocean thermal and salinity gradient energy. Shallow water offshore...

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Published inOceanography (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 22 - 31
Main Authors BEDARD, ROGER, JACOBSON, PAUL T., PREVISIC, MIRKO, MUSIAL, WALTER, VARLEY, ROBERT
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The Oceanography Society 01.06.2010
Subjects
current energy
Electricity
Energy
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
energy conversion technologies
Energy technology
marine renewable energy
MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT
ocean
ocean energy
Oceans
offshore wind
Sea water
Technology
TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
tidal energy
Turbines
Wave energy
Waves
Wind power
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Summary:Ocean energy is a term used to describe renewable energy derived from the sea, including ocean wave energy, tidal and open-ocean current energy (sometimes called marine hydrokinetic energy), tidal barrages, offshore wind energy, and ocean thermal and salinity gradient energy. Shallow water offshore wind is a commercial technology (over 1,500 MW capacity installed in Europe). The technologies to convert the other ocean energy resources to electricity, including deepwater offshore wind technology, albeit in their infancies, exist. These technologies are ready for full-scale prototype and early commercialization testing at sea. This paper highlights the technology development status of various energy conversion technologies.
Bibliography:AC36-08GO28308
NREL/JA-500-48850
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
ISSN:1042-8275
2377-617X
DOI:10.5670/oceanog.2010.40