DocumentCode
2374510
Title
World-wide status for harnessing ocean renewable resources
Author
Bhuyan, Gouri S.
Author_Institution
Powertech Labs. Inc, BC Hydro, Surrey, BC, Canada
fYear
2010
fDate
25-29 July 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The paper provides an overview of global activities associated with harnessing ocean renewable energy resources for generating electricity as well as for other utilizations. Developmental status and maturity of various conversion technologies to harness energy from tides, waves, tidal stream, ocean currents, temperature gradient, and salinity gradients are presented.
Keywords
ocean waves; wave power generation; electricity generation; ocean currents; ocean renewable energy resources; ocean salinity gradients; ocean temperature gradient; tidal stream; Desalination; Ocean Current; Ocean Temperature Gradient; Osmotic Power; Salinity Gradient; Tidal Energy; Wave Energy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
1944-9925
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9925
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PES.2010.5589292
Filename
5589292
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