An IEA OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin1
Article
Issue No.
52, July 2008
Harnessing the Power of the Oceans
by
Gouri S.
Bhuyan,
Executive Committee Chair,
IEA Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems
Exploiting the energy of the oceans has for long...
More
An IEA OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin1
Article
Issue No.
52, July 2008
Harnessing the Power of the Oceans
by
Gouri S.
Bhuyan,
Executive Committee Chair,
IEA Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems
Exploiting the energy of the oceans has for long attracted the talents of innovators.
Today, concrete efforts are mobilising numerous technologies to exploit the world’s vast
ocean energy resources.
The role of these technologies is set to grow steadily in the drive
for reliable, cost-competitive and environmentally sound energy.
The IEA Implementing
Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) brings together a fast growing number of
stakeholder countries to facilitate and co-ordinate ocean energy research, development,
demonstration and wider market deployment.
Force and diversity
The oceans hold energy in numerous ways, so it is not surprising that many conversion technologies exist to
exploit that energy.
Broadly speaking, ocean renewable energy resources fall into five categ
Less