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Abstract- Oceans, large lakes and bays are huge reservoirs of various useful and renewable energy resources. World’s total estimated ocean energy reserves are about 130 TW. However, only a small fraction can be recovered economically. This paper presents an overview of ocean energy technology as a source of renewable energy. These technologies span:  Ocean Wave energy  Tidal energy  Energy from Ocean currents  Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) A brief history of the technologies is presented, as well as each technology’s commercial market development status. Benefits and barriers to research and development are also examined along with various devices currently being validated in the field.Significant growth has occurred in the number of devices developed for ocean energy conversion since 2003.