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Abstract
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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.
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