Ocean energy could potentially produced 80,000 TWH/year
Posted by admin on 04 Aug 2009 at 08:08 am | Tagged as: OTEC, Ocean Energy
A new report, Ocean Energy Technologies and Components Worldwide, includes detailed analysis of ocean technologies.
Global energy consumption amounts to over 17,400 Terawatt hours per year, with United States’ use alone accounting for approximately 11,200 Terawatt hours per year. Ocean energy technology has the potential to generate over 93,100 terawatt hours/year with the two most viable options being wave technology and thermal gradient technology. Wave Energy technology alone has the potential to produce up to 80,000 TWH/year, while OTEC could produce up to 10,000 TWH/year. Salinity Gradient technology, still an emerging science, has the potential to produce 2000 TWH/year. Given the Obama administration’s commitment to green technology and renewable energy alternatives, the outlook for 2009-2010 is very positive for increased investment in both domestic and global ocean energy developments.
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