Abstract
Oceans are the largest collector of solar energy on the earth’s surface. Considering oceans cover more than 70% of the earth’s surface, the amount of energy stored by the oceans is enormous. The energy can be harvested from the ocean by taking advantage of waves, tidal current, and the thermal gradients that exist within the body of water. The gravitational pull of the moon primarily drives the tides, and the wind powers the ocean waves. In theory, these ocean-based renewable resources could meet the world’s energy requirements many times over, but they are extremely difficult to harvest economically for large scale production. In this chapter, various methods including three main techniques; wave power, tide power and ocean thermal energy conversion, are discussed for harvesting energy from oceans.
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Ghosh, T.K., Prelas, M.A. (2011). Ocean Energy. In: Energy Resources and Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1402-1_5
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