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A report prepared by Powertech Labs Inc. for the IEA-OES under ANNEX I - Review, Exchange and Disseminationof Information on Ocean Energy Systems
IEA-OES Document No.: T0104
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OCEAN ENERGY: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTSTATUSFinal Technical ReportIEA-OES Document No.: T0104
Authors:
Jahangir Khan and Gouri S. Bhuyan
Powertech Labs Inc12388-88
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Avenue, SurreyBritish Columbia, Canada, V3W 7R7This report was contributed by Powertech Labs to the IEA-OES under ANNEX I: Review,Exchange and Dissemination of Information on Ocean Energy Systems.
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The OES IA, whose formal name is the Implementing Agreement for a Co-operative Programmeon Ocean Energy Systems, functions within a framework created by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Views, findings and publications of the OES IA do not necessarily represent theviews or policies of the IEA Secretariat or of all its individual member countries.Neither the authors nor the organizations participating in or funding the OES IA make anywarranty or representations, expressed or implied, with respect to use of any informationcontained in this report, or assumes any liabilities with respect to use of or for damages resultingfrom the use of any information disclosed in this document.
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Suggested Citation
The suggested citation for this report is:J. Khan and G. Bhuyan (2009).
Ocean Energy: Global Technology Development Status,
Reportprepared by Powertech Labs for the IEA-OES. [Online], Available: www.iea-oceans.org
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Further to the evaluation of the development of ocean energy technologies, as reported inthe IEA-OES 2006 report,
Review and Analysis of Ocean Energy Systems, Development and Supporting Policies
, [1], additional evaluation of the technologies and theirdevelopment status was carried out during 2007 and 2008. Ocean energy conversionsystems are being developed in a number of countries, as shown in Fig. 1, with theUnited Kingdom leading the development effort, followed by the United States. Canadaand Norway also have a significant number of technology development activities. Inaddition to these statistics, numerous research and development initiatives are currentlybeing pursued in various academic institutions throughout the world. Also, renewedactivities toward developing small to large-scale marine energy projects can be observedwithin the global marine energy domain [2].
Figure 1: Country participation in ocean energy conversion system development
As part of this review, the current development status of the harnessing of oceanrenewable energy resources has been analyzed. The maturity of the ocean renewableenergy conversion technologies is shown in Fig. 2.
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