A review of ocean energy converters, with an Australian focus

Chris Knight; Scott McGarry; Jennifer Hayward; Peter Osman; Sam Behrens; Chris Knight; Scott McGarry; Jennifer Hayward; Peter Osman; Sam Behrens

doi:10.3934/energy.2014.3.295

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2014, Volume 2, Issue 3: 295-320. doi: 10.3934/energy.2014.3.295

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A review of ocean energy converters, with an Australian focus

CSIRO Energy Technology, PO Box 330, Newcastle 2300, NSW, Australia

Received: 10 March 2014 Accepted: 18 August 2014 Published: 25 August 2014

The requirement to move away from carbon based fossil fuels has led to a renewed interest in unconventional energy sources. Of interest in this article are ocean waves and current and tidal flows. This paper reviews the numerous options for ocean energy conversion systems that are currently available. A basic nomenclature for the variety of systems is utilized to classify the devices. A variety of issues including competing use, boating, fishing, commercial shipping and tourism are discussed with respect to impacts on and from ocean renewable energy.
- ocean renewable energy,
- wave energy,
- tidal energy,
- ocean current,
- ocean energy converter
Citation: Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Jennifer Hayward, Peter Osman, Sam Behrens. A review of ocean energy converters, with an Australian focus[J]. AIMS Energy, 2014, 2(3): 295-320. doi: 10.3934/energy.2014.3.295

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Abstract

The requirement to move away from carbon based fossil fuels has led to a renewed interest in unconventional energy sources. Of interest in this article are ocean waves and current and tidal flows. This paper reviews the numerous options for ocean energy conversion systems that are currently available. A basic nomenclature for the variety of systems is utilized to classify the devices. A variety of issues including competing use, boating, fishing, commercial shipping and tourism are discussed with respect to impacts on and from ocean renewable energy.

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