Marine Renewable Energy HandbookMarine renewable energy is a significant resource for generating electricity, and if some conversion technologies have already reached a certain level of maturity, others are emerging. The originality of this multidisciplinary book is to offer a broad spectrum of knowledge from academic and industry experts of various origins. It deals with general aspects such as the specificities and constraints of the marine environment, the concepts of hydrodynamics and ocean engineering, as well as the industrial and economic sides necessary for the assembly of projects. It also discusses conversion technologies such as offshore wind, tidal power plants, tidal stream turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy plants. Finally, two chapters are devoted to power electronic conversion and power transmission cables. |
Contents
Marine Environment and Energy Resources | 6-1 |
industry in France | 6-4 |
Production of Tidal Range Energy | 8-7 |
PaimpolBréhat Development of the First Tidal | 8-79 |
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion | 11-41 |
Feedback from the Sabella Tidal Current | 10 |
conversion | 13 |
Cables for Collectin and Transmittin Ener | 15 |
List of Authors | 15-42 |
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