Progress in Ocean Energy Conversion

Dear Colleagues,

For this Special Issue "Progress in Ocean Energy Conversion," papers are sought on the science and technology of the rapidly developing field of marine hydrokinetics. Of particular interest are results on the design, development, siting, and experience of tidal, ocean current, and wave energy conversion devices and systems.  Also of interest are papers related to ocean thermal energy conversion and hybrid systems involving wind and ocean energy conversion, such as a wind-wave hybrid. Developments may be either subscale or full-scale and applicable to micropower, distributed generation, or utility-scale power.

Papers are also encouraged which address key barriers to the development of ocean energy conversion. Examples of such barriers include deep water moorings, power transmission to shore, and long-term reliability of devices operating in the marine environment.

It is hoped that some papers will address the environmental and social impacts of ocean energy conversion, including design for environmental impact mitigation and results of (or approaches for) monitoring high interest environmental effects.

Philip C. Malte
Mitsuhiro Kawase
Brian Polagye
Jim Thomson
Alberto Aliseda
Guest Editors