Policy and Technology for Ocean Renewable Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 3162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ocean renewable energy; offshore wind energy; technical standardization
Interests: ocean renewable energy; performance assessment for wave energy converters in open sea; vortex-induced vibration energy extraction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ocean energy systems have significantly improved in the past decade through the commissioning of the world’s largest grid-connected tidal barrage in Sihwa Lake, South Korea, and wave power plants and Mutriku, Spain, in addition to a number of wave and tidal energy converters deployed in open-sea waters for testing, and finally the commercialization scale MeyGen Project 1A with 6MW facilities in Scotland, UK. The cumulative energy produced from wave and tidal energy has increased from less than 5 GWh in 2009 to approximately 45 GWh in 2019. Many advanced technologies are being developed, including floating-type tidal energy converters, such as Orbital O2, Minesto’s Deep Green, and Magallanes Renovables’ ATIR, in addition to wave energy converters, such as Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub. To promote the commercialization of ocean energy systems, the International Electrotechnical Committee is developing international standards on ocean energy systems through its IEC TS 62600 series. Many countries consider ocean energy systems to be one of the promising paths in meeting the decarbonization target, fostering economic growth, and creating employment opportunities. Significant incentive policies are being given to the developers, such as the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan and the Blue Growth Strategy in Europe, Renewable Purchase Obligations and feed-in tariff in Asia, the new R&D initiative Powering the Blue Economy in the US, Marine Renewable Act in Canada, and so on. These technical developments and supporting policies are essential for the commercialization of ocean energy systems. This special issue focuses on bringing together innovative technological developments, technical standardization, and national policies in the field of ocean energy systems.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Resource assessment;
- Wind Energy;
- Wave Energy;
- Tidal Energy;
- Ocean Thermal Energy;
- Ocean Energy Devices;
- Multiuse Platforms;
- Economic assessment;
- Installation and Maintenance planning;
- Condition based Maintenance;
- Environmental impact and appraisal;
- Technical standardization;
- Ocean Renewable Energy Policy;
- Science supporting the success of the marine energy industry;
- Economical, social, legal and political aspects of ocean energy;
Dr. Jin-Hak Yi
Dr. Jong-Su Choi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Resource assessment
- Wind Energy
- Wave Energy
- Tidal Energy
- Ocean Thermal Energy
- Ocean Energy Devices
- Multiuse Platforms
- Economic assessment
- Installation and Maintenance planning
- Condition based Maintenance
- Environmental impact and appraisal
- Technical standardization
- Ocean Renewable Energy Policy
- Science supporting the success of the marine energy industry
- Economical, social, legal and political aspects of ocean energy
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