Ocean Energy Harvesting System
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 4901
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ocean engineering; ocean renewable energy; offshore wind farm
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite strong growth in energy demand, most of the energy currently available is still mainly from nonrenewable resources such as coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment, fossil fuel supplies are limited, and prices fluctuate. Renewable resources such as wind, solar, and ocean energy have enormous potential because they are indigenous, nonpolluting, and inexhaustible. The technology for capturing wind and solar energy is very mature, and the development of capturing ocean wave energy such as waves, tides, and currents is still under headwind. The development of marine energy harvesting technology, however, is the most important challenge, since it may become another important energy supply in the future.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish exciting research in support of the development of an ocean energy harvesting system and to provide a rapid turn-around time regarding reviewing and publishing, disseminating articles freely for research, teaching, and reference purposes.
High-quality papers directly related to the following topics in support of novel system designs and techniques for performance enhancement with respect to levelized cost of energy (LCOE) are encouraged:
- Tidal and ocean current harvesting devices;
- Wave energy harvesting devices;
- Hybrid wave and ocean current harvesting systems;
- Deep water mooring concepts;
- Floating structure mooring concepts for shallow and deep waters;
- Cost-reducing fixed or floating platform structures.
Prof. Dr. Bang-Fuh Chen
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Renewable energy
- Wave energy
- Tidal and current energy
- Ocean energy harvesting system
- Mooring system
- Anchoring system
- Floating supporting structure
