Ocean Energy

Ocean energy is a renewable energy source that is powered by ocean tides and waves. People use this energy to create electricity and to pump water.
The Pelamis attenuator, developed by Ocean Power Delivery of Scotland

There are four different types of ocean energy.

They are: Tidal Energy Wave Energy Marine Current Power Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation Each of them is harnessed in a different way .

What is Ocean Energy?

With the oceans covering over 70% of the earths surface, they are the worlds largest collector and retainer of the suns vast energy and the largest powerhouse in the world.

How does it work?

The wind blows at different speeds, in different directions and causes the blades to lift and rotate, which produces energy.

* Rotors are a spinning device in the water like pinwheel.

Tidal* Energy
The ocean current pushes rotors to move in the water, causing energy to form. One of the benefits of generating electricity from tidal currents is their predictability, enabling the developers to know when the turbines will be producing electricity. *affected by tides

Wave Energy
The total power of waves breaking around the worlds coastlines is estimated at 2-3 million megawatts.
One way to harness wave energy is to bend or focus the waves into a narrow channel, increasing their power and size.

Wave-power rich areas of the world include the western coasts of Scotland, northern Canada, southern Africa, Australia, and the northwestern coasts of the United States.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation (OTEC)

The energy from the sun heats the water of the ocean. OTEC works best when the temperature difference between the warmer, top layer of the ocean and the colder, deep ocean water is about 20C (36F). It will probably be 10 to 20 years before the technology is available to produce and transmit electricity economically from OTEC systems.

Marine Current Power

Marine current power energy is based on harnessing kinetic energy of ocean currents.