This page proposes some websites either to discover or to deepen your knowledge on ocean energy, also called marine renewable energy or offshore renewable energy: waves, currents (tidal or ocean currents), tide (tidal energy), ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), salinitiy gradient (osmotic pressure), offshore wind, biomass.

To get started, the Ocean Energy glossary, prepared by the Portuguese Wave Energy Centre in the frame of the Coordinated Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE), European project financed by the 6th Framework-Programme, would be worth a look.

Wave energy

• Developing Technologies
• Data about natural resources

Tidal / Ocean currents

• Developing Technologies
• Data about natural resources
• Florida Atlantic University to harness the Gulf Stream energy ?

Tidal energy

• Comité Opérationnel des Elus et Usagers de la Rance
• Nova Scotia Power and its tidal power plant in Annapolis in Canada (bay of Fundy)
• The Korean Sihwa tidal project, supported by the United Nations
• Report from the British Sustainable Development Commission on the UK tidal potential resource

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

• What's OTEC ? (in French, Ifremer website)
• http://www.otecnews.org/moreaboutotec.html
• Developing Technologies
• Example of Sea Water Air Conditioning in Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Salinity Gradient

• Briefing Paper on "Blue Energy" by Kema for Leonardo Energy (2007)
• Developing Technologies
• Acceptability of Blue energy (salinity gradient) in The Netherlands (« Create acceptance » European project under FP6)

Offshore Wind

• Developing Technologies
• http://www.offshorewindenergy.org/
• First Offshore wind project in France
• Collaborative Offshore Wind Research Into The Environment

Marine Biomass

• Developing Technologies