Google Tech Talks
November 8, 2006
ABSTRACT
The World Energy Council has estimated the ‘useful’ global ocean wave energy resource as >2TW (17,500TWh/year). From this it has been estimated (Thorpe 1999) that the practical economic contribution from wave energy converters could be 2,000TWh/year (similar to current installed nuclear or hydroelectric generation capacity). Such generating capacity could result in up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions being displaced from fossil fuel generation per year - similar to current emissions from electricity generation in the US.
Formed in 1998, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd has developed the ‘Pelamis’ wave energy converter to harness this promising energy resource. The company is currently developing and building the first commercial projects consisting of multiple machine ‘wave farm’ arrays. This talk will describe the resource, the technology, practical considerations and current commercial economic status of wave energy.Google Tech Talks
November 8, 2006
ABSTRACT
The World Energy Council has estimated the ‘useful’ global ocean wave energy resource a...all »Google Tech Talks
November 8, 2006
ABSTRACT
The World Energy Council has estimated the ‘useful’ global ocean wave energy resource as >2TW (17,500TWh/year). From this it has been estimated (Thorpe 1999) that the practical economic contribution from wave energy converters could be 2,000TWh/year (similar to current installed nuclear or hydroelectric generation capacity). Such generating capacity could result in up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions being displaced from fossil fuel generation per year - similar to current emissions from electricity generation in the US.
Formed in 1998, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd has developed the ‘Pelamis’ wave energy converter to harness this promising energy resource. The company is currently developing and building the first commercial projects consisting of multiple machine ‘wave farm’ arrays. This talk will describe the resource, the technology, practical considerations and current commercial economic status of wave energy.«
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