The energy contained within the marine environment is vast and if it could be exploited economically to generate electric power, the rewards could be equally large.

The five types of technology considered in this report are tidal, wave, tidal current, thermal gradient and salinity gradient.

Although each of these technologies is potentially capable of tapping the resource; today, only one of these is capable of being considered as a commercial proposition. However, over the next five to ten years others among them should be able to prove themselves.

This report will enable you to:

- Gain up-to-date competitive intelligence through a comprehensive review of marine technologies concepts in electricity power generation markets.

- Assess the emerging trends in marine technologies – including ocean thermal energy conversion, wave power generation and tidal stream technologies, tidal barrage power plants, salinity gradient power generation.

- Identify which key trends will offer the greatest growth potential and learn which technology trends are likely to allow greater market impact.

- Discover how manufacturers are developing new marine technologies.

- Quantify costs of marine technologies, with comparisons against other forms of power generation technology, installation costs, and cost of electricity.



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Pages: 146
Publication Date: January 2010
Publisher: Business Insights