Tag Archives: OES

2021 Tidal Energy Developments

IEA Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) has released the 2021 Tidal Current Energy Developments Highlights. This brochure features examples of projects in member countries that show continued progress. Advances in tidal energy include: The energy of moving water currents can be harnessed with tidal current turbines seabed mounted or floating. The method for extracting energy from tidal streams is approaching design

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In-Depth Interviews with Key Renewable Energy Players

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The International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration program on Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has published in-depth interviews with six key players in the ocean energy sector. Ocean energy has made great strides in recent years, with projects now being built on a large scale and deployed under real sea conditions, an indicator of the shift of the sector toward industrialization. However, a supportive

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Updating Jobs Numbers for Ocean Energy Sector

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For decision makers, the assessment of the number of jobs related to the development of the ocean energy sector is of utmost importance. Various roadmaps have advanced figures for the 2025, 2030 and even 2050 horizons, but these numbers have become outdated as numerous ocean energy technologies are designed, tested and implemented in pilot farms. A new project will assess

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Intergovernmental Collaboration Focuses on Marine Renewable Energy Issues

The Ocean Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Program (OES) is an intergovernmental collaboration working to advance ocean resources such as tides, waves, currents and ocean thermal and geothermal energy. At the OES fall executive committee meeting, the first wave-powered navigational buoy launched by India was released in Chennai on the east coast of India. The buoy, developed by the National Institute

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