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The Potential of Marine Energy

  • The Potential of Marine Energy
  • The floating turbine offshore of the Gotō Islands. (Courtesy: Ministry of the Environment)

    The floating turbine offshore of the Gotō Islands. (Courtesy: Ministry of the Environment)

  • Figure 2. This buoy generates power from waves while remaining able to withstand a typhoon. (Courtesy: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding)

    Figure 2. This buoy generates power from waves while remaining able to withstand a typhoon. (Courtesy: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding)

  • Figure 3. The projected walls channel waves more efficiently to the OWC generators along the levee. (Courtesy: JAMSTEC)

    Figure 3. The projected walls channel waves more efficiently to the OWC generators along the levee. (Courtesy: JAMSTEC)

  • Figure 4. This gyro-equipped wave power generator makes use of Japanese developed technology. (Courtesy: Gyrodynamics)

    Figure 4. This gyro-equipped wave power generator makes use of Japanese developed technology. (Courtesy: Gyrodynamics)

  • Figure 5. Installed on the ocean floor, this tidal current generator features modular design for ease of maintenance. (Courtesy: Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

    Figure 5. Installed on the ocean floor, this tidal current generator features modular design for ease of maintenance. (Courtesy: Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

  • Figure 6. These moored Kuroshio current generators are being jointly developed by IHI, Toshiba, the University of Tokyo, and the Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute. (Courtesy: IHI Corporation)

    Figure 6. These moored Kuroshio current generators are being jointly developed by IHI, Toshiba, the University of Tokyo, and the Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute. (Courtesy: IHI Corporation)

  • Figure 7. A planned ocean thermal conversion generator using highly efficient heat exchangers. (Source: Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University)

    Figure 7. A planned ocean thermal conversion generator using highly efficient heat exchangers. (Source: Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University)

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