Ship&Offshore | Issue 05/2010
Green energy from green water
WAVE ENERGY Worldwide the economically exploitable amount of wave energy is estimated at 2,000 TWh/year, an average power of 200GW over a year, which is the equivalent of 200 large power stations. The challenge is to generate a predictable amount of energy, in a reliable way, at a reasonable cost. Marin, based in the Netherlands, looked at the offshore industry for inspiration.