Ocean Energy

Gates and turbines are installed along the dam. When the tides produce an adequate difference in the level of the water on opposite sides of the dam, the water flows through the turbines that turn an electric generator to produce electricity. Tidal fences can also harness the energy of tides. They can be used in areas such as channels between two landmasses. Tidal fences 

Quoted from Dr. Tom Thorpe of ETSU (author of the 1998 Wave Energy Commentary). 

Post-Oil Energy Technology After the Age of Fossil Fuels 

This heat pump moves the heat from the surface of the ocean into its lower depths and in the process recovers some of the energy obtained by the working fluid as its pressure is reduced through a turbine generator. Sea Solar Power Inc. estimates that a 100 mW power plant could be built for 336 million. 

The pendulor wave-power device consists of a rectangular box that is open to the sea at one end. A flap is hinged over the opening and the action of the waves causes the flap to swing back and forth. The motion powers a hydraulic pump and a generator. 

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R. J. Seymour, ed.. Ocean Energy Recovey The State of the Art, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1992. 

See also Acid Rain Air Pollution Atmosphere Environmental Problems and Energy Use Ocean Energy Systems Pollution and Energy Efficiency. 

Bequette, F. (1998). Harnessing Ocean Energy. UNESCO Courier 51 (7/8) 33-35. 

Cavanagh, J. E. Clarke,]. H. and Price, R. (1993). Ocean Energy Systems. In Renewable Energy ed. L. Burnham. Washington, DC Island Press. 

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ocean Energy... 

Ocean Energy Systems - Energy conversion technologies that harness the energy in tides, waves, and thermal gradients in the oceans. 

BOEMRE (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement), 2010. 30 CFR Part 250. 

Stenzel, P. and Wagner, H.J. (2010) Osmotic power plants potential analysis and site criteria, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Ocean Energy, Bilbao, Spain. 

See also Reorganization of Title 30 Bureaus of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Ocean Energy Management, on October 18,2011. https //federalregister.gOv/a/2011-22675. 

On October 1,2011, the Department of the Interior reorganized the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement and established two new, independent bureaus—BSEE and BOEM. http //www.doi. gov/news/pressreleases/Interior-Department-Completes-Reorganization-of-the-Former-MMS.cfm. 

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