Trends in emerging tidal and wave energy collection technology

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-116

  Price, Rachel ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of energy; Device comparison; Tidal energy; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY; CURRENT STATUS; DEVICE COMPARISON; ECONOMIC CONCERNS; OPERATING COMPLEXITY; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; PELAMIS; TIDAL ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

TIDAL POWER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY;

BIVALVIA; PELAMIS;

EID: 70349332948     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.43.1.3     Document Type: Article

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