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MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY: A NORTHWEST OPPORTUNITY
MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY:
A NORTHWEST OPPORTUNITY
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PAVING THE PATH TO COMMERCIALIZATION
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TYPES OF OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
• Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK)
• Motion of the Ocean
• Wave Energy – West Coast
• Tidal Energy – requires the right
geography
• Riverine hydrokinetic – non-
impoundment
• Ocean Current Energy – e.g., California
Current
• Offshore Wind – floating wind only –
steep ocean shelf
• Ocean Thermal Exchange, Salinity
Gradient, etc.
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Ocean Power Technologies
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Pelamis Sea Snake
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Fred. Olson Renewables
Lifesaver Technology
Wave Hub testing facility, U.K.
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M3 Wave Energy – Oregon Grown
Ocean Energy, USA – Oscillating Water Column
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Northwest Energy Innovations
Azura Technology
Wave Energy Test Site - Hawaii
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Wello Oy Penguin
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Resolute Marine Energy
M3 Wave, LLC
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WWW.PACIFICOCEANENERGY.ORG
