• DocumentCode
    741345
  • Title

    An Overview of the U.K. Marine Energy Sector

  • Author

    Lawrence, J. ; Sedgwick, J. ; Jeffrey, Henry ; Bryden, Ian

  • Author_Institution
    Eur. Marine Energy Centre, Stromness, UK
  • Volume
    101
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    876
  • Lastpage
    890
  • Abstract
    This paper gives a historical overview of the development of the U.K. marine energy sector from its academic beginnings in the early 1970s. It includes discussion on government support policies and where the sector might develop up to and beyond the end of this decade. The paper also presents two very different projects: the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, U.K., and the forthcoming All Waters Current and Wave Test Facility in Edinburgh, U.K., as examples of capital investment in the sector.
  • Keywords
    government policies; power generation planning; wave power plants; European Marine Energy Centre; United Kingdom marine energy sector; all waters current test facility; capital investment; government support policies; wave test facility; Energy management; Europe; Government policies; History; Marine technology; Oceans; Renewable energy resources; Research and development; United Kingdom; Basins; The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC); The United Kingdom; case studies; deployment; development; energy; marine; research; roadmapping; testing; tides; waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2012.2235055
  • Filename
    6459518