Wave power, along with renewable energy-generating sources like tides and streams, is underestimated considering its advantageous physical properties and predictability. This paper examines possible examples of wave power installations in the Baltic Sea and the Danish part of the North Sea....

We analyse the wave energy resource theoretically and practically available in a semi-sheltered shelf sea of moderate depth and with relatively severe but highly intermittent wave climate on the example of the Baltic Sea. The wave properties along the entire eastern Baltic Sea coast, from the...

This work presents an assessment of per unit cost of electricity generated from 15MW wind farm at 40 locations in the coastal areas of Pakistan using the method of net present value analysis. The Nordex N43/600 wind turbine has been selected and used as reference wind turbine. Wind duration...

Marine renewable energies offer alternatives to fossil and nuclear energies. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is one of these alternatives, which also provides a range of additional products - food, air conditioning, water, pharmacheuticals included - hence the term deep ocean water...

A computer-based decision support system, EnTrack, has been established for use by planners and energy managers engaged in the development of renewable energy resources at the regional level. To this end, the project has involved a mix of local authority and academic staff from three European...

Two opposing trends threaten the architect and engineer. The first is concern for global pollution. Not only energy use but also energy sources will be defined in terms of atmospheric contamination. Annual carbon dioxide targets will be established. Architects will have to become more energy...

The UK electricity market is a liberalised market where price should reflect cost and value. How true is this for renewable energy?

Market objectives based on private value judgments will conflict with social policy objectives toward environmental quality in an emerging restructured electricity industry. This might affect the choice of renewables in the future generation mix. The US electricity industry's long-range capacity...

A methodology for quantitative and objective Renewable Energy Market Competence Index is developed. The proposed index includes 18 different quantitative indicators; among them 13 are general indicators covering the political, economical situation of the country, and the energy sector, and 5 are...