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OCEAN ENERGY CLASSIFICATION OF ENERGIES

Mainly classified as renewable energy and non-renewable energy.
WHAT IS AN ENERGY?
Energy is an ability to do work. Energy causes things to happen around us. Renewable energy:
DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY :- Renewable energy is energy that comes from resources which are
1) Chemical energy continually replenished such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and
2) Electrical energy geothermal heat
3) Thermal energy Non-renewable energy:
4) Light or radiant energy Non renewable energy is energy that comes from the ground and is not
5) Mechanical energy replaced in a relatively short amount of time. Fossil fuels are the main
6) Nuclear energy category of non renewable energy. Fossil fuels include; coal, oil and
7) Solar energy natural gas. These resources come from animals and plants that have
8) Wind energy died millions of years ago and then decomposed to create a useable
9) Ocean energy source of energy for humans.
10) Geothermal energy.

OCEAN ENERGY WAVE ENERGY

1. The world's ocean may eventually provide us with energy to power  Kinetic energy (movement) exists in the moving waves of the ocean.
our homes and businesses. That energy can be used to power a turbine. In this simple example, to
the right, the wave rises into a chamber. The rising water forces the air
2. Right now, there are very few ocean energy power plants and most
out of the chamber. The moving air spins a turbine which can turn a
are fairly small. generator.
3. But how can we get energy from the ocean?  When the wave goes down, air flows through the turbine and back into
4. There are three basic ways to tap the ocean for its energy. They the chamber through doors that are normally closed.
are:  This is only one type of wave-energy system. Others actually use the up
and down motion of the wave to power a piston that moves up and
a) ocean’s waves – wave energy
down inside a cylinder. That piston can also turn a generator.
b) ocean’s high and low tides – tidal energy
 Most wave-energy systems are very small. But, they can be used to
c) temperature difference in the water - OTEC power a warning buoy or a small light house.

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TIDAL ENERGY OTEC

• OTEC: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
 Another form of ocean energy is called tidal energy. When tides comes into the
shore, they can be trapped in reservoirs behind dams. Then when the tide  The idea is not new. Using the temperature of water to make energy
drops, the water behind the dam can be let out just like in a regular hydroelectric actually dates back to 1881 when a French Engineer by the name of
power plant. Jacques D'Arsonval first thought of OTEC.
 Tidal energy has been used since about the 11th Century, when small dams
 The final ocean energy idea uses temperature differences in the ocean.
were built along ocean estuaries and small streams. the tidal water behind these
It's warmer on the surface because sunlight warms the water. But below
dams was used to turn water wheels to mill grains.
 In order for tidal energy to work well, you need large increases in tides. An
the surface, the ocean gets very cold.
increase of at least 16 feet between low tide to high tide is needed. There are  Power plants can be built that use this difference in temperature to
only a few places where this tide change occurs around the earth. Some power make energy. A difference of at least 38 degrees Fahrenheit is needed
plants are already operating using this idea. One plant in France makes enough
between the warmer surface water and the colder deep ocean water.
energy from tides (240 megawatts) to power 240,000 homes

Various installations using power

resources of the Ocean
1. Thermal power station in Arctic latitudes
2. Wave-power installation
3. Installations working on energy produced by currents
4. Thermal power station in tropical latitudes
5. Wind power installations
6. Plants for processing seaweed for fuel
7. Power station using salinity gradients (energy produced by
osmosis)
8. Tidal power station