Microgrid New Blue Ocean Development

How can ocean energy technologies improve the Sustainable BLUE ECONOMY?

Among other findings: The predictability of power generation from ocean energy technologies complements the variable character solar PV and wind. Desalination of seawater using renewable energy sources – including solar and wind power, but also direct solar and geothermal heat – can further enhance the sustainable blue economy.

How can observing platforms be used in a multipurpose microgrid?

There are opportunities to codevelop observing platforms with integrated energy generation, as well as opportunities to use wave and tidal power as part of a multipurpose floating platform that has an offshore microgrid, thereby providing electricity to charge autonomous vehicles and run sensor, data processing, and communications systems.

Can ocean resources create a Sustainable 'BLUE ECONOMY'?

The capacity to create an equitable and sustainable ‘blue economy’ from ocean resources will be determined by addressing social conditions, governance and infrastructure, not just resource availability, as shown by a fuzzy logic model incorporating multidisciplinary criteria.

Why are blue economy industries moving further offshore?

Blue economy industries, such as aquaculture, are moving further offshore to take advantage of the vast scale of the ocean, but moving further offshore requires access to regular, reliable power untethered to land-based power grids.

What is a collaborative framework on Ocean Energy / ofshore renewables?

A new Collaborative Framework on Ocean Energy / Ofshore Renewables brings countries together to identify priority areas and actions and to foster international collaboration to understand the role of ocean and ofshore renewables in the energy transition and ensure its widespread deployment in the future.

Could removing power constraints accelerate growth in the Blue Economy?

Removing power constraints could enable new technologies and accelerate growth in the blue economy, creating new markets for sustained economic development.