Water Science and Engineering 2014, 7(3) 288-305 DOI: doi:10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.03.005 ISSN: 1674-2370 CN: 32-1785/TV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marine renewable energy in China: Current status and perspectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yong-liang ZHANG*, Zheng LIN, Qiu-lin LIU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
State Key Laboratory of Hydro-Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract:
Based on a general review of marine renewable energy in China, an assessment of the development status and amount of various marine renewable energy resources, including tidal energy, tidal current energy, wave energy, ocean thermal energy, and salinity gradient energy in China’s coastal seas, such as the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea, is presented. We have found that these kinds of marine renewable energy resources will play an important role in meeting China’s future energy needs. Additionally, considering the uneven distribution of China’s marine renewable energy and the influences of its exploitation on the environment, we have suggested several sites with great potential for each kind of marine energy. Furthermore, perspectives on and challenges related with marine renewable energy in China are addressed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: renewable energy tidal energy tidal current energy wave energy ocean thermal energy salinity gradient energy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Received 2013-02-08 Revised 2013-03-14 Online: 2014-07-25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: doi:10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.03.005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 51079072 and 51279088), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2012AA052602), and the Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program (Grant No. 20101081791). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corresponding Authors: Yong-liang ZHANG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Email: yongliangzhang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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