The development of Ocean Wave Energy is a leading edge use of primarily existing concepts and technology in a potentially hostile environment. Spawned in part by other offshore industrial and energy related developments, the challenge for ocean wave technology companies has been to harness the huge amounts of this available energy in a safe and efficient manner. With the West Coast of BC having excellent resource potential, electric utilities, power developers and governments have a particular interest in whether Ocean Wave Energy technology has advanced sufficiently to enable development at the near commercial level as a potential future source of renewable energy. This paper will discuss the ocean wave energy potential for BC, how it might be developed, the rewards of successful implementation and the risks that need to be managed.

Volume Subject Area:
Ocean Engineering
Keywords:
ocean wave energy, wave resource, wave energy development, risk management
Topics:
Exergy, Governments, Ocean energy, Ocean engineering, Ocean waves, Public utilities, Renewable energy, Risk, Risk management, Shorelines, Wave energy, Waves
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