BLUE ENERGY IN THE SEAS AND OCEANS

The seas and oceans have the potential to become important sources of clean energy. Marine renewable energy, which includes both offshore wind and ocean energy, presents an opportunity to generate economic growth and jobs, enhance the security of the energy supply and boost competitiveness through technological innovation, contributing to the decarbonisation goals. In the context of a decrease of the primary resources, the blue energy generated by the oceans and seas captured the interests of many countries. We see today many studies, researches, projects that crossed the borders of the countries, developed by collaborative mixed teams. The results are promising, the success is guaranteed.

The present paper is a desk research on the ocean energy in Europe and not only in this region, showing the best practices in this area of activity and their implementation. The conclusions are very clear and sustained by the figures; the blue energy gained its own place in the mix energy of many countries. This inexhaustible resource seems to gain more and more interests year by year.