The development of wave and tidal resources as a source of energy is the subject of growing international investigation. Ireland’s offshore renewable energy resources have significant development potential and are considered as being among the best in the world, with the practicable wave energy resource estimated at more than 6000MW.
At present there is no well-established wave energy industry anywhere in the world. Ireland has the potential to become a world-leading developer and manufacturer of the technologies that will enable the harnessing of ocean energy resources. To achieve this, the Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Ireland are implementing the National Strategy for Ocean Energy to 2020. The Marine Institute is actively promoting research into wave energy and tidal energy.
For further information on the Ocean Energy Programme please visit the Ocean Energy Section of the Marine Institute Website
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Over 100 delegates attended the Ocean Energy Researchers’ Workshop on Friday 2nd October 2009. Following on from the success of the workshop, the proceedings are now available. The workshop explored the National Ocean Energy research priorities and was hosted by the Marine Institute, Sustainable Energy Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. For further information visit the Workshop website.