The Development of Technology Evaluation Protocols for the Equitable Evaluation of Marine Renewable Energy Converters

摘要

This paper describes a major collaborative project funded through the European Union which seeks to accelerate the adoption of ocean energy systems through providing a rational suite of protocols that will: (ⅰ) help to match technology and scale of deployment to site specific considerations; (ⅱ) define acceptable methodologies to evaluate the environmental consequence of deployment; (ⅲ) develop techniques for equitable comparison of the economic potential; for the deployment of small to medium arrays.