Analysis of Environmental Benefits of China's Marine Renewable Energy

摘要

China's marine areas are vast, and can be utilized to generate marine energy. Marine renewable energy is natural and clean and has much potential for development, which makes it important in our future development. This paper describes the utilization status of China's three species of marine renewable energy: marine tidal energy, wave energy, and wind energy. We then assess the environmental impacts of these alternative energy sources through an environmental benefit assessment method. We also estimate the environmental benefits of marine tidal power, wave energy, wind energy. This paper concluded that China's marine renewable energy has made huge environmental benefits, which amount to about 290 million yuan. Finally, we put forward two suggestions to develop our country's marine renewable energy: draw lessons from other countries' experience in the development of marine renewable energy to an appropriate extent and construct a strategic and overall plan to develop marine renewable energy.