EVALUATE, ASSESS, DEVELOP

摘要

Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems refer to a set of technologies that use water as their motive force, or harness its thermal or chemical potential. These technologies offer the possibility of generating clean and predictable electricity from abundant,and as of yet, largely untapped ocean water resources. These resources include waves,currents (tidal, ocean and river), ocean thermal gradients (or ocean thermal energy conversion, or OTEC), and salinity gradients (or osmotic power). These emerging technologies are being actively considered as part of the "all of the above" strategy to help the United States, and the world, meet its clean energy goals.