海洋エネルギーの国内外の動向と展望(<特集>海洋エネルギー・資源の最前線)

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Marine energy utilization has been remarkably advanced in last decade especially in Europe. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland have already tested more than 50 promising proto types of marine energy absorption devises. They are almost competitive in cost, and much more environmental friendly. United States began to support large amount of budgets by the government since 2007. Mr. Obama announced that his administration is creating the nation's first program to authorize offshore projects to generate electricity. Marine energy utilization is now on a stage of commercial usage, not a stage of fundamental studies. On the other hand in Japan no prototype sea trials have been done these two decades, although Japan used to be a top leader of marine energy utilization in a stage of fundamental studies. We have Ocean Basic Law in 2007 and Ocean Basic Plan in 2008. Several new concepts are proposed and the government begins to support them these years.
2009-07-20