The second seminar of PECC International Project on marine resources took place in Hawaii, USA, focusing on ocean as source of renewable energy (March 26-28, 2012). Representatives from government, research institutions, and relevant marine renewable energy industries have contributed to the seminar to share some of the innovative ways to optimize usage of marine resources and on ways to achieve an integrated, sustainable approach in managing natural resources in the ocean. Technologies were available; taking the innovation to work in marketplace was the biggest existing challenge, needing sizable companies to buy into, and invest in the new technologies. Experiences with ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), deep seawater air conditioning, wave energy, tidal energy, microalgae energy and their prospects were discussed in length during the seminar through case studies. 

Program agenda (pdf, 177KB)

Executive summary (pdf, 30KB)

Presentations available for download