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Original sources of energy

Overview of world energy resources

Why marine?

UN Atlas of the Oceans


Ocean energy explained

Exploring ways to use Ocean Energy

Thermal and mechanical energy from the ocean

Ocean Energy - fact sheet

Ocean Energy overview, benefits, barriers and developments

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NON RENEWABLES: OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS

Offshore oil drilling explained

UNEP site disseminating information about environmental and sustainable development issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry

Explore a range of environmental issues facing the offshore oil and gas industry

About offshore oil and natural gas

Offshore technology for Oil and Gas Industry

The case against offshore oil

Methane hydrates – energy source of the future?

Methane clathrate (Methane hydrate)

Geology of methane hydrates

Methane hydrates, a new frontier

Methane hydrates and global warming

A hungry world in search of more oil - ppt
Matthew R Simmons, Chairman Simmons & Company International

Gauging the risks of Peak Oil: will we face limits to growth? - ppt
Matthew R Simmons, Chairman Simmons & Company International

History of the Norwegian petroleum industry

Centre for offshore oil and gas environmental research, Canada

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s work with energy from oil and gas

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RENEWABLE OCEAN BASED ENERGY

(1) KINETIC

Ocean wave energy

Wave energy and principles of wave energy conversion
Full article

Ocean wave power

Wave Power – Wikipedia

Directory of ocean wave energy resources

CETO Wave Energy technology, Western Australia
A fully submerged wave power converter produces high pressure seawater from waves, then pumped ashore to produce electricity or freshwater

OceanLinx: and Australian based renewable energy company extracting energy from ocean waves to produce electricity or freshwater

Wave energy conversion in California

Offshore wave energy conversion devices

Where tidal energy comes from - animation

Tidal energy and principles of tidal energy conversion
Full article

Tidal energy

New York City is pioneering the use of tidal flows to generate electric power - video

Ocean tidal power

Tidal power station – animation

Tidal Power – Wikipedia

Tidal power, University of Strathclyde, UK

Tidal power links

Directory of tidal power resources

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(2) WIND AND SOLAR

Offshore wind energy

Wind energy – harnessing the air in motion

Wind energy – offshore expansion

Wind farming

Wind Power – Wikipedia

Offshore wind energy – ppt presentation June 7, 2007, Los Angeles

Wind Power – Wikipedia

Offshore solar energy

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(3) THERMAL

Ocean thermal energy conversion - video
- in Spanish

Ocean energy application: Deep sea water air conditioning, Bora Bora, French Poynesia -video

Ocean thermal energy conversion

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion – Wikipedia

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(4) MARINE BIOFUEL

Coastal Biomass from Algae for the production of biodiesel – ppt presentation

Biodiesel from Algae Oil

Biodiesel from Algae