Report: Hydrokinetic and Ocean Energy: Renewable Power Generation from Ocean Wave, Tidal Stream,River Hydrokinetic, Ocean Current, and Ocean Thermal Technologies TOC

1. Executive Summary

2. Market Issues

2.1 Water Power: World' s Largest Renewable Energy Source
2.2 Current Status of Water Power
2.3 Types of Hydropower: Advantages and Disadvantages
2.4 Shift in Development Emphasis to Marine Kinetic Technologies
2.5 Current Market Opportunities
- 2.5.1 Climate Change Regulations
- 2.5.2 The Green Economy
- 2.5.3 The Variability of Existing Renewable Resources
- 2.5.4 Predictability of Marine Kinetic Resources
- 2.5.5 Superior Energy Content Profile
2.6 Industry Growth Drivers
- 2.6.1 Legislative, Regulatory, Incentives and Subsidies
- 2.6.2 Improvements to Waterpower Technologies
- 2.6.3 Emergence of Marine Kinetic Technologies
- 2.6.4 Economics Overview
  - 2.6.4.1 Cost of Conventional Energy Source Trends
  - 2.6.4.2 Net Cost of Wave, Tidal, River Kinetic, Ocean Current, Ocean Thermal Technologies
2.7 Implementation Issues
- 2.7.1 Lack of Commercial or Mature Product Offerings
- 2.7.2 Unknown Environmental Permitting Issues
- 2.7.3 Transmission and Distribution Grid Interconnection Questions
  - 2.7.3.1 Remote Versus Load Center Plant Locations
  - 2.7.3.2 Grid Interconnection Issues
    - 2.7.3.2.1 Integration with Wholesale Grid Operators
    - 2.7.3.2.2 Integration with Emerging Green Power Portfolios
- 2.7.4 Lack of Standards and Certifications

3. Technology Issues

3.1 Ocean Wave Technologies
- 3.1.1 History
- 3.1.2 Basic Principles
- 3.1.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.1.4 Turbine Types
- 3.1.5 Commercialization Time Horizon
  - 3.1.5.1. Cost
  - 3.1.5.2 Efficiency
  - 3.1.5.3 Reliability
  - 3.1.5.4 Scalability
  - 3.1.5.5 Availability
3.2 Tidal Power
- 3.2.1 History
- 3.2.2 Basic Principles
- 3.2.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.2.4 Turbine Types
- 3.2.5 Commercialization Time Horizon
  - 3.2.5.1 Cost
  - 3.2.5.2 Efficiency
  - 3.2.5.3 Reliability
  - 3.2.5.4 Scalability
  - 3.2.5.5 Availability
3.3 River Hydrokinetic Technologies
- 3.3.1 History
- 3.3.2 Basic Principles
- 3.3.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.3.4 Turbine Types
- 3.3.5 Commercialization Time Horizon
- 3.3.5.1 Cost
- 3.3.5.2 Efficiency
- 3.3.5.3 Reliability
- 3.3.5.4 Scalability
- 3.3.5.5 Availability
3.4 Ocean Current Technologies
- 3.4.1 History
- 3.4.2 Basic Principles
- 3.4.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.4.4 Turbine Types
- 3.4.5 Commercialization Time Horizon
  - 3.4.5.1 Cost
  - 3.4.5.2 Efficiency
  - 3.4.5.3 Reliability
  - 3.4.5.4 Scalability
  - 3.4.5.5 Availability
3.5 Ocean Thermal Energy Technologies
- 3.5.1 History
- 3.5.2 Basic Principles
- 3.5.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.5.4 Turbine Types
- 3.5.5 Commercialization Time Horizon
  - 3.5.5.1 Cost
  - 3.5.5.2 Efficiency
  - 3.5.5.3 Reliability
  - 3.5.5.4 Scalability
  - 3.5.5.5 Availability

4. Key Industry Players

4.1 Wave Power
- 4.1.1 Pelamis Wave Power
- 4.1.2 Ocean Power Technology
- 4.1.3 SWOT Analysis of Other Top 3 Wave Prospects
  - 4.1.3.1 Wave Dragon
  - 4.1.3.2 Wavegen
  - 4.1.3.3 Oceanlinx
4.2 Tidal Stream Turbines
- 4.2.1 Marine Current Turbines
- 4.2.2 OpenHydro
- 4.2.3 SWOT Analysis of other 2 Other Top Prospects
  - 4.2.3.1 Lanstrom Turbines
  - 4.2.3.2 Lunar Energy
4.3 River Hydrokinetic Technologies
- 4.3.1 Verdant Power
- 4.3.2 Ocean Renewable Power Company
4.4 Ocean Current
- 4.4.1 Aquantis, LLC
4.5 Ocean Thermal
4.6 Xenesys, Inc.

5. Market Forecasts

5.1 World Energy Generation
5.2 World Renewable Distributed Energy Generation
5.3 Wave Energy
- 5.3.1 North America
- 5.3.2 Europe
- 5.3.3 Asia Pacific
- 5.3.4 Rest of the World
5.4 Tidal Resources
- 5.4.1 North America
- 5.4.2 Europe
- 5.4.3 Asia Pacific
- 5.4.4 Rest of the World
5.5 River Hydrokinetic Turbines
- 5.5.1 North America
- 5.5.2 Rest of the World
5.6 Ocean Current
- 5.6.1 North America
- 5.6.2 Rest of the World
5.7 Ocean Thermal
- 5.7.3 North America
- 5.7.4 Asia Pacific / Rest of the World

6. Company Directory

7. Acronym and Abbreviation List

8. Table of Contents

9. Table of Figures

10. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes

Table of Charts and Figures

Hydrokinetic Capacity Forecasts by Technology, World Markets: 2008-2015
Estimated Waterpower Capacity Potential and Realized Gains by 2025
Global Distribution of Ocean Power Technologies
World Energy Consumption by Source: 1982-2007
Regional Energy Consumption Patterns by Source: 2007
Average Energy Cost per Kilowatt-Hour by World Region: 1999-2007
Ocean Power Economies of Scale Cost Comparison
Breakdown of Capital Costs for Wave Farm
Breakdown of Capital Costs for Tidal Stream Farm
Breakdown of Operations and Maintenance Costs for Wave Farm
Cost of Energy at 10 MW, Wave and Tidal Stream Energy
Capital Costs of First Prototypes and First Production Models, Wave and Tidal Stream
Distribution of Major Wave Technology Types
Renewable Energy Sources as a Percentage of All Power Generation: 2006-2030
Carbon Reduction Forecasts by Policy Scenario, World Markets: 2005-2030
Electricity Generation Capacity Additions, World Markets: 2007
Cumulative Electricity Capacity by Source, World Markets: 2005-2030
Power Generation Forecasts by Policy Scenario, World Markets: 2005-2030
Hydrokinetic Capacity Forecasts by Technology, World Markets: 2009-2015
River Kinetic Capacity Forecasts, World Markets: 2009-2015
Hydrologic Cycle
Lunar and Solar Tides by Seasonal Cycle
Wave and Tidal Energy Potential, North America
Marine Renewable Energy Technologies Cost Reduction Diagram
EPRI Alaska River Hydrokinetic Resource Evaluation Sites
Renewable Portfolio Standards, United States
Global Wave Power Density Distribution
Types of Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Devices
Prime Tidal resources Regions around the World
Basic Designs of Wind/Water Turbines
Major North American Rivers and Their Yearly Discharges in Cubic km/Year
Image of a Typical Hydrokinetic Turbine
World Ocean Current Resources
Horizontal Axis Ocean Current Turbine
Schematic of Ocean Thermal Energy System
Map of Ocean Temperature Differences between Surface and Depth of 1000 Meters
Sea Solar Power 100 MW Plantship
Image of Pelamis Wave Power Device
Image of Ocean Power Technology PowerBuoy
Image of Marine Current Turbines Tidal Stream Turbine
Image of OpenHydro Tidal Stream Turbine
Image of Verdant Power River Hydrokinetic Turbine
Schematic of Ocean Renewable Power Company Cross-Flow Turbine
Artist Depiction of Aquantis C-Plane Technology
Summary, Levelized Real COE Chart for Marine Renewables
Marine Renewable Energy Government Subsidies, Key European Markets
Marine Renewable Energy Costs and Capabilities by Technology
Summary Levelized Real Cost of Energy Chart for Marine Renewables
Pelamis SWOT Analysis
Ocean Power Technology SWOT Analysis
Wave Dragon SWOT Analysis
Wavegen SWOT Analysis
Oceanlinx SWOT Analysis
Marine Current Turbines SWOT Analysis
OpenHydro SWOT Analysis
Hammerfest Strom AS SWOT Analysis
Lunar Energy SWOT Analysis
Verdant Power SWOT Analysis
Ocean Renewable Power Company SWOT Analysis
Xenesys SWOT Analysis

Table of Tables

Hydrokinetic Technologies Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Hydrokinetic Technologies, World Markets: 2008-2015
Ocean Wave Power Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Ocean Wave Power Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Tidal Power Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Tidal Power Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Tidal Barrage Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Tidal Barrage Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
River Hydrokinetic Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of River Hydrokinetic Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Ocean Current Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Ocean Current Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Ocean Thermal Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Annual Growth of Ocean Thermal Capacity, World Markets: 2008-2015
Wave System Installed Price, United States: 2008-2015
Wave System Revenue, United States: 2011-2015
Tidal Power Installed Price, Americas: 2008-2015
Tidal Power System Revenue, Americas: 2010-2015
Hydrokinetic Technologies Revenue, Americas: 2010-2015