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Ocean Energy
Ocean renewable energy resources can be broadly categorized into:
Tides - Potential energy associated with tides can be harnessed by building barrage or other forms of construction across an estuary.
Waves - Kinetic and potential energy associated with ocean waves can be harnessed using modular technologies.
Tidal (Marine) Currents - Kinetic energy associated with tidal (marine) currents can be harnessed using modular systems.
Temperature Gradients - Thermal energy due to the temperature gradient between the sea surface and deepwater can be harnessed using different Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) processes.
Salinity Gradients - At the mouth of rivers where fresh water mixes with salt water, energy associated with the salinity gradient can be harnessed using pressure-retarded reverse osmosis process and associated conversion technologies.