Ocean Engineering Seminar

With Speaker Mirko Previsic, Technology Lead, Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) Ocean Energy Program.

"Wave and Tidal Energy Conversion"
Ocean energy resources are attractive renewable supply alternatives for
North America because good wave and tidal energy resources can be found
in close proximity to population centers. The Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) has established three North American collaborative
programs to demonstrate wave, tidal and river-instream energy conversion
in North America. This seminar will review existing wave and tidal
power technologies and provide an overview of developments in the US and
abroad. It will cover the following subject areas:
- Overview of the EPRI program
- The US energy resource mix
- Wave and Tidal Energy Resource Potential and Characteristic
- Technologies under development
- Cost and Economic issues
- Critical issues facing the development of these resources
- Projects under development in the US

Location: 240 Bechtel Engineering Center