The advantages

Marine currents represent a very powerful energy source with many advantages over other renewable energy sources. The table below shows a comparison with other traditional and renewable energy sources. Despite the variable features, the advantages of marine currents over the other renewable sources are obvious.

Comparison of energy sources

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The advantages of marine currents

  • Water turbines may have much smaller diameters than wind turbines since the average energy density of marine currents is much higher than the one of good wind sites.
  • Current and energy production speed are fully predictable once accurate surveys have been conducted
  • It is a potentially modular technology and there is no need for costly civil engineering.
  • Presumably, the environmental impact from the exploitation of the marine currents is likely to be minimal.
  • There is no landscape impact.

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