California Wave Energy Resource Assessment

Performance Period: 2006

A study was carried out for the California Energy Commission to: (1) assess the wave energy resource potential, (2) identify candidate technologies and operational issues, (3) establish cost profiles from this emerging technology, (4) identify environmental issues and (5) identify permitting processes as they relate to the State of California.

Publications:

• Previsic, Mirko. 2006. California Ocean Wave Energy Assessment. California Energy Commission, PIER Renewable Energy Technologies Program Area. CEC-500-2006-119 California Ocean Wave Energy Assessment