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Dans ma famille, de tradition catholique, nos prières se devaient de rendre hommage à Dieu (pour l'ensemble de son œuvre). Mais, tout de suite après, il nous fallait dire notre gratitude au Gulf Stream (pour la chaleur de l'eau et la tiédeur de l'air). Chaque fois que nous sortions, grelottants, de nos bains glacés de Bretagne, une grand-mère était là pour s'exclamer : " Remercie donc le Gulf Stream ! Sans lui, notre mer serait froide. " Et chacune de nos promenades au jardin s'accompagnait de gloussements : " Qu'il se porte bien ce palmier, il me rappelle Alger. Qu'il monte haut cet agave, on dirait Madagascar ! " Au fond, le Gulf Stream nous consolait de la perte de nos colonies. Bien des années ont passé. Et aujourd'hui mon cher Gulf Stream m'inquiète. Sa santé me préoccupe. Va-t-il un jour, bientôt, comme on le dit, s'arrêter de couler ? Qu'adviendra-t-il de la douceur de nos climats ? Longtemps, j'ai fermé les yeux. Mais le moment est venu. Je ne suis pas scientifique. Plutôt promeneur. Alors, des violents remous du détroit de Floride aux maelströms de Norvège, des rivages fleuris d'Ecosse aux abords légendaires de Nantucket, je suis allé, par les chemins de terre ou de mer, rencontrer les savants et les lieux.

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The worldwide potential of electric power generation from marine tidal currents, waves, or offshore winds is enormous. The high load factor resulting from the fluid properties and the predictable resource characteristics make tidal and wave energy resources attractive and advantageous for power generation and advantageous when compared to other renewable energies. The technologies are just beginning to reach technical and economic viability to make them potential commercial power sources in the near future. While only a few small projects currently exist, the technology is advancing rapidly and has huge potential for generating bulk power. Moreover, international treaties related to climate control and dwindling fossil fuel resources have encouraged us to harness energy sustainably from such marine renewable sources. Several demonstrative projects have been scheduled to capture tidal and wave energies. A number of these projects have now reached a relatively mature stage and are close to completion. However, very little is known to the academic world about these technologies beyond the basics of their energy conversion principles. While research emphasis is more towards hydrodynamics and turbine design, very limited activities are witnessed in power conversion interface, control, and power quality aspects. Regarding this emerging and promising area of research, this book aims to present recent results, serving to promote successful marine renewable energies integration to the grid or to standalone microgrids.

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The worldwide potential of electric power generation from marine tidal currents, waves, or offshore winds is enormous. The high load factor resulting from the fluid properties and the predictable resource characteristics make tidal and wave energy resources attractive and advantageous for power generation and advantageous when compared to other renewable energies. The technologies are just beginning to reach technical and economic viability to make them potential commercial power sources in the near future. While only a few small projects currently exist, the technology is advancing rapidly and has huge potential for generating bulk power. Moreover, international treaties related to climate control and dwindling fossil fuel resources have encouraged us to harness energy sustainably from such marine renewable sources. Several demonstrative projects have been scheduled to capture tidal and wave energies. A number of these projects have now reached a relatively mature stage and are close to completion. However, very little is known to the academic world about these technologies beyond the basics of their energy conversion principles. While research emphasis is more towards hydrodynamics and turbine design, very limited activities are witnessed in power conversion interface, control, and power quality aspects. Regarding this emerging and promising area of research, this book aims to present recent results, serving to promote successful marine renewable energies integration to the grid or to standalone microgrids.

Ocean currents.