Development of ocean energy power generation has long been considered potentially the next generation of renewable energy resources. The author has begun research on the construction of cluster-based offshore ocean energy generation technology, as shown in Figure 9.1. Specifically, this includes the development of a hybrid of wind power, wave power, and tidal power generation, and the development of marine equipment using resilient vibration blades (this type of power generation would be ideally suited for applications such as local fisheries), and the development and construction of power plant maintenance systems. All efforts are being made to promote this concept, and the author and his colleagues are eager to proceed with a prototype system offshore near Nagasaki, Japan. Finally, the author expects that the above technological and human resource development will provide a base or prototype on which an ocean energy industry could potentially be built. Also the author is developing the IoT systems of production and maintenance for the ocean energy industry.

Inspec keywords: wave power generation; hybrid power systems; offshore installations; sustainable development; electrical maintenance; renewable energy sources

Other keywords: tidal power generation; ocean energy industry maintenance; ocean energy power generation; sustainable energy systems; human resource development; Nagasaki; hybrid power generation; cluster based offshore ocean energy generation technology; IoT systems; power plant maintenance systems; wind power generation; Japan; wave power generation; next generation renewable energy resources

Subjects: Plant engineering, maintenance and safety; Environmental factors; Requirement for energy: ecological aspects; Energy extraction from the oceans; Wave power