12.07.2015 Views

MS Thesis R. Hager - Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy ...

MS Thesis R. Hager - Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy ...

MS Thesis R. Hager - Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Figure 1. 1 Comparison of Life Cycle Emissions of SO x(Thorpe, 1999)Figure 1.2 Comparison of Life Cycle Emissions of CO 2(Thorpe, 1999)Figure 1.3 Comparison of Life Cycle Emissions of NO x(Thorpe, 1999)1.3 Challenges for Wave <strong>Energy</strong>Challenges presented with wave energy conversion include:CostDurabilityFrequency issuesVariability1.3.1 CostIn 1992 and 1999 Thorpe performed a cost report on wave energy for the UK’s Department ofTrade and Industry. Thorpe analyzed the cost of electricity generated and the internal rate of return12

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!