Ocean (or marine) current power plants produce electricity using the kinetic (renewable) energy from the flow of water (e.g. from the ebb and surge of the tides) as it passes through the turbines. Ocean current turbines are similar to underwater wind turbines. Refer to the Ocean Current Power System Schematic for more information.

Software & Data
The RETScreen Software Ocean Current Power Model can be used worldwide to evaluate the energy production and savings, costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for central-grid, isolated-grid and off-grid ocean current power projects, ranging in size from large scale multi-turbine power plants, to small scale single-turbine power systems. The software can be used to assess projects incorporating a variety of technologies, including tidal current turbines and stream current generators. The software (available in multiple languages) also includes product, project and climate databases, and a detailed user manual.

Click here to download RETScreen 4 (36 MB).