Abstract
AQUATIC renewable energy is an emerging technology with great applicability in coastal areas and communities with high water resource potential. [1] explains that there are not yet mature standards and guidelines for the development and testing of these devices, however, marine energy is a complex sector that encompasses a wide landscape of energy solutions. In the same vein, [2] argues that the great potential of ocean energy is partly due to the huge range of possibilities: wave, tidal, ocean current, ocean thermal and osmotic (salinity gradient) energy. In addition to these, it is essential to consider the technologies developed primarily for onshore applications, and to see how these systems can be linked.
In a Latin American and Caribbean context, [3] explains that Colombia has a great extension and variety of renewable energies. Several studies and projects have been carried out at the prototype level related to marine energy for areas with high water resource potential in Colombia. The study carried out by [4] shows an estimated sea level rise of 1.04 m for the year 2100 that will impact 86 municipalities on the Colombian coast, which makes Colombia an optimal territory for the applicability of prototypes and support in increasing the level of technological maturity of marine energy.
On the other hand, considering the high-water potential of Colombia in marine renewable energies, [5] highlights numerous advantages of the applicability of one of these types of technologies, such as tidal energy, taking into account that tidal currents are predictable and very reliable, which places it ahead of other renewable energy sources. The power to be produced by tidal energy can be accurately calculated in advance, allowing it to be easily integrated into Colombia's existing electricity grids.
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