Ocean Power: The Future of Global Energy
PARTNERSHIPS THAT FINANCE AND SUPPORT OCEAN ENERGY PROJECTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY SECURITY
Develop or invest in ocean energy solutionS (ProjectS or Technologies) for small islands and coastal cities
Support SIDS governments with the operations and governance of the organization
Share expertise, skills, and knowledge to promote and participate in ocean energy projects
The Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA):
Using the Oceans to Transform Nations’ Power-Generating Capacities
Almost all Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Coastal Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are ninety percent (90%) dependent on the importation of fossil fuels, which requires them to spend tens of billions of dollars in foreign exchange annually to import petroleum fuels.
SIDS and Coastal LDCs will need to replace ten thousand (10,000) megawatts of fossil-fuel-powered electricity-generating plants over the next few decades, plants that consume more than $5 billion in fuel annually.
Ten thousand megawatts represent the vast majority of existing generating capacity in the SIDS and Coastal LDCs. However, because most of these plants have reached or exceeded their economic life and are no longer efficient fuel users, the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA) ensures that we take collective action to replace these generators with Ocean Energy Systems.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Coastal Least Developed Countries (LDCs) import more than 250 million barrels of petroleum every year.
ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE OCEANS, COASTAL AREAS, AND GLOBAL CLIMATE
Trusted Partnerships That Build Resilient Communities and Transform Economies
Innovative Projects and Powerful Solutions
Tonga and Ireland-based Seabased Group sign an agreement developing and deploying the first pilot commercial-scale two-megawatt (2 MW) Wave Power Park in the Pacific – 14 March 2023
THE SUCCESSFUL KUMEJIMA OTEC FACILITY IN OKINAWA, JAPAN, IN OPERATION SINCE 2013, FULFILLING LOCAL RESOURCES
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE REPORT FROM OTEC CONSULTATION WITH GLOBAL OTEC AND SIDS DOCK
DAN GRECH OF GLOBAL OTEC @ COP26: INTRODUCING THE SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE OCEAN ENERGY PROJECT
Powering Transformation: Our Sponsors & Partners
MEMBER STATES
| Antigua & Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados |
| Belize | Cook Islands | Dominica (Commonwealth of) |
| Grenada | Jamaica | Mauritius (Republic of) |
| Samoa (Independent State of) | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles (Republic of the) |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | St. Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Tonga (Kingdom of) | Tuvalu |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
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Austria
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Spain
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Norway
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
- UNIDO
- GN-SEC
NGOs/CSOs
- Climate Institute
- GRID-Arendal, Norway
- Global Coral Reef Alliance
- Global Ocean Resource and Energy Association (GOSEA)
PRIVATE SECTOR
- Rivkin Radler LLP, Ullman Shapiro Ullman of Counsel
- Global OTEC
- Variodin AG
- Seabased Group
- Resilient Energi
The People’s Energy Vision
The President’s Personal Initiative (2022-2023): Commercial-Scale Deployment of SIDS-Appropriate Technologies aims, through the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA), to advocate strongly for the interests of SIDS and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to get access to ocean technology and expertise, as well as a “fair share” of the envisaged benefits and profits.
View the PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL INITIATIVE
Future Focused: Our Top Priorities
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
A 1.5 MW Floating OTEC Platform Prototype Project serving São Tomé and Príncipe
Wave Energy Conversion
A 2.0 MW Wave Power Park Project off the Southwest Coast of Tongatapu, Tonga
OCEAN BIOENERGY TECHNOLGY
Conversion of Sargassum into the Belize Energy Mix, San Pedro, Belize
LIVING BREAKWATER Technology
Demonstration Reef and Shore Protection Project, North Coast, Tongatapu, Tonga