Abstract
The request for the power generation technology using renewable energy has been greatly increasing because of the influence of the nuclear plant accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Many efforts on the utilization of offshore energy such as wave power generation have been carried out so far, and some of them have already been put to practical use in Europe and the United States. On the other hand, in Japan, the full-scale practical use of power generation has hardly been made because of the problems of power generation costs. However, the power generation technology using offshore renewable energy has been revalued in Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In this special session, the present situation of the latest examples in and outside Japan was reviewed regarding the power generation technology using offshore renewable energy. In addition, the subjects on technology development needed for advancing the practical use of such the power generation technology in our country were discussed.
