Abstract
"ENGINEER", established in 1973 by The Institution of Engineers, is a Journal for dissemination of Engineering knowledge, published quarterly.Cover DescriptionCover images show a schematic diagram of a Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity (PSH) facility and one of the promising sites for PSH in Sri Lanka. The latter image was obtained from the publicly available JICA report on “Development Planning on Optimal Power Generation for Peak Demand in Sri Lanka”. The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka acknowledges JICA for the image. If you are interested in contributing an Original Technical Paper based on research by the author(s) (intended for Section I) or an Original Article of Professional or Technical interest related to Engineering. (Section II) to this journal please go through the publication checklist which can be downloaded from here.
Highlights
Exploitation of renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels has become a global priority to alleviate climate change impacts
Among numerous forms of renewable energy sources, marine energy is considered as a viable form of energy for countries surrounded by coastal seas and oceans
The south and the west coasts of Sri Lanka experience the combined effect of swell and sea waves during the south-west monsoon from May to September while the north and east coasts of Sri Lanka experience energetic seas during the north-east monsoon from October to December
Summary
Exploitation of renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels has become a global priority to alleviate climate change impacts. Among numerous forms of renewable energy sources, marine energy is considered as a viable form of energy for countries surrounded by coastal seas and oceans. The main forms of marine energy being considered are tidal (either tidal stream or tidal range) energy and wave energy. An extensive review of literature on wave energy resource assessments can be found in [4]. Sri Lanka is surrounded by the northern Indian Ocean. Long-distance swell waves approaching from the southern Indian Ocean reach the west to south-east coastline of Sri Lanka all-yearround. The two tropical monsoon systems operating in the Indian Ocean generate highly energetic sea waves. The consistent swell wave approach and the energetic seas generated by local wind waves make Sri Lanka an ideal location for wave energy harvesting
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