近几十年来,全世界能量的消耗在逐年增加,年增长率已达5％,即在10年左右的时间里,能量消耗增长了一倍。预计到21世纪初,全世界的能量消耗将是现在的2—3倍。为了满足能量的需求,现在人们除了更有效地利用常规能源外,正在积极开发各种新能源。海洋能就是人们所关心和正在积极开发的新能源之一。 In recent decades, the world’s energy consumption is increasing year by year, an annual growth rate of 5%, that is, in about 10 years, energy consumption has doubled. It is estimated that by the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s energy consumption will now be 2-3 times. In order to meet the demand for energy, people nowadays are actively developing various kinds of new energy besides more efficient use of conventional energy. Ocean energy is one of the new energies that people are concerned about and are actively developing.