Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas 

Current Context : The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (Incois) has launched the integrated ocean energy atlas.

• The atlas encompasses marine meteorological energy sources like solar and wind, and hydrological energy forms such as waves, tides, currents, ocean thermal, and salinity gradients.
• It includes detailed annual, monthly, and daily estimates of these ocean energy components, which can be accessed via a WebGIS interface at a five-km grid resolution.
• The Atlas identifies areas with high potential for energy generation and will serve as a reference for policymakers, industry and researchers for harnessing the rich energy resources available in the Indian EEZ.
• INCOIS has estimated integrated ocean energy of ~ 9.2 lakh TWh per annum within the EEZ of India.