This paper aims to explore renewable energy devices and technology that harvest electrical energy from ocean currents and waves. This ocean born technology can greatly benefit private and industrial applications. For amplifying details and additional imagery please see the accompanying power point briefing, entitled Ocean Energy Technology. Ocean currents and waves are an underutilized means of energy production today. For example, Maine has an energy density of 40 KW/m, which is enough wave energy to produce 1 megawatt of power with just 25 meters of coastline. Ocean currents in the Gulf...

This book explores the availability and applicability of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cellular software and smartphone hardware platforms to address individual communication requirements for ships at sea and aircraft in flight. The book lays out the evidence in favor of incorporation of COTS technology aboard ships to address communications. Individual communication needs facilitated by devices include text, chat, voice, position location information, imagery and map viewing, streaming video, web browsing, and email. The book also explores current research in micro mobile...