Guangzhou Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Marine Economy, Targets Marine Energy

The Guangzhou Municipal People's Government General Office has issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Guangzhou's Marine Economy, setting out arrangements for the marine energy industry and for marine pharmaceuticals and biological products. The plan calls for vigorously developing the marine energy industry and for accelerating the emergence of the marine pharmaceuticals and biological products sector.

In marine energy, the plan specifies a focus on mastering core technologies for megawatt-scale wave power generation devices and closed-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion power generation systems, and on clustering the development of new energy and new energy storage industries.

The plan proposes an innovative "marine energy plus" integrated development model, advancing integrated research, development, and operation and maintenance of marine energy with deep-water cage aquaculture, island water and power supply, offshore hydrogen production, and undersea data centers. The plan also calls for accelerating the emergence of the marine pharmaceuticals and biological products industry. These arrangements cover marine energy technology research, industrial clustering, and integrated applications, as well as the development of marine pharmaceuticals and biological products.