The center has four professors, three associate professors, one lecturer and several graduate students. Under the guidance of professor chang-ming ling, in the field of ocean energy utilization and two desalination, team has developed three core technologies such as "tidal power direct drive desalination technology", "adapted to the change of tidal range tidal water desalination technology, the stability of the unstable energy utilization technology)", "integration of desalination - salt production of pulsation can exchange of high efficiency and energy saving technology at lower costs" . Invention patent authorized 12, in Guangdong provincial science and technology department has undertaken four projects, in Shenzhen science and technology innovation committee has undertaken one project. Two technology development platforms of the key laboratory of ocean energy and seawater desalination in zhanjiang city and Research center for Marine renewable energy, jointly established by central and local governments.