Suitable Locations of Ocean Renewable Energy in Coastal Indian State—Kerala

India, a diverse nation, is filled with variegate natural resources, most of which can be utilized for the production of energy, and in many cases, acting as an appropriate substitute to the pollution causing conventional power sources. Being largely a peninsula, India has a huge coastline facing the open ocean, representing a vast renewable energy source in the form of ocean currents, tidal energy, ocean winds, and wave energy, which can be utilized to account for an additional economical and eco-friendly energy reserve for the nation. This paper spatially explores Kerala, a state in India, having nearly 580 km of coastline in the Arabian Sea, using a Quantum Geographic Information System (Q-GIS)-based analysis, to gist out the areas available for generation of various forms of ocean renewable energy. Among the considered beaches, three beaches: Bekal, Kozhikode, and Cherai is found to be suitable for both wind and wave energy, while the other beaches adhere to either wind or wave energy. It is also concluded that ocean currents can be used as an energy source throughout the coastline of Kerala. Such an approach can also be applied to researches of similar nature, benefitting industries who are dealing with the same genre of development.