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A wave farm (wave power farm or wave energy park) is a group of colocated wave energy devices. The devices interact hydrodynamically and electrically, according to the number of machines, spacing and layout, wave climate, coastal and benthic geometry, and control strategies.
The Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter is a wave energy concept being developed by Atargis Energy Corporation in Colorado. The patents were filed in 2005, and the company was founded in 2010, after initial research showed potential. [67] It is a fully submerged wave termination device, located offshore, with a direct drive generator.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced in 2015 a competition to improve the efficiency of wave energy converter (WEC) devices. Waveswing America was one of 92 entrants, and in March 2016 qualified as one of nine finalists to receive up to $125,000 seed funding to develop and test a 1:20 scale model. [ 14 ]
This enables it to extract power from horizontal (surge) as well as vertical (heave) wave motion. [8] It has reserve buoyancy that is very low, allowing it to partially submerge beneath large waves. [11] Point absorber. Azura is a point absorber. This means that it uses a floating surface mechanism to absorb the energy of waves from different ...
WaveRoller is a wave energy converter (WEC) developed by Finish company AW-Energy Oy since 2002, although the initial concept was developed between 1993 and 1999.. The device is a submerged hinged flap, or oscillating wave surge converter (OWSC) type.
Wave Power in kilowatts/square metre in the waters around Australia Protean Energy Wave Energy Converter prototype trial, 2008. Wave power in Australia is being developed as the country has a long and largely deep-water coastline. It is one of several regions of the world where wave power projects are being considered. Australia has great ...
The Oyster was a hydro-electric wave energy device that used the motion of ocean waves to generate electricity. It was made up of a Power Connector Frame (PCF), which is bolted to the seabed, and a Power Capture Unit (PCU). The PCU is a hinged buoyant flap that moves back and forth with movement of the waves.
Wave Dragon seen from reflector, prototype 1:4½. Wave Dragon is a floating, slack-moored device, like a ship. [1] As a wave energy converter, it functions as an 'overtopping' type which can be deployed as a single unit, or in arrays of up to 200 units; the output of such an array would have a capacity comparable to traditional fossil-fuel power plants.