Wave energy utilization: A review of the technologies

Sea wave energy is being increasingly regarded in many countries as a major and promising resource. The paper deals with the development of wave energy utilization since the 1970s. Several topics are addressed: the characterization of the wave energy resource; theoretical background, with especial r...

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Published inRenewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 899 - 918
Main Author FALCAO, António F. De O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2010
Elsevier
SeriesRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Subjects
Applied sciences
Computational fluid dynamics
Construction equipment
Devices
Electric generators
Energy
Energy of waters: ocean thermal energy, wave and tidal energy, etc
Energy utilization
Exact sciences and technology
Fluid flow
Hydraulics
Hydrodynamics
Natural energy
Power take-off
Renewable energy
Review
Wave energy
Wave energy Wave power Renewable energy Equipment Power take-off Review
Wave power
Wave energy
Wave power
Review
Renewable energy
Equipment
Power take-off
Ocean energy
State of the art
Power production
Performance characteristic
Hydrodynamics
Case history
Research and development
Design
Energy resources
Technology
Performance
Production unit
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Summary:Sea wave energy is being increasingly regarded in many countries as a major and promising resource. The paper deals with the development of wave energy utilization since the 1970s. Several topics are addressed: the characterization of the wave energy resource; theoretical background, with especial relevance to hydrodynamics of wave energy absorption and control; how a large range of devices kept being proposed and studied, and how such devices can be organized into classes; the conception, design, model-testing, construction and deployment into real sea of prototypes; and the development of specific equipment (air and water turbines, high-pressure hydraulics, linear electrical generators) and mooring systems.
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ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.003