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    Wave power - Wikipedia

    Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC). Waves are generated primarily by wind passing over the sea's surface and also by tidal forces, … See more

    The first known patent to extract energy from ocean waves was in 1799, filed in Paris by Pierre-Simon Girard and his son. An early device was constructed around 1910 by Bochaux … See more

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    Wave energy converters (WECs) are generally categorized by the method, by location and by the power take-off system. Locations are shoreline, nearshore and offshore. Types of … See more

    Common environmental concerns associated with marine energy include:
    • The effects of electromagnetic fields and underwater noise; See more

    Environmental impacts must be addressed. Socio-economic challenges include the displacement of commercial and recreational fishermen, and may present navigation … See more

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    Like most fluid motion, the interaction between ocean waves and energy converters is a high-order nonlinear phenomenon. It is described using the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
    • fluid motion is roughly irrotational,
    • pressure … See more

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    Wave energy's worldwide theoretical potential has been estimated to be greater than 2 TW. Locations with the most potential for wave … See more

    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 … See more

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    Wave Energy Machine IELTS Process. by Tl. The diagrams show the design for a wave-energy machine and its location. The diagrams illustrate the interior design of a wave-energy machine along with the possible locations to install …

  3. Wave power | Description, Renewable Energy, …

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    Wave energy began in 1799 with the first patent for wave energy technology. Then, research into different wave energy conversion systems kickstarted the wave energy movement in the 1940s. Wave energy has yet to establish itself …

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  10. Wave Energy - OurFuture.Energy

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