Unlike more established renewable energy conversion technologies, such as wind turbines,
wave power systems have reached neither commercial maturity, nor technological …

With an increasing focus on climate action and energy security, an appropriate mix of
renewable energy technologies is imperative. Despite having considerable global potential …

Wave energy is a significant untapped renewable energy source which can be harnessed
by wave energy converters (WECs). The oscillating water column (OWC) is one of the most …

Harnessing energy from ocean waves, although not a new concept, is beginning to gain
traction in the renewable energy research community. This largely untapped energy …

The waves that animate the surface of the oceans represent a deposit of renewable energy
that for the most part is still unexploited today. This is not for lack of effort, as for more than …

Motivated by the relevance of so-called nonlinear Froude–Krylov (FK) hydrodynamic effects
in the accurate dynamical description of wave energy converters (WECs) under controlled …

Energy-maximising wave energy conversion control strategies are commonly based upon
direct optimal control theory, where the control problem is discretised and transcribed into a …

The potential for control design to dramatically improve the economic viability of wave
energy has generated a great deal of interest and excitement. However, for a number of …

Linear dynamics are virtually always assumed when designing optimal controllers for wave
energy converters (WECs), motivated by both their simplicity and computational …

The levellised cost of energy of wave energy converters (WECs) is not competitive with fossil
fuel-powered stations yet. To improve the feasibility of wave energy, it is necessary to …