Sustainable power sources have become indispensable in modern society. The most
promising renewable sources of energy are wind and ocean, which are widely distributed …

Although wave energy prototypes have been proposed for more than 100 years, they have
still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the …

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

The proposal of new technologies capable of producing electrical energy from renewable
sources has driven research into seas and oceans. Research finds this field very promising …

Open sea experience is essential to develop wave energy technology and reduce costs.
One of the goals of the EU H2020 OPERA project was to advance the development of the …

Abstract The Oscillating Water Column (OWC) is one of the most popular Wave Energy
Convertor (WEC) technologies, but the energy conversion efficiency is still very low and is a …

Global energy strategy has quickly shifted to a new paradigm. Countries understand the
importance of a near-zero carbon energy mix and the need to reduce their energy imports …

The oscillating water column (OWC) device is one of the most reliable wave energy
converters. The air turbine generator uses the pressure difference between the air chamber …

Floating offshore multi-purpose structures have recently attracted much attention worldwide
in terms of sharing costs, enhancing efficiencies and reducing environmental impacts. In this …

Control algorithms for wave energy conversion technologies with air turbines require
contingency tools to prevent the rated power and maximum rotational speed from being …