Wave energy's path towards commercialization requires maximizing reliability, survivability,
an improvement in energy harvested from the wave and efficiency of the wave to wire …

Ocean wave energy is one of the most abundant energy sources in the world. There is a
wide variety of wave energy conversion systems that have been designed and developed …

The Spotter is a low-cost, real-time, solar-powered wave measurement buoy that was
recently developed by Spoondrift Technologies, Inc.(Spoondrift). To evaluate the data …

The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for
different wave energy conversion strategies and to examine cost reduction pathways such …

Optimizing the layout of devices in an array of wave energy converters (WECs) is one of the
core aspects of WEC array design. More often than not, WEC arrays are designed to contain …

Empirically based modeling is an essential aspect of design for a wave energy converter.
Empirically based models are used in structural, mechanical and control design processes …

Wave energy offers a promising renewable energy source, however, technologies
converting wave energy into useful electricity face many design challenges. This guide …

Wave-to-Wire models play an important role in the development of wave energy converters.
They could provide insight into the complete operating process of wave energy converters …

Over the past two years, a wave energy converter control systems competition
(WECCCOMP) has been in progress, with the objective of comparing different wave energy …

In this study, a model predictive control (MPC) strategy is developed for a wave energy
converter (WEC) to investigate how the controller settings affect the design of the power take …