There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …

Control of wave energy converters (WECs) has been very often limited to hydrodynamic
control to absorb the maximum energy possible from ocean waves. This generally ignores or …

With the recent sharp increases in the price of oil, issues of security of supply, and pressure
to honor greenhouse gas emission limits (eg, the Kyoto protocol), much attention has turned …

Ocean waves are a huge, largely untapped energy resource, and the potential for extracting
energy from waves is considerable. Research in this area is driven by the need to meet …

This paper reviews key issues in the physical and numerical modelling of marine renewable
energy systems, including wave energy devices, current turbines, and offshore wind …

Oscillating bodies constitute an important class of wave energy converters, especially for
offshore deployment. Phase control by latching has been proposed in the 1970s to enhance …

When hydraulic power take off (PTO) is used to convert the mechanical energy of a wave
energy converter (WEC) into a more useful form of energy, the PTO force needs to be …

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 …

Wave energy has a significant part to play in providing a carbon-free solution to the world's
increasing appetite for energy. In many countries, there is sufficient wave energy to cater for …

In this paper, technical and economical studies conducted on the SEAREV Wave Energy
Converter (WEC) are presented. This technology was first proposed in 2002 with the aim of …