Technology
The central, front face of the device is a doubly-curved ramp, up which incoming waves surge (as on a beach). Behind the crest of the ramp lies a reservoir that gathers the water that overtops the ramp. Energy is extracted as the water captured in the reservoir is allowed to drain back to the sea through a number of low-head hydro turbines located within the reservoir.
The amount of energy captured by the device is increased by long reflector wings mounted either side of the reservoir, which channel the waves towards the central ramp. The device is slack moored for and aft to allow it to turn into the principal wave direction.
The central, front face of the device is a doubly-curved ramp, up which incoming waves surge (as on a beach). Behind the crest of the ramp lies a reservoir that gathers the water that overtops the ramp. Energy is extracted as the water captured in the reservoir is allowed to drain back to the sea through a number of low-head hydro turbines located within the reservoir.
The amount of energy captured by the device is increased by long reflector wings mounted either side of the reservoir, which channel the waves towards the central ramp. The device is slack moored for and aft to allow it to turn into the principal wave direction.
The central, front face of the device is a doubly-curved ramp, up which incoming waves surge (as on a beach). Behind the crest of the ramp lies a reservoir that gathers the water that overtops the ramp. Energy is extracted as the water captured in the reservoir is allowed to drain back to the sea through a number of low-head hydro turbines located within the reservoir.
The amount of energy captured by the device is increased by long reflector wings mounted either side of the reservoir, which channel the waves towards the central ramp. The device is slack moored for and aft to allow it to turn into the principal wave direction.
The central, front face of the device is a doubly-curved ramp, up which incoming waves surge (as on a beach). Behind the crest of the ramp lies a reservoir that gathers the water that overtops the ramp. Energy is extracted as the water captured in the reservoir is allowed to drain back to the sea through a number of low-head hydro turbines located within the reservoir.
The amount of energy captured by the device is increased by long reflector wings mounted either side of the reservoir, which channel the waves towards the central ramp. The device is slack moored for and aft to allow it to turn into the principal wave direction.
The central, front face of the device is a doubly-curved ramp, up which incoming waves surge (as on a beach). Behind the crest of the ramp lies a reservoir that gathers the water that overtops the ramp. Energy is extracted as the water captured in the reservoir is allowed to drain back to the sea through a number of low-head hydro turbines located within the reservoir.
The amount of energy captured by the device is increased by long reflector wings mounted either side of the reservoir, which channel the waves towards the central ramp. The device is slack moored for and aft to allow it to turn into the principal wave direction.
