Ocean Wave Energy Conversion : Resource, Technologies and Performance

Aurelien Babarit

ISBN 10: 1785482645 / ISBN 13: 9781785482649

Published by Elsevier Science, 2017

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 two hundred years inventors, researchers and engineers have struggled to develop processes and systems to recover the energy of the waves. While all of these efforts have failed to converge towards a satisfactory technological solution, the result is a rich scientific and technical literature as well as extensive and varied feedback from experience. For the uninitiated, this abundance is an obstacle. In order to facilitate familiarization with the subject, we propose in this work a summary of the state of knowledge on the potential of wave energy as well as on the processes and technologies of its recovery (wave energy converters). In particular, we focus on the problem of positioning wave energy in the electricity market, the development of wave energy conversion technologies from a historical perspective, and finally the energy performance of the devices. This work is aimed at students, researchers, developers, industry professionals and decision makers who wish to acquire a global perspective and the necessary tools to understand the field.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ocean Wave Energy Conversion : Resource, Technologies and Performance
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785482645
• ISBN 13: 9781785482649
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 159H x 19D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 550 grams

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Synopsis

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 two hundred years inventors, researchers and engineers have struggled to develop processes and systems to recover the energy of the waves. While all of these efforts have failed to converge towards a satisfactory technological solution, the result is a rich scientific and technical literature as well as extensive and varied feedback from experience.

For the uninitiated, this abundance is an obstacle. In order to facilitate familiarization with the subject, we propose in this work a summary of the state of knowledge on the potential of wave energy as well as on the processes and technologies of its recovery (wave energy converters). In particular, we focus on the problem of positioning wave energy in the electricity market, the development of wave energy conversion technologies from a historical perspective, and finally the energy performance of the devices. This work is aimed at students, researchers, developers, industry professionals and decision makers who wish to acquire a global perspective and the necessary tools to understand the field.

• Reviews the state of knowledge and developments on wave energy recovery
• Presents the history of wave energy recovery
• Classifies the various systems for recovering this type of energy

About the Author

Aurélien Babarit is head of the Marine and Ocean Energies team at the LHEEA laboratory of the École Centrale de Nantes - CNRS and director of the GDR Énergies Marines Renouvelables (CNRS) in France. Since 2002, his research has focused on the modeling and optimization of wave energy converters.