Development and design of the wavecat™ energy converter

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Abstract

Wave energy is a promising energy resource in many coastal regions. Its harnessing poses a technological challenge, and a number of wave energy converters based on different principles are currently under development. WaveCat™ is a floating offshore converter based on the overtopping principle. This article presents its concept and development towards a precommercial prototype by means of physical and numerical modeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3970-3982
Number of pages13
JournalProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2008 - Hamburg, Germany
Duration: 31 Aug 20085 Sep 2008

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