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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3970-3982 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2008 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: 31 Aug 2008 → 5 Sep 2008 |