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The Floating wave power plant is one of the most efficient ocean wave energy converters. FWP design is based on the concept of reciprocating air pump. Instead cylinders FWP platform uses oscillating water columns (OWC) where oscillating water plays the role of piston. Each OWC has nor-return inlet and outlet valves (flaps). Each row of oscillating water columns has inlet and outlet ducts. The air-flow inside the duct moves only in one direction. It allows to minimize the number of air-turbines and make power generating process efficient.
Operation
30 m long prototype has been tested at the Moreton Bay in Brisbane. The full scale prototype demonstrated 81% efficiency from wave to pneumatic.
See also
- Wave energy
- Wave power
- Ocean energy
- Wave farm