New floating generator extracts energy from ocean waves and promises to be superior to wind and solar energy

With tests of the prototype generator capable of extracting energy from waves already underway, engineers point out that the new invention can capture energy superior to solar energy panels and wind energy towers.

A project prepared by Australian engineers resulted in a new generator that is capable of capturing and doubling the energy coming from sea waves, something that could mean the viability of this rich source of clean energy, studies indicate that the effectiveness of the new generator is superior to solar energy panels and wind energy towers.

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Professor Xu Wang talks about wave energy and how renewable energy harvesting works

Professor Xu Wang of RMIT University reported that even though wind power and solar power are currently the dominant market, as far as renewable energy sources are concerned, they are only available about 20 to 30% of the time. The energy of ocean waves is available almost all the time. Professor Wang believes that the power of coastal wave energy is immense.

It is estimated that the high untapped potential of ocean wave energy around the world amounts to the equivalent of much of the world's electricity production today. However, the various challenges in developing new technologies that can extract this energy from sea waves very efficiently and that can withstand the super aggressive environment of salty sea water are the factors that continue to keep the use of wave energy still in the experimental phase. .

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The generator is inside a buoy, just above the water line. The idea of ​​putting it in a buoy is precisely to preserve its useful life, since sea water is very corrosive.

Floating Electricity Generator Prototype

The floating generator extracts twice as much energy from ocean waves, exceeding wind power and solar power. The prototype is still being tested by Professor Wang's laboratory team. The proposal of the teacher and his students so that everyone can use the renewable source of wave energy is in a double turbine, fixed to the floating generator. These turbines float synchronously, accompanying the coming and going of the waves, capturing twice as much energy as the sea waves.

This is a simple view given by the teacher. It is possible that the systematization built so far will become much more complex. The prototype has several sensors, verification and control computers, as well as actuators that help synchronize the generators in relation to the waves, which are always variable.

sea ​​wave energy

The prototype also has two exclusive turbine wheels, which act in counter rotation. The generator will be able to double its power by obtaining twice the energy of the sea waves. According to Professor Wang, the prototype, in this case, ends up being much more useful compared to other punctual absorption technologies that are being experimented on in laboratories around the world.

The floating energy generator prototype was very successful in all the tests carried out after the application of improvements during the research. Wang's team is now seeking contact with businessmen or industry partners to test a full-scale model and make commercialization of the generator feasible.