Ocean Wave Energy Current Status and Future Prespectives /

The authors of this reference provide an updated and global view on ocean wave energy conversion for wave energy developers as well as for students and professors. The book is orientated to the practical solutions that this new industry has found so far and the problems that any device needs to face...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cruz, Joao (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
Series:Green Energy and Technology(Virtual Series),
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Looking Back
  • The Theory Behind the Conversion of Ocean Wave Energy: a Review
  • The Wave Energy Resource
  • Numerical and Experimental Modelling of WECs
  • Power Take-Off Systems
  • Full-Scale WECs
  • Environmental Impact Assessment.