Following on from the discussions on this site about - Aquaculture power: wave energy and other forms of renewable energy - there has been a vital boost to the feasibility of harnessing wave generated power due to a partnership between Aquamarine Power Limited, a marine energy company, and Queen’s University Belfast.
They have agreed to a new five-year research partnership, which will develop the next generation hydroelectric wave power converter.
Together they have already created the Oyster® wave power device, designed to capture the energy found in amplified surge forces in near shore waves.
The first prototype is to be launched at sea for the first time this summer at the European Marine Energy Centre of the coast of Orkney.
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