Abstract
The wave energy is having more and more interest and support as a promising renewable resource to replace part of the energy supply, although it is still immature compared to other renewable technologies. This work presents a complete analysis of the wave energy technology, starting with the characterisation of this global resource in which the most suitable places to be exploited are showed, and the classification of the different types of wave energy converters in according to several features. It is also described in detail each of the stages that are part in the energy conversion, that is, from the capture of the energy from the waves to the extraction of a proper electrical signal to be injected to the grid. Likewise, existing offshore energy transmission alternatives and possible layouts are described.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 413-434 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |
| Volume | 27 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Funding
This work has been carried out inside de Research and Education Unit UFI11/16 of the UPV/EHU and supported by the Department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government within the fund for research groups of the Basque university system IT394-10 .
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Basque university system | IT394-10 |
| Department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government | |
| Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea |
Keywords
- Power electronics
- Power transmission
- Wave energy
- Wave energy converter
- Wave power
