Project description
Preparing for the commercial development of wave energy
Oceans represent a significant, predictable resource for renewable energy. The main forms of ocean energy are waves, tides, marine currents, salinity gradient and temperature gradient. While wave and tidal energy are the most mature technologies, the commercially viable extraction of energy from ocean waves has yet to be achieved. The EU-funded LiftWEC project focuses on the development of LiftWEC, a novel type of wave energy converter. Specifically, it will develop a new concept based on the exploitation of lift forces generated by wave-induced water velocities. Current concepts need to couple through diffraction or buoyancy forces, but this new approach will use lift forces (as opposed to the traditional buoyancy). In addition, the LiftWEC concept has the advantage that the motion can be unidirectional, which significantly simplifies the extraction of energy.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
BT7 1NN Belfast
United Kingdom
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Participants (11)
21073 Hamburg
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W23 Maynooth
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44321 Nantes
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EH11 1RY Edinburgh
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9220 Aalborg
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T12 YN60 Cork
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44321 Nantes Cedex 3
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75794 Paris
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1360 Copenhagen
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1350-352 Lisboa
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G1 1XQ Glasgow
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