This Device Could Turn Waves Into Cheap, Renewable Energy

April 12 -- The oceans generate enough energy for us to give up coal and gas completely, but no one has been able to harness it effectively. Oscillate Power's Triton is a wave harvester that uses a novel design which may be the key to unlocking the power of the ocean.
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[@baronmax6375]

Whilst different wave energy converters are shown, many of the examples given in this video of different wave energy converters are actually tidal energy converters.... (the two energy resources are often confused but are completely different).

[@jobvida]

I will be testing my wave energy device and sooner we will commercialy harvest the ocean wave energy

[@EssenceStudio-uw8gx]

I love how they say "may be the key to unlocking the power of the ocean" are you not certain about the design. The person that comes up with a design that will surely unlock the power of the ocean will say " This is the key to unlocking the power of the ocean"

[@hellcat1988]

There was a wave capture system that was actually able to generate a decent amount of power but the reporter who came to check it out misplaced a decimal point in the power output when he reported it and the funding collapsed. I can't remember where it was or who made it, but I believe it was someone over in the UK. If I recall the design correctly, it was a line of flat floats arranged perpendicular to the shore that moved up and down with the waves to pump hydrolic fluid through a turbine.

[@gokbok2568]

hellcat1988 i highly doubt that people who fund stuff like that, or are responsible for funding source their information from a reporter rather than the reporting made by the involved

[@ristube3319]

Any updates? It’s 2020 now, and I’d like to know if they made it work.

[@H3c171]

a logical conclusion would be that they ended up like all the hundreds of other innovative designs: in the trash bin.

[@someotherdude]

No, it's 2021. You didn't ask in time, and they only committed to an announcement in 2020.

[@theevermind]

At the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference, a presentation was given on harnessing wave energy through piezoelectric materials. It's a similar approach. However, their design was simpler (one part instead of two), and they already are testing large scale prototypes.

[@theevermind]

***** I don't have a copy of their paper or presentation, but here's the info: Offshore Technology Conference 2016 "Using Electro Active Polymers to transform Wave Energy Conversion" by A. Wattez & R. Van Kessel SBM Offshore

[@D4RK51D3GFX]

There was another one I saw on tv a while back using a plastic tubing or one of those debris tubes used for demo of a building and mounting it to the edge of a pier with a electricity generating turbine that is able to produce power if being turned clockwise or counter. So as the water rose and fell from waves it caused the air inside the tube to be pushed or pulled making the generating motor to produce power. And since the water is constant in motion it would produce infinitely or until the salt water effects the metal on the motor.

[@gabrielaverell2747]

From what I’ve seen, that design is the best in that the maintenance is done on land and thus keeping cost down. The one I saw was made of a concrete building on the shore and it powered the generator both ways. I like your idea.

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Commentator: "This, is the Triton." Poseidon: "What is this mortal talking about?!" Cool tech though 👍

[@Equelan2]

Fishes and ocean creatures will gladly play with those vertical cables and hoop at the bottom. Also they like to bite things a lot (: hope those wires will survive.

[@bhargavanerineni9148]

Do you have any photo type for show some one

[@sudoaj]

if possible this can get to africa i can imagine how useful it will eventually be thanks to the work of innovation. i might help with it one day

[@paultremblay4836]

Africa got more Sunshine than ocean, you should starting to tap at solar energy. I think ocean power is more expensive than solar

[@sudoaj]

Cool thinking I'll take that into consideration. But non the less adding the use of ocean waves might help also.

[@johnbenton4488]

It is still worth developing though, and who knows? one day the oceans may prove to be the saviours of the human race.

[@preordernow3855]

The wave generator itself looks like it can recoup energy... 1:08 to 1:12. I bet you could build this under a cargo dock. Port of Anchorage first please :D

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

imagine this on a cruising sailboat

[@standingbear998]

no energy will ever be allowed to be cheap.

[@LuciusC]

Calling it now: this will somehow manage to kill massive amounts of fish

[@bhargavanerineni9148]

Hi I am interested in this

[@johnbenton4488]

Let's hope the boffins succeed. There is no such thing as one foolproof system, but working together . . .? The one thing wave-energy lacks is money for R&D. That's solvable. Let's get it right while we still have a choice; before the fossil-fuel runs out or before the earth becomes uninhabitable And when we encounter a nimby, ridicule him/her.

[@marlbankian]

Interesting

[@superututin1528]

Less people, lesser growth in demand of electricity. Less people, less demand of things. Less people, less pollution. Less people, slower earth deterioration. There must be a group as well that monitors wasted food and wasted items specially from rich people, as rich people produced more pollution. More pollution means more resources was wasted, and more resources waiting to be wasted by rich people again.

[@DoRC]

Your analysis of wind power is flawed. The entire wind market is massively skewed by rediculous subsidies. Take a look at the amount of new wind projects a year versus the status of govt subsidies for that year. Without a way to store energy wind will never work as it is unpredictable. At least wave power is somewhat consistent.

[@artchannel8401]

i know haw to do it

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

its 2020 now :(((

[@cranegantry868]

Silly looking tiny model on a huge test tank. If they wanted to test their 'thing' just take it to a local beach.

[@primi22]

wtf is with all their PPE?

[@recklessroges]

4 years later... still nothing. I guess this one was a bust as well.

[@thanhfai1482]

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[@djayjp]

Hopefully the same efficiency as a wind turbine someday? Why bother then?

[@avaloscesar]

Because in a lot of countries land areas are expensive. But sea is not.

[@djayjp]

Cesar Avalos Wind turbines are often installed in the ocean.

[@johnbenton4488]

Because A. we can, and b, fossil fuels is not the answer.

[@djayjp]

John Benton What about wind and solar? Why spend the research dollars and time developing something that only *may* match the efficiency of wind someday? My point was it doesn't make any sense and wasn't addressed in the video.

[@johnbenton4488]

AS WELL AS! Is that clear enough for you, or do you need a photograph?

[@johnholmes8315]

2020? I will be dead by then.

[@johnbenton4488]

But your grandkids (should you be lucky enough to have some) will not. And do you want the next-but-one generation to chastise you for your arrant wastefulness? I don't, and I'll be long-dead by 2020.

[@johnholmes8315]

John Benton Sorry I am gay, I don't have grandkids. And I was never wasteful to begin with, I don't even have a car for fuck sake.

[@johnbenton4488]

Do not ever apologise to anyone for being gay. You do see what I mean though? What sort of world are leaving behind? It was OK when we came, so why ruin it just for our convenience?

[@Mockavest]

Hey man hope you're still alive

[@surendrap1]

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[@Pfromm007]

Too bad Trump is going to ban it.

[@LuciusC]

Uh... Yeah... Sure...

[@CSWRB]

You dimwit. If it helps Americans, Trump is for it.

[@smartman8699]

oof

[@toordog1753]

Too complicated