Another leap in energy generation at sea.

Revolutionary wave energy generator

Ocean Energy has just installed its impressive wave energy converter OE35 on the coast of the island of Oahu in Hawaii, weighing 826 tons this monumental structure is located at the United States Navy Wave Energy Test Site United States and the State's electrical grid will soon be connected.

The OE35 which measures 38 meters long by 18 meters wide and has a draft of 9 m has already become a familiar sight in Caneo Bay on the Leeward side of Oahu, this immense buoy was fixed to the north of the peninsula from mokapu an area well known for the base of the United States Marine Corps.

This innovative system has been tested not only in Hawaii but also in Scotland as part of a $12 million project funded by the United States Department of Energy and Ireland's Sustainable Energy Authority.

With a potential production capacity of 1.25 megawatts, the OE35 provides wave energy through a really interesting dual-flow air system, while many wave energy systems use the inclusion of an air column to turn on a turbine. Use a turbine based on the Wells turbine principle, invented by Ellen Arthur Wells.

This low pressure turbine is capable of rotating continuously in the same direction, regardless of air flow, thus eliminating the need for complex mechanisms to manage bidirectional air flow, although this system is not the most efficient method of generating energy, it is have demonstrated. to be effective enough.

It is an important step towards the future of renewable energy

Ocean Energy Group plans to commission OE35 soon by connecting it to Hawaii's power grid via an undersea cable, and while 1.25 Megawatt is not a huge amount of power compared to the state's total demand, this project is an important step toward the future. of renewable energy.

“After more than a decade and a half of design, testing and construction we are excited to finally take this big step towards commercialization with our world-class device,” said Professor Tony Lewis, Chief Technology Officer of Ocean Energy.

This international project comes at a critical time, as the world urgently needs to accelerate decarbonisation, with new and innovative technologies, EO35 can be a harbinger of an era of renewable energy transforming the way we harness wave energy for a more sustainable future and thus we closely follow this energy Revolution that can change the course of our environmental history.