Draft:Outline of wave power

Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to wave power:

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Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC).

Below is a structured list of topics related to wave power:

What type of thing is wave power?

Wave power can be described as all of the following:

• A form of energy
  • A form of renewable energy –
    • A form of hydropower –

Types of wave power

• Wave power
• Oscillating water column

History of wave power

History of wave power

General wave power concepts

Wave power organizations

Wave power publications

Persons influential in wave power

See also

References

External links

• Britannica article on wave power

• U.S. Energy Information Agency page on wave power

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