Agucadoura Wave Farm in Portugal.

The following page lists most power stations that run on wave power. Wave farms are classified into 8 types based on the technology used, such as Surface-following attenuator, Point absorber, Oscillating wave surge converter, Oscillating water column, Overtopping/Terminator, Submerged pressure differential, Bulge wave device, and Rotating mass.

Wave farms

StationCountryLocationCapacity (MW)TypeOperation Notes
Ada Foah Wave Farm[1] Ghana0.4Point absorber2016
Agucadoura Wave Farm.[2][3]

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  Portugal41°25′57″N 08°50′33″W / 41.43250°N 8.84250°W / 41.43250; -8.84250 (Aguçadoura Wave Farm)2.25Surface-following attenuatorJuly 2008-November 2008
Azura[6] United States0.02Point absorber2015
BOLT Lifesaver[7] United States0.03Point absorber2016
CETO[8][9][10][11]  Australia Western Australia 2015 Two submerged buoys anchored to the seabed generate energy through hydraulic pressure.
Gibraltar Wave Farm  Gibraltar Gibraltar .1 Surface attenuator 2016`
Islay Limpet[12][13] United Kingdom55°41′24″N 06°31′15″W / 55.69000°N 6.52083°W / 55.69000; -6.52083 (Islay Limpet)0.5Oscillating water column2000-2012
Mutriku Breakwater Wave Plant[14][15][16] Spain43°18′26″N 2°23′6″W / 43.30722°N 2.38500°W / 43.30722; -2.385000.3 (296 kW from 16 turbines and 16 OWCs.

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 Oscillating water column2011
Ocean RusEnergy[18]  Russia Yekaterinburg N Small-scale 2013
Orkney Wave Power Station[19] United Kingdom58°56′12″N 02°44′38″W / 58.93667°N 2.74389°W / 58.93667; -2.74389 (Orkney Wave Power Station)2.4Oscillating wave surge converterProposed
Pico Wave Power Plant[20] Portugal0.4Oscillating water column2010
Runde Demo Site[21] Norway0.1Oscillating water column2017
SDE Sea Waves Power Plant[22] Israel32°05′59″N 34°46′24″E / 32.09972°N 34.77333°E / 32.09972; 34.77333 (SDE Sea Waves Power Plant)0.04Oscillating wave surge converter2009
SINN Power wave energy converter[23] Greece35°21′08″N 25°09′22″E / 35.352161°N 25.156061°E / 35.352161; 25.1560610.02Point absorber2015
Sotenäs Wave Power Station[24] Sweden58°22′45″N 11°08′57″E / 58.37917°N 11.14917°E / 58.37917; 11.14917 (Sotenäs Wave Power Station)3Point absorber2015

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Aguçadoura Wave Farm", BBC News, 2005-05-19, archived from the original on 2009-06-09, retrieved 2010-03-21
  3. ↑ Jha, Alok (2008-09-25), "Aguçadoura Wave Farm", The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 2008-09-26, retrieved 2010-03-21
  4. ↑ "Pelamis Sinks Portugal Wave Power". cleantech.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Pelamis Wave Power Jettisons Its CEO, Rough Waters Ahead?". greentechmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Innovative Wave Power Device Starts Producing Clean Power in Hawaii". Energy.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
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  8. ↑ "Renewable Power from the Ocean's Waves". CETO Wave Power. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  9. ↑ Keith Orchison (October 7, 2010). "Wave of the future needs investment". The Australian. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  10. ↑ "WA wave energy project turned on to power naval base at Garden Island". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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  12. ↑ Islay Limpet (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20, retrieved 2010-03-21
  13. ↑ Commercial development of wave power research (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12, retrieved 2010-03-21
  14. ↑ "First breakwater wave plant built in Mutriku" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  15. ↑ "Mutriku Wave Power Plant: from the thinking out to the reality" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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  18. ↑ rebeccavandenberge (2013-04-22). "Russian Company Develops Mobile Wave Energy Generator". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  19. ↑ Aquamarine Power's Oyster 2: Can it help wave energy go commercial?, 2010-05-13, archived from the original on 2010-05-28, retrieved 2010-08-30
  20. ↑ "Pico Power Plant". Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  21. ↑ "Norge har fått sitt første bølgekraftverk som leverer strøm til kraftnettet". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Israel's First Wave Power Plant Completed In Jaffa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  23. ↑ "Wave energy module successfully installed on Crete for the first time". www.sinnpower.com. 2015-12-16. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  24. ↑ "Sotenäs Project". Seabased. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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