Guo, Bingyong and Ringwood, John (2021) A review of wave energy technology from a research and commercial perspective. IET Renewable Power Generation, 15 (14). pp. 3065-3090. ISSN 1752-1416

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Abstract

Although wave energy prototypes have been proposed for more than 100 years, they have still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the diversity of device operating principles, the variety of onshore/nearshore/offshore deployment possibilities, the diversity of the wave climate at various potential wave energy sites, and the consequent lack of convergence in technology and consensus. This distributed effort has, in turn, lead to a slow rate of progression up the learning curve, with a significant number of wave energy company liquidations and technical setbacks dampening investor confidence. Although a number of reviews on wave energy technology are already in the published literature, such a dynamic environment merits an up-to-date analysis and this review examines the wave energy landscape from a technological, research and commercial perspective

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	wave energy technology; research perspective; commercial perspective;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Centre for Ocean Energy Research
Item ID:	16117
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12302
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2022 13:32
Journal or Publication Title:	IET Renewable Power Generation
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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