Wave energy conversion /

Wave energy, together with other renewable energy resources is expected to provide a small but significant proportion of future energy requirements without adding to pollution and global warming. This practical and concise reference considers alternative application methods, explains the concepts be...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	ScienceDirect (Online service), Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources. Working Group on Wave Energy Conversion
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2003.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Elsevier ocean engineering book series ; v. 6.
Subjects:	Ocean wave power. Ocean waves. Énergie des vagues. Vagues. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electrical. Ocean wave power Ocean waves Onades > Energia. Onades. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Wave Energy Conversion: Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources; Copyright Page; Series Preface; Members of the Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources (ECOR) Working Group on Wave Energy Conversion; Acknowledgments; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Ocean Waves; Chapter 3. Wave Energy Conversion Systems; Chapter 4. Power Transfer Systems; Chapter 5. Economics of Wave Power; Chapter 6. Environmental and Socioeconomic Implications; Chapter 7. Wave Power Activities in the Americas and Oceania.