How it works?
The generator was designed and built by Wavegen, and it feeds around 500kw. This technology consists of two basic elements: a wave energy collector and a generator to turn this into electricity. The structure is a sloping reinforced shell built into the rock face of the shoreline with an inlet big enough to allow seawater to freely enter and leave a central chamber. Waves arriving at the shoreline causes a set of water columns to rise and fall. The water columns alternately compress and decompress air confined in chambers, and these drive a turbine connected to a generator. The turbine operates as the air moves in either direction. Some argued that on-shore or near-shore plants could also be designed as part of harbor walls or water-breaks performing a dual role for a community.