Oyster Wave Power Machine Generates Electricity Onshore; Sea Trials Begin This Autumn
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2009
Oyster is fitted with an 18m-wide oscillator based on fundamental research at Queen’s University Belfast led by Professor Trevor Whittaker. The oscillator is fitted with pistons and, when activated by wave action, pumps high-pressure water through a sub-sea pipeline to the shore. The Oyster prototype. Click to enlarge.
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