Wave Of The Future

摘要

Belfast-based Pure Marine Gen is developing wave-energy technology that harnesses water movement in two directions to make electricity generated from the sea more cost effective.rnGovernment-funded low-carbon company Carbon Trust recently granted the company ￡153,000 to take the DUO WEC (Wave Energy Converter) project through the modelling stage.rnDr Paul Brewster, Pure Marine Gen's technical director, said: 'Most existing concepts are uni-mode, but there's increasing interest in how you can extract power from both the up-and-down and side-to-side motions of the waves. The focus of our research is to design a technology solution that will ultimately do it better.'rnThe company has filed a patent for its novel design concept, which is currently under wraps, and is in the process of developing a 2MW model.