{"id":19402,"key":"Comparison_of_ocean_wave_energy_conversion_systems","title":"Comparison of ocean wave energy conversion systems","latest":{"id":1206279,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T19:50:56Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"This article compares the types of ocean wave energy conversion systems (OWECS), which itself is a type of [[Ocean energy conversion system]] (OECS).\n\n<!--Incomplete, add devices from http://peswiki.com/energy/Directory:Ocean_Wave_Energy -->\n\n{| border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"text-align:left\"\n| Type\n| Efficiency\n| Fabrication requirements\n| Difficulty of production\n| Durability\n| Difficulty of repair\n| Production cost\n| Hazard to fish ?\n|-\n| Sea snakes<ref>[http://www.elgenwave.com/compare.htm ocean wave energy conversion systems comparison chart]</ref>\n| Low\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| medium\n| no\n|-\n| Swell spanners\n| Very low\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| medium-expensive\n| no\n|-\n| Oscillating buoys\n| Low\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| medium-expensive\n| no\n|-\n| Fixed platforms\n| High\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| ?\n| medium-expensive\n| no\n|}\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[Wave energy#Modern technology]]\n* [[Comparison of bladed rotors for HECS]]\n\n== Notes ==\n\n<references />\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [[Wikipedia:Comparison of ocean wave energy conversion systems]]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = Energy conversion, Wave power, Power station technology, Sustainable technologies, Energy from oceans and water, Comparisons\n| sdg = SDG07 Affordable and clean energy\n}}\n\n[[Category:Sustainable technologies]]\n[[Category:Comparisons]]"}