Title: WAVE ENERGY
Course: OCEAN POWER, THE BIG UNKNOWN > Section: MARINE ENERGY

Solar energy from the Sun creates temperature differentials that result in wind. The interaction between wind and the surface of water creates WAVES. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC). It is important to distinguish among the four most common WEC: point absorber buoys , surface attenuators , oscillating water columns , and overtopping devices . ^[8]

At a simplified level, wave energy technology can be located near-shore and offshore. Wave energy converters can also be designed for operation in specific water depth conditions: deep water, intermediate water or shallow water. The fundamental device design will be dependent on the location of the device and the intended resource characteristics.

Source: Marine energy - Wikipedia