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Electricity Generation Plant Comparisons 2019:
Fossil, Nuclear Hydro Dams & Renewable Energy Plants compared 61 pages
HISTORY
Development of Neptune Wave Engine
2010 to 2020
PLUS
2019 UPDATE of Top 10 WECs in 2014
PRIMER
The 9 Wave Energy Methods Explained with Patents and Examples
PLUS
Discussion of Wave Energy Industry Concerns
TESTING
The Vancouver Wave Energy Testing Station for 3rd parties to verify the power produced from
various wave sizes
CONVERSION FACTOR
Convert Hs to Average Wave Height
Hs = Significant Wave Height: a statistical value used for marine safety and forecasting
W. H.(avg) is used for wave energy applications
INDUSTRY CONCERNS
As Wave Energy emerges to a viable commercial industry, standards of verifiable transparency are needed with Scatter Charts, Name Plate Rating & Capacity Factors
WAVE, WIND & SOLAR
Comparison Chart & full References of 6 key factors: Global power production; Power type; Operational hours / day & year; Area to Produce 1 TWh / yr; & Cost / MWh
to build power plant
TOP 10 WECs in 2014 UPDATED
The top 10 WECs in 2014 report:
"Evaluation of the Wave Energy Conversion Efficiency in Various Coastal Environments" are updated for 2019
WAVE
PERFORMANCE
CALCULATIONS
For Wave Periods from 2 to 11.5 s &
Water Depths
from 4 to 40 m
Wavelength
Phase Velocity
Group Velocity
Wave Number &
Relative Depth
are shown
FEASIBILITY REPORT
Summary of Feasibility Report prepared by NeptuneWave.ca to
Add-on Wave Energy to Offshore Wind Turbines for Otary.be 2019
ICOE 2016
Paper:
Mermaid Power’s near shore, direct drive point absorber WEC uses a custom made generator . .
ICOE 2016
Poster Paper:
Empirical wave energy measurements for design & LCOE calculations
ICOE 2014
Paper:
Key strategies in the manufacture and deployment of Mermaid Power’s near shore, small wave, energy converter
ELECTRICITY PRICES 2018
Household electricity prices in USD for 49 countries is shown in a graph
based on "World Energy Prices 2018" by iea.org
PATENTS
BY OTHERS
29 Wave Energy Patents from
1873 to 2012
Arranged
as Examples
of 7 Wave Energy Device Types
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see also
PRIMER for Wave Energy above
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Combining proven test units backed by decades of government-funded wave energy research with a
revolutionary wave engine technology to add a new commercial method for firm base load electricity
production that is carbon emission free and competitively priced