Power from waves
Ocean waves as a source of energy for generating electricity are the subject of international study this year by Canada, Japan, Britain, Ireland, and the United States, according to “Canada Weekly.” A prototype system of generation has been installed in a vessel’ moored 3.5 km from the coast in the Sea of Japan. The massive buoy, 80m by 12m, named the Kaimei, uses wave power to compress air which drives turbines coupled to alternating current generators. The Kaimei generates 375 kilowatts, which is expected to be upgraded to 1250 kilowatts.
The international group will study the possibility of employing the method to provide power to island communities in the respective countries.
In Canada, the National Research Council’s Hydraulics Laboratory will provide Canadian manufactured instruments for measurements of the water levels inside and outside the Kaimei and will calculate the power available in the waves encountered on the sites.
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Press, 7 April 1979, Page 14
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