A built-in wave energy converter (BI-WEC) is a type of WEC that is fully encapsulated within
a floating body that is easy to integrate and promotes reliability. Significant advantages in …

Ocean wave renewable energy is becoming a key part of the renewable energy industry
over the recent decades. By developing wave energy converters (WECs), their power take …

One area with significant potential for cost reduction is the shape and geometry design of
wave energy converters (WECs) to facilitate the development of these devices. Recent …

Wave energy technologies have the potential to play a significant role in the supply of
renewable energy worldwide. One of the most promising designs for wave energy …

Inefficiency and intermittency caused by high variabilities of wave properties are common
problems in existing wave energy technology. Resonant wave energy conversion …

Ocean waves are an ultra-low-frequency renewable energy source. Various point absorbers
have been developed over the past decades as small-sized wave energy converters …

This paper proposes a dimensional optimization procedure for a laboratory scale two-body
point absorber wave energy converter (WEC) using the design of experiment (DoE) …

Massive and high-density Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) energy is contained in the ocean,
including waves, tidal streams, and ocean currents. Traditional MHK energy converters …

This paper introduces a novel point absorber wave energy converter (WEC) with tuned
variable inerter (TVI). Originally, the tuned inerter (TI), consisting of a tuning spring, an …

This paper deals with optimal tuning, control and performance evaluation of an inerter-
based point absorber (IPA) wave energy converter (WEC), which is a first step towards …