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Seawood Designs SurfPower
A near-shore wave energy conversion system with buoyant wings each coupled to a seawater pump that anchors the assembly to the seabed. The long axis of the pontoon automatically aligns itself with the crest of oncoming waves, irrespective of the wave direction. The seawater piston pump is unlike any other in that it discharges pressurized seawater through a hollow rod to a collection main located on the sea bed. The buoyant wings are actively controlled responding to changing sea conditions on a wave by wave basis.
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Inactive
Technology Type
Power Take-Off
Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more
Hydro Turbine
Surface ExpressionTrue
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 17 October 2017
4
Energy Resource
- Wave
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
14 March 2023
Citation Formats
“Seawood Designs SurfPower.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Seawood_Designs_SurfPower. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Seawood Designs SurfPower." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Seawood_Designs_SurfPower.
