Converting the huge energy stored in the ocean waves into electricity is one of the dreams of all aspiring nations across the world as it can replace fossil fuels and could be a solution to climate change to some extent.
A U.S. based firm M/S Oscilla Power Inc. which works on a project to untap the energy contained in the waves of Arabian Sea by setting up a floating wave energy device off the coast of Vizhinjam in Kerala, has inched a step closer to reality with the company starting the field trials of its first commercial-scale demonstration of the new wave energy technology- the Triton-C, off the coast of Hawaii, US.
Terming the Hawaii test of generating clean, renewable power from the waves of the Pacific Ocean as promising one, Tim Mundon, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer, Oscilla Power™, Inc., US, told The Hindu “Our project in Kerala is progressing. We are currently working on a 1 MW design that is specific to the Indian environment. The wave energy system for the sea conditions off the coast of Kerala will be slightly different from our current 1MW Triton system which is designed for much more severe ocean conditions. However, it will share the same architecture.
