Talk:Wave power

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

In the next couple weeks, I will be revising and editing this article for an energy and sustainability course project. I would appreciate any feedback on my proposed edits, which I will be working on in my user sandbox. So far, my planned changes to the article include:

Lead Section: There is a quote within the current version of the article that states “As of 2022, wave power is not widely employed for commercial applications, after a long series of trial projects. Attempts to use this energy began in 1890 or earlier, mainly due to its high power density" where I will change it to 2023. Challenges Section: There is a wikipedia suggestion that points to how there is little explanation to what kind of technological difficulties wave power encounters when trying to advance wave power related projects. Wave Farm Section: This section was quite short so I'd like to add more information regarding the efficiency of wave farms and the associated risks using the sources that I compiled in my first rough draft.

Thanks! Nagashima0245

Energy from Waves

The tidal movements and the wind blowing across the surface of the ocean produce strong water waves 103.153.117.253 (talk) 14:36, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Geographies of Energy and Sustainability

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 4 January 2024 and 15 March 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Nagashima0245 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: GibbsOtis.

— Assignment last updated by Juniper37 (talk) 18:47, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Eco Wave Power company

I removed the following from the intro, where it does not belong. It might be placed further down or in the List of wave power stations article. DirkvdM (talk) 08:13, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Eco Wave Power(EWP), a Swedish business based in Israel, claims to have developed and patented a wave power electricity conversion technology. In their September 2023 corporate update, the company cited several advances towards commercial applications for the technology. The station allows for the testing of new systems components and floater designs and materials, with an eye towards continuously improving the EWP wave energy technology and maintaining EWP's leading market position.

References

Water wheel concept

I recall reading an article about one tested wave power generator, probably a prototype, that isn't listed here and I am having trouble finding.

The main component was a long cylinder, several wavelengths in length, floating perpendicular to the waves, or two long cylinders arranged in a V shape with the point of the V facing into the waves. Along the length of the cylinder were long troughs, such that the troughs would be right side up on one side and upside down on the other side. The waves passing along the cylinder would fill the troughs on one side, causing the cylinder to rotate from the weight of the water in the troughs. Kind of like a water wheel extremely elongated on its rotation axis.

Anyone else ever heard of this, or did it evolve into something listed here? I recall this was in the 1970s when I read about it. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 07:02, 9 July 2026 (UTC)