Draft:Outline of wave power

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to wave power:

Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC).

Below is a structured list of topics related to wave power:

What type of thing is wave power?

Wave power can be described as all of the following:

• A form of energy
  • A form of renewable energy –
    • A form of hydropower –

Types of wave power

• Wave power
• Oscillating water column

History of wave power

History of wave power

External links

• Britannica article on wave power

• U.S. Energy Information Agency page on wave power