If you were willing to fasten the habitat to one spot, you could generate power by connecting a shaft to the sea floor, and letting the platform slide up and down on the shaft as the sea rises and falls.
If you dig around in the book section of our web site you will find that there are other wave energy extraction technologies that do not need to be moored. Patri and I have always like the Isaac's Wave pump.
i've seen the other wave energy extraction devices and they don't much impress me, i've seen a couple examples on GizMag. considering the vast amount of energy that the oceans possess the existant ones only scratch the surface of useable energy, if i could even call it scratching. This idea would not only capture wave energy, but also tidal energy. One problem i see right off the bat is it would restrict the surface module to one place, and in a storm, you would have to disconnect from the device so as not to break it. There are probably other issues too but this should be discussed more. it's out there it seems but so is this whole friggin idea of seasteading, and that's what's so cool about it.
A good internet resource for wave/tidal power generation along with the other three types of ocean renewable energy (offshore wind, current energy, and thermal) can be found at http://www.oceanenergycouncil.com/ .
The Ocean Energy Coucil's Mission Statement is:
1. To improve public knowledge and acceptance of Ocean Energy as a viable resource with its own special advantages, ranking with oil, natural gas nuclear power, coal and direct solar applications in contributing to the national and international energy supply.
2. To provide a forum for presenting to the U.S. Department of Energy and other government bodies as well as international energy organizations the considered professional recommendations of the ocean energy community.
3. To foster educational advancement and growth of members in the field of ocean energy and specific contributions which may be made to the U.S. and foreign nations by development and application of ocean energy.
4. To educate the public on the potential and current status of development of ocean energy.
5. To interface with groups, organizations and other bodies whose purposes include the implementation of environmentally friendly alternate energy sources.
OPT site states that "A 10-Megawatt OPT power station would occupy only approximately 30 acres (0.125 square kilometers) of ocean space. Perhaps something along these lines could be engineered that doesn't have to be moored.
Mooring is not necessary
If you dig around in the book section of our web site you will find that there are other wave energy extraction technologies that do not need to be moored. Patri and I have always like the Isaac's Wave pump.
I like this idea
i've seen the other wave energy extraction devices and they don't much impress me, i've seen a couple examples on GizMag. considering the vast amount of energy that the oceans possess the existant ones only scratch the surface of useable energy, if i could even call it scratching. This idea would not only capture wave energy, but also tidal energy. One problem i see right off the bat is it would restrict the surface module to one place, and in a storm, you would have to disconnect from the device so as not to break it. There are probably other issues too but this should be discussed more. it's out there it seems but so is this whole friggin idea of seasteading, and that's what's so cool about it.
Ad Astra Per Aspera
The Ocean Energy Coucnil
A good internet resource for wave/tidal power generation along with the other three types of ocean renewable energy (offshore wind, current energy, and thermal) can be found at http://www.oceanenergycouncil.com/ .
The Ocean Energy Coucil's Mission Statement is:
1. To improve public knowledge and acceptance of Ocean Energy as a viable resource with its own special advantages, ranking with oil, natural gas nuclear power, coal and direct solar applications in contributing to the national and international energy supply.
2. To provide a forum for presenting to the U.S. Department of Energy and other government bodies as well as international energy organizations the considered professional recommendations of the ocean energy community.
3. To foster educational advancement and growth of members in the field of ocean energy and specific contributions which may be made to the U.S. and foreign nations by development and application of ocean energy.
4. To educate the public on the potential and current status of development of ocean energy.
5. To interface with groups, organizations and other bodies whose purposes include the implementation of environmentally friendly alternate energy sources.
Pelamis Wave Power
Here's a link to Pelamis Wave Power's website:
http://www.pelamiswave.com/index.php
All kinds of interesting info....
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Wave power buoys
Found this article in The Register:
US sea-bottom sensor net powered by 'stroking buoys'
Which led me to this website:
Ocean Power Technologies
OPT site states that "A 10-Megawatt OPT power station would occupy only approximately 30 acres (0.125 square kilometers) of ocean space. Perhaps something along these lines could be engineered that doesn't have to be moored.
Salter's Duck
My recollection is that Salter's duck does not need to be moored. I do not know if anybody has built one though.