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Called biowave, the wave energy device won be venturing too far Port Fairy in Australia is as far as it going
Biowave first crossed Cleantechnica radar back in 2008, when we compared the new wave energy concept to kelp.
The Biowave wave energy device was inspired by the way that kelp sways and pivots with the movement of ocean swell waves.
The biowave actually gives you a twofer of potential and kinetic wave energy harvesting. It consists of an array of floats that rise and fall with the up and down-down surface motion of swells,
The eventual goal is to have entire farms of biowave devices like beds of kelp linked together.
the biowave floats are designed to collapse automatically onto the safety of the sea floor. To get a feel for what going to happen
you can catch the biowave in action on Vimeo. Wave energy is a bit of a risky venture
and in the case of biowave, no profile at all. That provides much more flexibility for site selection than offshore wind turbines
The biowave project is supported partly by the Australian Renewable energy Agency (ARENA) and the government of Victoria.
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