The SSG Wave Energy Converter: Performance, Status and Recent Developments

The Sea-wave Slot-cone Generator (SSG) is a Wave Energy Converter based on the wave overtopping principle; it employs several reservoirs placed on top of each other, in which the energy of incoming waves is stored as potential energy. Then, the captured water runs through turbines for electricity pr...

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Main Authors: Mariano Buccino, Diego Vicinanza, Lucia Margheritini, Jens Peter Kofoed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/2/193/