Case Studies on Wave Energy Utilization Systems

Development of Wave Power Extracting Caisson Breakwaters

Abstract

The Japanese Ministry Of Transport has been developing a special caisson breakwater which can convert wave power into electric power. The breakwater has nearly reached the level of practical use after an eight-year field experiment in Sakata Port. It is very important to develop practical systems to exploit the converted energy, in order to promote the use of wave energy by the breakwater. In this report, case studies of several systems which fit the characteristics of water energy are described.