Post by soumyasarkar59 on Feb 17, 2024 5:26:45 GMT -6
Technology Wave energy is considered the largest untapped renewable energy source on the planet: ENEA and RSE have calculated that if it could be fully exploited, we could obtain 2 TeraWatts of energy, around 18 billion kilowatt hours per year, almost equal to the entire annual global electricity demand. In addition, wave energy is predictable, more regulated and constant than other renewable sources. Our ISWEC system does exactly that: it converts ocean wave energy into electrical energy , making it immediately available to marine plants or feeding it directly into the electrical grid to provide power to coastal communities. The full name of this system is Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter , and we developed it in collaboration with Wave for Energy Srl , a spin-off of Politecnico di Torino . The system consists of a sealed floating hull containing a pair of gyroscopic systems , connected to two generators .
Waves cause the unit to pitch; It is anchored to the ocean floor, but can move and oscillate freely. This pitching movement is intercepted by the two gyroscopic systems that are connected to the generators, and these in turn transform this Cell Phone Number List movement into electrical energy. A simple solution, with cutting-edge technology at its heart. Besides waves, there are many other ways the sea can provide clean energy. To study and harness the full potential of the seas and oceans , in collaboration with the Polytechnic of Turin , we have created MORE (Offshore Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory), a laboratory dedicated entirely to the creation of technologies to harness not only the waves, but also ocean currents, tides and salinity gradient, as well as to improve offshore wind and solar energy. Our commitment to the development of the marine renewable energy sector has been further strengthened by joining, as a main partner, Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) , the largest European network for the development of ocean energy .
This position allows us to collaborate to chart OEE's strategic course with the objective of commercializing marine technological solutions . Context ISWEC is perfect for supplying electricity to offshore plants and, in particular, oil and gas platforms. The first pilot plant is already active in Ravenna , and is connected to our PC80 platform and integrated with a photovoltaic system . This type of application increases the energy self-sufficiency of marine structures that are located far from the coast, and perhaps in geographical contexts where electricity supply cannot be taken for granted. This first version has managed to produce 105% of its nominal power of 50 kW , but we are working on an ISWEC industrial model that will bring together all the innovations that the MORE Lab is studying. Our goal is 118 ISWEC industrial plants, to reach a production of about 12 MW of electricity from the movement of waves . Each of these devices will reach 100 kW at peak and the first opening is planned for the end of 2022. It will be the first plant connected to the Prezioso plant , which produces off the coast of Gela.