Feature Tech Oceans of Electricity New technologies convert the motion of waves into watts By Peter Weiss April 10, 2001 at 2:27 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print When the steel shell called Osprey confronted the sea, it was David facing Goliath. This time, Goliath won. Foam from a spent breaker cascades down the face of the world’s first commercial wave-power plant, called Limpet. Wavegen A crew works on Limpet’s turbine. Wavegen Many researchers first test their wave-power designs, such as this pinched cylinder (arrow) called a duck, in waves created in a lab.
