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The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device "Mighty Whale": Open Sea Tests
Y. Washio,H. Osawa,Y. Nagata,F. Fujii,H. Furuyama,T. Fujita +5 more
- Vol. 1, pp 373-380
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The Mighty Whale as mentioned in this paper was used for open sea tests to investigate the use of wave energy for power generation in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and the results of the tests were summarized in a recent paper.Abstract:
JAMSTEC completed the construction of the prototype device Mighty Whale by May 1998 for open sea tests to investigate practical use of wave energy. Following construction, the prototype was towed to the test location near the mouth of Gokasho Bay in Mie Prefecture. The open sea tests were begun in September 1998, after final positioning and mooring operations were completed. The tests are expected to continue for approximately 2 years. This paper presents an overview of the open sea tests, and summarizes the characteristics of power generation based on the results so far.read more
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