Table 14.2 Overseas oscillating water column wave power stations
Name and address of
power station
Completion
and test time
Rated
power
(kW)
Conversion
principle
Development
organization
“Kaimei” Wave Power
Vessel
Yuliang Sea Surface,
Hegang City, Yamagata
Prefecture, Japan
1978*1986 1,280
Oscillating water
column
Japan Marine Science
and Technology Center
Shore-based wave
power station
Mitse Coast, Hegang
City, Yamagata
Prefecture, Japan
1983
40
Oscillating water
column
Japan Marine Science
and Technology Center
Shore-based wave
power station
Shilane Harbour,
Hokkaido, Japan
1994
80
Pendulum type
Japan Marine Science
and Technology Center
Breakwater wave power
station
Jiuda Port, Yamagata
Prefecture, Japan
1989
60
Oscillating water
column
Japan Harbour
Technology Research
Institute
“Mighty Whale”
Floating Wave Power
Generator
Sea Surface of
Wusuowan Bay,
Mitsubishi Prefecture,
Japan
1998.10
110
Oscillating water
column
Japan Marine Science
and Technology Center
Shore-based wave
power station
Islay, Scotland, UK
2000.11
500
Oscillating water
column
Queen’s University of
England
Offshore Fixed Wave
Power Generator
Dounrety, Northern
Scotland, UK
1995.8
2,000
Oscillating water
column
ART, Scottish Applied
Research and
Technology Company
Shore-based wave
power station with Front
Port
Toftcatallen Island,
Norway
1985*1988 500
Multi-resonance
oscillating water
column
Norsk Hydro
(Kvacrner)
Wave-gathering and
water storage power
stations
Toftcatallen Island,
Norway
1986*now 350
Shrinkage wave
channel
Norwegian Wave
Energy Company (Nar
wave A. S.)
Shore-based wave
power station
Dico Island, Alien
Islands, Portugal
1997
500
Wave-gathering
Reservoir
Joint development of
Portugal, Britain and
Ireland
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