Irish Tube Compressor: New Method of Harvesting Wave Energy
Dublin based company JOSPA hopes to demonstrate superior performance in sustainable electricity production with their new device called Irish Tube Compressor.
The Irish Tube Compressor is based on reinforced, flexible tubes lying on the water, using air and water driven forward in successive ’slugs’ by ocean waves, with the resulting water head and air pressure being converted to electricity, either by conventional means or being used directly in other processes (such as water desalination).
According to the company, the benefits of the Irish Tube Compressor are:
The Irish Tube Compressor is based on reinforced, flexible tubes lying on the water, using air and water driven forward in successive ’slugs’ by ocean waves, with the resulting water head and air pressure being converted to electricity, either by conventional means or being used directly in other processes (such as water desalination).
According to the company, the benefits of the Irish Tube Compressor are:
- A big improvement in lower maintenance costs
- Tube- or Hose- based, it mitigates the severity of marine conditions while it cannot remove them entirely.
- A lower specific capital cost is expected (€ or $ per kW installed capacity)
- A greater response to varying waves - superior bandwidth availability - greater time availability
- Lower specific production costs - lower € or $ cost per kWh of production
- Greater marine survivability
- Faster return on capital invested due greater annual salable output
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