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Applications  This concentration of people leads to an increased coastal intensity in energy demands, food and fresh water requirements, and transportation needs which creates a unique opportunity for wave energy. Wave energy can be co-located near coastal regions without significantly impacting living space and with minimal impact on the near shore ecosystem. OPT has two product types to serve these energy needs. Our utility PowerBuoy systems have higher power ratings and are designed to operate connected to a utility grid. The Autonomous PowerBuoy (APB) line of products is designed to operate independent of a connection to a utility grid. An APB is usually rated at 10 kiloWatts (kW) or less. Our utility scale PowerBuoys are rated at 150 kW or greater and may be combined up to 100’s of MW to meet power demands using OPT’s wave park infrastructure. If your power requirements are not met by these two product lines, OPT may be able to modify one of our larger utility PowerBuoys to operate in an autonomous mode. Utility Scale PowerBuoy Products and Systems Applications Autonomous PowerBuoy Applications 1Population data adapted from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Population Reference Bureau; Center for Environment and Population; and Don Hinrichsen, UN Consultant and author |
