IIT Madras researchers develop Ocean Wave Energy Converter

IIT Madras researchers develop Ocean Wave Energy Converter

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 08 2022

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  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed an 'Ocean Wave Energy Converter' that can generate electricity from sea waves.
  • The system, dubbed Sindhuja-I, was deployed by the researchers about six kilometres from the coast of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, where the sea has a depth of about 20 metres. 
  • Sindhuja-I can currently produce 100 watts of energy. It will be scaled up to produce one megawatt of energy in the next three years.
  • The Sindhuja-I system consists of a floating buoy, a spar and an electrical module.
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