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First Life Cycle Impact Considerations of Two Wave Energy Converters

Marco TrapaneseDomenico CurtoAlessia ViolaMarzia TraversoSabrina NeugebauerVincenzo Franzitta

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Seawave linear generators mechanical motion converter environmental impact LCAWave energy converterWork (thermodynamics)Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleScope (project management)business.industryComputer science020209 energy02 engineering and technologyLimitingSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciRenewable energyLinear motion0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectronic engineeringEnergy transformationbusinessLife-cycle assessment

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The work presents two different revolutionary devices for the utilization of a new entry of renewable energy sources: sea wave. The first technology is based on linear generators, able to directly converts a linear motion into electrical output, limiting to minimum the chain of energy conversion. The other solution is based on a mechanical motion converter, coupled with alternators. The scope of this paper is to compare the two different systems designed by University of Palermo, through Life Cycle Assessment, in order to evaluate the global effects of the two systems to the environment.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-05-012018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans (OTO)
https://doi.org/10.1109/oceanskobe.2018.8558855