A wave-powered ship is a ship, propelled harnessing the energy of the waves.
Ships
Constructed boats
As yet, there is only one boat that is propelled by wave harnessing fins:
*
Suntory Mermaid II
: ''Mermaid II'' uses a passive fin mechanism mounted at the bow. A combination of fins and springs capture wave energy, then release it as a propelling drive forwards.
Ship concepts
1. Ship concepts having wave harnessing fins like the "Suntory Mermaid, described above:
* ''E/S Orcelle'' A conceptual design for a large car ferry has been projected. This is planned to use wave energy as a minor component of its energy supply, the major source of which is
hydrogen fuel.
2. Ships with several hulls, that are movable among one another:
* The "Oeko-Trimaran"
Maritime Institute Netherlands, archive 2013 Using the principles of the stationary " Pelamis wave power" plants to produce hydrogen fuel by wave energy. Also sun and wind (Wind turbine) energy are used for fuel production, which work also during the mooring times of the ship.
See also
* Hydrogen-powered ship
* Marine current power
* Marine propulsion
Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats, most modern ships are propelled by mechanical systems consisting of an electri ...
* Wave power
Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful mechanical work, work – for example, electricity generation, desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power (physics), power is a wave energy converter (WEC).
W ...
* Windmill ship
* Wind-powered vehicle
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Ship types
Wave power