Sea is the limit: IIT-Madras develops Converter to generate power from sea waves, sea trials success

Chennai, Dec 5 : In a pioneering initiative, researchers at the
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) have developed an
‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ that could generate electricity
from sea waves and the device has successfully completed the
sea trials.
The sea trials were successfully completed during the second
week of November by deploying the device was deployed at a
location about six km off the coast of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, at
a location with a depth of 20 metres.
This device targets generating 1MW of power from ocean waves
in the next three years, IIT-M sources said on Monday.
The success of this project will help fulfil several objectives such
as the UN Ocean Decade and Sustainable Development Goals.
India’s goals include deep water missions, clean energy and
achieving a blue economy. It could help India meet its climate
change-related goals of generating 500 GW of electricity by
2030 through renewable energy.
The Device is targeted towards remote offshore locations that
require reliable electricity and communication either by supplying
electric power to payloads that are integrated directly in or on the
device or located in its vicinity as on the seabed and in the water
column.
The targeted stakeholders are the oil and gas, defence and security
installations and communication sectors.