Various lectures by Johannes Falnes on ocean waves and their utilisation.

A selection of PDF copies of (PowerPoint) slides and of transparencies (in PDF files of size 3.5 MB, 0.6 MB and 1.0 MB, respectively) may be seen on web pages

The first of these three files is a general introduction. The second and third ones (on waves and on wave-energy conversion, respectively) are copies of handwritten transparencies. Here the approach to the subject is more detailed and somewhat mathematical.

This teaching material has been used in several courses where wave energy was one among several other subjects related to energy and environmental problems. Moreover, this material was used also during the first three introductory days of a two-week WAVETRAIN course on Ocean Wave Energy Fundamentals.

Further information on wave-power research may be found on other web pages:

A list of books on wave energy:

http://www.phys.ntnu.no/~falnes/books_wave_energy2004.htm

[Most of the matter presented in the lecture-note copies presented in the three above-mentiond PDF files, may (at about the same level of presentation) be found in Chapter 12 of the textbook of J.W. Twidell & A.D. Weir: "Renewable Energy Resources" (1986). Observe that corrections and comments to this chapter may be found at http://www.phys.ntnu.no/~falnes/wave2004lecture/CorrectionsTW12.htm]

On wave energy in various ocean areas:

http://oblea.oceanor.no/wave_energy/

http://www.ineti.pt/proj/weratlas/index01.html

On wave energy converters, research and technological development:

http://www.phys.ntnu.no/instdef/prosjekter/bolgeenergi/index.html

http://www.mech.ed.ac.uk/research/wavepower/

http://www.wavegen.co.uk/

http://www.waveswing.com

http://www.energetech.com.au

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec/myt.html

http://www.members.tripod.com/interproject/

http://www.niot.res.in/