India to produce electricity from ocean waves, says minister
NEW DELHI, 23 days ago
India is set to produce electricity from ocean waves in an innovative clean power initiative, said the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
"With a vast coastline of 11,098 km spanning nine states and six other union territories, our untapped potential of ocean energy has been estimated at 40,000 MW," he stated.
Puri said India had taken steps toward clean energy generation through this process by establishing the country’s first wave energy pilot project in Mumbai.
"This premier city of India is surrounded by sea. India’s state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation is in charge of this pilot project," he added.
According to experts, power generation from waves is a relatively new concept. It envisages floaters in water drawing energy from incoming waves by converting the rising and falling motion of the waves.
Movement of the floaters compresses and decompresses hydraulic pistons which transmit bio-degradable hydraulic fluid into land located accumulators.
Pressure built up by this rotates a hydraulic motor, which rotates the generator, and then the electricity is transferred into the grid, via an inverter, they added.
Swedish wave energy developer Eco Wave Power is set to sign a collaboration agreement with a Fortune 500 Indian company for the first wave energy pilot project in Maharashtra, India, reported Offshore Energy.
At the signing ceremony in New Delhi, the company will also showcase its wave energy generation model, demonstrating how its patented onshore technology harnesses ocean waves to produce electricity, stated the report.
According to Eco Wave Power, the collaboration with the Indian company aims to explore the integration of wave energy into India’s renewable energy strategy.
“With a coastline of 7,516 km and over 250 million people living along the shore, India has a unique opportunity to place wave energy at the forefront of its renewable energy strategy,” said Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power.
The move comes as Eco Wave Power advances its international projects.
