The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to wave power:

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Wave power is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC).

Below is a structured list of topics related to wave power:

What type of thing is wave power?

Wave power can be described as all of the following:

Branches of wave power

History of wave power

History of wave power

General wave power concepts

Wave power organizations

Wave power publications

Persons influential in wave power

See also

References

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