A floating territory made of a semi-rigid floating structure. The structure is able to follow the upward and downward movement of the waves. It can be installed as well close to the shores as in high sea, carrying a rigid structure. Said rigid structure acts like a bridge between the waves and provides a substantially stable surface for the installation of structures for human activity. Said rigid structure remains above the water level. The floating territory can be stabilized in position dynamically by propellers compensating the movement of the streams and/or winds, or by submersed weights attached to said rigid structure, or by pillars planted in the ground attached to said rigid structure. This leaves a vertical freedom of movement to follow the movement of the waves or the tides.

A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.

A system for providing solar power to a watercraft includes a hull having an outer surface, defining a recess extending inward and offset from the outer surface by a distance, and configured to float on water. The system further includes a solar panel configured to fit within the recess and having a thickness that is substantially equal to the distance such that an outer edge of the solar panel is substantially aligned with the outer surface of the hull.

A wave power generation unit suitable for large-scale application and a system thereof are disclosed. The wave power generation unit includes at least two types of water platforms that dynamically differ from each other under the effect of waves: stationary floating platform and movable floating platform. The two types of floating platforms are paired to form a functional unit, and the difference between the two floating platforms caused by waves causes interactions between the two floating platforms. The movable floating platform converts wave energy into mechanical energy, and the stationary floating platform converts machinery energy into electrical energy. The dynamic features of the floating platform are adjusted by a sink and float control device or a peripheral lifting device, and the adjustment effect is enhanced by a large-mass flywheel. Multiple wave power generation units form a wave power generation system.

A system for providing solar power to a watercraft includes a hull having an outer surface, defining a recess extending inward and offset from the outer surface by a distance, and configured to float on water. The system further includes a solar panel configured to fit within the recess and having a thickness that is substantially equal to the distance such that an outer edge of the solar panel is substantially aligned with the outer surface of the hull.

A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.

A submersible device is provided herein. The submersible device may include a submersible hull, control fins, propeller fins, and a turbine device. The submersible hull may include a proximal end, an opposing distal end, a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall. The sidewalls may be in between the proximal and distal ends of the hull. The control fins may extend from the submersible hull. At least one control fin extends from the first sidewall and at least one other control fin extends from the second sidewall. The propeller fins may extend from the submersible hull at the distal end. Each of the propeller fins may be connected to a rotor. The turbine device may be communicatively coupled to the rotor.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of power generators, and in particular relates to a marine support column structure with power generation function. The support column structure solves technical problems that existing marine power generators can only generate power with single energy and have few functions and so on. The marine support column structure with power generation function includes a column body. The support column structure of the present disclosure is capable of generating power with sea wind and waves, and is further capable of serving as a guardrail.

A wave power generation unit suitable for large-scale application and a system thereof are disclosed. The wave power generation unit includes at least two types of water platforms that dynamically differ from each other under the effect of waves: stationary floating platform and movable floating platform. The two types of floating platforms are paired to form a functional unit, and the difference between the two floating platforms caused by waves causes interactions between the two floating platforms. The movable floating platform converts wave energy into mechanical energy, and the stationary floating platform converts machinery energy into electrical energy. The dynamic features of the floating platform are adjusted by a sink and float control device or a peripheral lifting device, and the adjustment effect is enhanced by a large-mass flywheel. Multiple wave power generation units form a wave power generation system.

Devices, systems and methods for real-time wave monitoring are described. One example system for real-time monitoring of wave conditions includes a plurality of buoys, wherein each of the plurality of buoys comprises a sensor array configured to continuously monitor one or more characteristics of the wave conditions, a transceiver configured to transmit, to a remote server, information corresponding to the one or more characteristics of the wave conditions over a wireless communication channel, and a tether that physically couples the buoy to an anchor, wherein the information from each of the plurality of buoys is combined with a user preference to provide a user with a message regarding the wave conditions in response to a user request, and wherein a duration between the user request and transmission of the information from each of the plurality of buoys is less than a predetermined value.