This system consists of a chamber built in shoreline cost, Figure 3a [14]. An
oscillating water column (OWC) is a partially submerged, hollow structure
that is installed in the ocean [21]. The motions of ocean waves, which create
a column of water, push an air pocket up and down [22]. The pushed air
drives a turbine and conversion system to generate electricity. Air is forced
out of the column as a wave rises and fresh air is drawn in as the wave falls.
This movement of air turns a Wells turbine at the top of the column, Figure
3b [23].