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A Helicopter View of the Special Issue on Wave Energy Converters

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  • Diego Vicinanza

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Design, Building and Environment, Second University of Napoli, via Roma, 29, 81031 Aversa (Caserta), Italy)

  • Mariano Buccino

    (Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Napoli Federico II, via Claudio, 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy)

Abstract

This paper intends to provide the reader with an overview of the Special Issue on Wave Energy Converters. Through 16 contributions from authors of 10 different countries, a number of key topics have been tackled, including resource assessment, engineering design, and financial analysis. As a whole, the Special Issue forms an interesting and helpful compendium on the state of the art of wave energy extraction and exploitation.

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  • Diego Vicinanza & Mariano Buccino, 2017. "A Helicopter View of the Special Issue on Wave Energy Converters," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-4, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:2:p:297-:d:90665
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