Meanwhile,the Japanese are developing this.., page-10

A 'swell' idea, MC3.. But as the article discusses, a few technicalities to overcome before it even begins to be a viability,in my view. A bit naive about the effects of weather as well. I live near Newcastle, NSW, and the recent heavy seas I've witnessed, would make short work of a floating surface power generator. In that respect, CCE has a big advantage to my way of thinking.
Still, it shows the potential of sea generated power is well recognized. If they did come up with a solution to surface generated power,then it could be augmented by a recent innovation developed by Newcastle University. Printed solar panels, which are extremely flexible and can be rolled out in the sun to charge batteries. That fits pretty well with the flexible floating idea, I reckon and would augment the power output.

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