Editor’s NoteNekton Oxford Deep Ocean Research Institutewww.marinetechnologynews.com NEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271Making WavesFLORIDA215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984s the saying goes, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”, which is exactly the atti-PUBLISHER tude that Michael Raftery, CTO, SurfWEC had when he envisioned the Wave John C. O’Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comEnergy Harnessing Device. Generating power from waves, at least generating Apower at the utility scale, has proved to be an elusive engineering task, and the Associate Publisher & Editoradvent of wave energy is still in its infancy. But with the world turning decidely ‘green’, Gregory R. Trauthweintrauthwein@marinelink.comthere could be political will, and more importantly funding and subsidies, to help the wave energy industry evolve into adolescence and keep pace with developments on other green Contributing Writersenergy technologies, namely solar and wind. In the case of SurfWEC, the reference to Justin Manley, U.S. Elaine Maslin, Aberdeen“join ‘em” was not speaking to competition from other devices, rather to the waves and Tom Mulligan, Irelandthe ocean themselves. One of the big challenges with many wave energy devices is the Claudio Paschoa, BrazilWilliam Stoichevski, Oslomatter of positioning it in the surf itself, guaranteeing a steady stream of power-producing waves while keeping the unit intact in this rough water environment. Raftery believes he Production Managerhas found the solution with the patented Wave Energy Harnesing Device because the unit Irina Vasiletsvasilets@marinelink.comeffectively creates its own surf. In principle the SurfWEC system can be placed anywhere where there are ocean waves and water depths are from 135 to 1000 ft., and it is, in fact, a Production & Graphic Design Nicole Ventimigliamajor design feather in SurfWEC’s cap that the system need not be placed directly in the nicole@marinelink.comsurf zone to work. It is designed to be a ‘one size ? ts all’ solution, and it leans on a neural network to keep the variable-depth platform at the optimal depth at all times. The complete Corporate StaffManager, Marketingstory on this innovative new solution starts on page 40.Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.comAccountingEsther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.comManager, Information Technology ServicesVladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.comDownload our App Gregory R. TrauthweinCirculationAssociate Publisher & Editor iPhone & AndroidKathleen Hickeymtrcirc@marinelink.comMarine Technology Reporter Bayport, NY 11705. (ISSN 1559-7415) is published AdvertisingMembermonthly except for February, Au- The publisher assumes no respon-Vice President, Sales and Marketinggust, and December by New Wave sibility for any misprints or claims Rob HowardMedia, 118 E. 25th St., New York, or actions taken by advertisers. www.marinetechnologynews.comhoward@marinelink.comNY 10010-1062. Periodicals Post- The publisher reserves the right to Vol. 62 No. 4Tel: (561) 732-4368 • Fax: (561) 732-6984age Paid at New York, NY and ad- refuse any advertising. Contents ISSN 1559-7415ditional mailing of? ces. of the publication either in whole USPS# 023-276Advertising Sales Manager or part may not be produced with-118 East 25th Street, Mike KozlowskiPOSTMASTER: Send all UAA to out the express permission of the New York, NY 10010kozlowski@marinelink.comCFS. NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY publisher.tel: (212) 477-6700 Tel: (561) 733-2477 • Fax: (561) 732-9670FACILITIES send address correc- fax: (212) 254-6271tions to Marine Technology Re- Copyright © 2019 New Wave porter, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867, Media.Subscription: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means To subscribe please visit mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers.www.marinetechnologynews.com May 20194 MTRMTR #4 (1-17).indd 4 4/25/2019 8:50:09 AM