Yoshio Masuda

Yoshio Masuda (died 2009) was a former Japanese naval commander, regarded as the father of modern wave power technology.^[1] Among other devices, the now used principle of Oscillating Water Column is regarded as his invention.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was initially used for small-scale navigation buoys.

References

^ Falcão, António F. de O. (2009). "Wave energy utilization: A review of the technologies". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14 (3): 899–918. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.003.
^ "The Masuda Device". daedalus.gr. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "Give us a wave!". www.unep.org. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ Wengenmayr, Roland; Bührke, Thomas, eds. (2008). Renewable energy: sustainable energy concepts for the future. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-40804-7.

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[1] Falcão, António F. de O. (2009). "Wave energy utilization: A review of the technologies". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14 (3): 899–918. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.003.

[2] "The Masuda Device". daedalus.gr. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

[3] "Give us a wave!". www.unep.org. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

[4] Wengenmayr, Roland; Bührke, Thomas, eds. (2008). Renewable energy: sustainable energy concepts for the future. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-40804-7.

Yoshio Masuda

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