How wave energy works

(Video) Animation illustrates how the magnet linear generator is built into a buoy and how it converts the motion of waves to electrical energy.

(Annette Von Jouanne) "Inside the permanent magnet linear generator, we have a magnet shaft that has high density magnets that is stationary. That will be anchored to the seafloor. Surrounding that shaft we have a buoy, which has a coil wound on the inside. By Faraday’s Law, when a coil slices through a magnetic field, voltage is induced, so we’re directly converting the linear motion of the waves to electrical energy."