On the afternoon of September 25, for the second year in a row, the discovery and innovation event organized by the University of Latvia - New Technologies and Innovations Day took place. A significant number of researchers participated in the Knowledge Agora, which was one of the most important parts of the event.
A team of researchers at the ISSP UL is working on an electric generator that would collect the energy of water waves and convert it into electricity. Researcher Pēteris Lesničenoks from our institute told more about the research on the New Technologies and Innovations Day of the University of Latvia on the stage of the Knowledge Agora.
Over the past year, a team of researchers has turned such a generator, or WILEG (Innovative Wave Energy Converter, Linear Electric Generator - for Floating Power Plants) into reality, and found an application for it. It is able to collect small waves of water below 1 meter and convert it into electricity. It is essentially a small, floating power plant. Researchers have now developed a prototype for the device, which has already been tested in the 17-centimeter wave basin at the University of Liepaja, which means that even very small waves can operate the device.
The Knowledge Agora was an opportunity for researchers to present and engage a wider audience with innovative or recently launched innovative research on technologies, processes and improvement of quality of life. Time for the presentation - 6 minutes.
