Wave Energy Generators for Marine Buoys and Aquaculture Fish Farms (eForcis and BeForcis)

eForcis and BeForcis was a two-and-a-half-year project funded by EU Horizon 2020, aimed at developing two reliable, autonomous, and free of maintenance power supply systems that can obtain energy from less powered waves: eForcis and BeForcis, therefore providing an alternative, satisfactory and sustainable energy source for marine economic activities.

Tangible results: The project developed two wave energy generators. eForcis WAVE POWER ELECTRIC GENERATOR extracts energy from sea waves and transforms it into electricity to supply power to offshore devices. The BeForcis technology is a Data buoy which allows fish farms to increase the use of feeding or surveillance cameras and many other sensors, which can contribute to the improvement of the conversion ratio factor (fish produced against feed delivered) and reduce mortality.

Application/relevance: The project has application in the energy efficiency wind sector and in boosting the blue economy as well as in the offshore aquaculture industry. For example, the BeForcis technology improves productivity, profitability, and sustainability in the offshore aquaculture industry. While the BeForcis technology delivers constant and reliable energy supply and can be used as a substitute for or as an addition to power sources in off-grid marine devices.