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a wave energy machine is a device which extracts kinetic energy from water (sea, oceans) waves and uses it to make electricity (or perhaps hydrogen). Sometimes it's abbreviated to WEC (Wave Energy Converter). There are lots of different types so I would have a look at a few web sites for more details... try Ocean Power Technologies (oceanpowertech.com) as a good example of a point absorber type of device.

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