(WO9747821-A1)      The wave collector structure (53) includes an outwardly extending and downwardly depending lip (105,107) below which is situated a mouth (61,67) of the collector. The collector includes side walls (75,79) for channelling waves into the collector mouth, which extend up to or beyond the lip, to partially enclose a volume of water between the lip and side walls.    The collector is placed in its desired location by sealing the mouth with gates and floating the structure to its desired location, and control valves may be opened to allow water into the collector to sink the structure to the sea bed (63) when the gates are removed. A wind powered rotor (116) may be mounted on the structure for supplementary generation of electricity.    ADVANTAGE -   Efficient conversion of wave into electrical energy, and sufficiently buoyant and stable for offshore use, while being safely anchorable to sea bed to withstand strongest waves encountered e.g. only once in (50) years.    (EP904464-A1)      The wave collector structure (53) includes an outwardly extending and downwardly depending lip (105,107) below which is situated a mouth (61,67) of the collector. The collector includes side walls (75,79) for channelling waves into the collector mouth, which extend up to or beyond the lip, to partially enclose a volume of water between the lip and side walls.    The collector is placed in its desired location by sealing the mouth with gates and floating the structure to its desired location, and control valves may be opened to allow water into the collector to sink the structure to the sea bed (63) when the gates are removed. A wind powered rotor (116) may be mounted on the structure for supplementary generation of electricity.    ADVANTAGE -   Efficient conversion of wave into electrical energy, and sufficiently buoyant and stable for offshore use, while being safely anchorable to sea bed to withstand strongest waves encountered e.g. only once in (50) years.    (GB2314124-B)      The wave collector structure (53) includes an outwardly extending and downwardly depending lip (105,107) below which is situated a mouth (61,67) of the collector. The collector includes side walls (75,79) for channelling waves into the collector mouth, which extend up to or beyond the lip, to partially enclose a volume of water between the lip and side walls.    The collector is placed in its desired location by sealing the mouth with gates and floating the structure to its desired location, and control valves may be opened to allow water into the collector to sink the structure to the sea bed (63) when the gates are removed. A wind powered rotor (116) may be mounted on the structure for supplementary generation of electricity.    ADVANTAGE -   Efficient conversion of wave into electrical energy, and sufficiently buoyant and stable for offshore use, while being safely anchorable to sea bed to withstand strongest waves encountered e.g. only once in (50) years.    (US6194791-B1)      The wave collector structure (53) includes an outwardly extending and downwardly depending lip (105,107) below which is situated a mouth (61,67) of the collector. The collector includes side walls (75,79) for channelling waves into the collector mouth, which extend up to or beyond the lip, to partially enclose a volume of water between the lip and side walls.    The collector is placed in its desired location by sealing the mouth with gates and floating the structure to its desired location, and control valves may be opened to allow water into the collector to sink the structure to the sea bed (63) when the gates are removed. A wind powered rotor (116) may be mounted on the structure for supplementary generation of electricity.    ADVANTAGE -   Efficient conversion of wave into electrical energy, and sufficiently buoyant and stable for offshore use, while being safely anchorable to sea bed to withstand strongest waves encountered e.g. only once in (50) years.