Editing Wave power (section)

=== Oscillating water column ===
[[Oscillating Water Column|Oscillating water column]] devices can be located onshore or offshore. Swells compress air in an internal chamber, forcing air through a turbine to create [[electricity]].<ref name="“grnflea">{{cite web|title=Extracting Energy From Ocean Waves |url=http://grnflea.com/extracting-energy-from-ocean-waves/|access-date=April 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815152057/http://grnflea.com/extracting-energy-from-ocean-waves/|archive-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> Significant noise is produced as air flows through the turbines, potentially affecting nearby [[birds]] and [[marine organisms]]. Marine life could possibly become trapped or entangled within the air chamber.<ref name="Tethys" /> It draws energy from the entire water column.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Blain |first=Loz |date=2022-08-01 |title=Blowhole wave energy generator exceeds expectations in 12-month test |url=https://newatlas.com/energy/blowhole-wave-energy-generator/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=New Atlas |language=en-US}}</ref>