Otherwise, in more frequent mild sea states, the floating breakwater should behave as WEC, contributing to the energy production of the archipelago. In extreme and severe sea-states, it should strictly work as a passive breakwater, absorbing the incoming waves and protecting the devices installed in the archipelago.
The possibility to implement a dual use of these floating breakwaters, as offshore dam and wave energy converter, represents an interesting challenge. This archipelago is surrounded by floating breakwaters which ensure the creation of a protected sea area, where new kind of blue energy converters can be installed. It consists in an energetic archipelago where various devices for exploiting marine renewable energy can coexist in a modular way.
A new concept of energy HUB in the Mediterranean Sea has been recently proposed by National Research Council of Italy.
