Abstract: A Wave Energy Converter (WEC) (70) to be applied in water vehicles (100, 200) and floating bodies (300) is described. The WEC (70) involves a mass-spring-damper system comprising at least one oscillating mass (12), springs (14) at the rate of at least two springs (14) for each oscillating mass (12), said springs (14) being arranged radially to said oscillating mass (12), and at least two power take-off (PTO) devices (13) having different degrees of freedom (DOF). WEC (70) is applied in the motoring and concomitant or alternative energy generation in water vehicles (100, 200) and floating bodies (300). Energy generation is consequent to external disturbances including waves, currents and conventional motoring which results in oscillations in the system containing said WEC (70).

Abstract: A device and associated process for hygienizing and warming beehives aiming at the improvement of the production of organic bee produce, the device being installed in a beebox including an entrance for bees and frames for accommodating bees and bee products, and between the frames, a spacing making available one empty frame for installing the device. The device comprises a ceramic block inserted in the one empty frame provided with at least one row containing from 8 to 32 channels being in the vertical position and where the lower end and the upper end of the channels are opened towards the inner portion of the beehive, the channels being: i) thermally insulated from the rest of the one frame with the aid of wings and ii) traversed by conducting filaments connected to an energy source by a flat wire, whereby the electrical current crossing the filaments makes it possible to attain temperatures inside the channeles between 300-350° C.

Abstract: A device 30 and associated process are described for hygienizing and warming beehives aiming at the improvement of the production of organic bee produce, said device comprising providing a bee box 1 containing frames 5 for honey production and bee housing, one frame 5a being left for inserting a ceramic block 11 provided with at least one row containing from 8 to 32 channels 11a and where the lower and upper ends of these channels 11a are opened towards the interior of the beehive, channels 11a being thermally insulated from the remaining of frame 5a with the aid of wings 15a, 15b and traversed by conducting filaments 14a, 14b connected to an energy source 20 through wire 7, whereby whenever electrical current traverses said filaments 14a, 14b the temperature inside said channels attains from 300-350° C.