The buoy extracts energy by funneling ocean waves into a hollow cylindrical chamber to compress air through a bi-directional impulse turbine generator. This oscillating water column moonpool functions like a piston pump, forcing air in and out of a turbine vent, located at the top of the cylinder. This turbine system is known as the power take-off (PTO), which converts the kinetic and potential energy of the wave into electricity for use in various ocean applications.