an upper hollow portion;

a first fluid collection reservoir at least partially disposed within the upper hollow portion;

a hollow tube extending below the upper hollow portion and in fluid communication with the first fluid collection reservoir, said hollow tube configured to eject water rising through said hollow tube in response to wave-induced motion of the wave energy converter into the first fluid collection reservoir;

an electrical energy generator for converting an energy of a portion of the fluid in the first fluid collection reservoir into electrical energy;

an electrolyzer electrically coupled to the electrical energy generator, the electrolyzer configured to utilize said electrical energy to electrolyze a mixture of water and a chloride salt to evolve hydrogen gas and chlorine gas;

a first chamber for accumulating the hydrogen gas and the chlorine gas; and

a second chamber for reacting the accumulated hydrogen gas and chlorine gas to form hydrogen chloride gas.

generating electrical energy from a wave energy converter in a body of water, the wave energy converter comprising an upper hollow portion, a fluid collection reservoir at least partially within the upper hollow portion, a hollow tube below the upper hollow portion and in fluid communication with the fluid collection reservoir, an electrical energy generator, and an electrolyzer electrically coupled to the electrical energy generator;

electrolyzing a mixture of water and a chloride salt with the electrolyzer using electrical energy from the electrical energy generator to evolve chlorine gas and hydrogen gas in a first chamber of the wave energy converter;

reacting the chlorine gas and the hydrogen gas to form hydrogen chloride gas in a second chamber of the wave energy converter; and

combining the hydrogen chloride gas with water to form a hydrochloric acid solution in a reservoir of the wave energy converter.