The coming wave (original) (raw)
Energy: Enthusiasm for renewable energy means wind turbines and solar panels are popping up all over the place. But what happened to wave power?
YOU only have to look at waves pounding a beach, inexorably wearing cliffs into rubble and pounding stones into sand, to appreciate the power of the ocean. As soaring oil prices and concern over climate change give added urgency to the search for new, renewable sources of energy, the sea is an obvious place to look. In theory the world's electricity needs could be met with just a tiny fraction of the energy sloshing around in the oceans.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “The coming wave”
From the June 7th 2008 edition
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