The Ocean waves has been proved as a great source of energy. The power of ocean waves can be utilized in an effective way to generate electricity to meet the demands of the rising energy crisis.
If you have a quick look on the globe, you’ll immediately notice that there’s a very small part of dry land, as compared to the water. The water covers almost 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Thus if we can make use of this 70% to generate power for the people living on the 30% land, it will more than enough to meet all the daily needs.
Wave energy is about exploiting the phenomenal power of water waves. Waves have an enormous amount of unused energy, some of which can be used to power at least a portion of the world’s everyday electricity.
Although it is estimated that about 10% power can be taken from waves. But if you think rationally, this is not even close to the amount of energy ocean waves can provide, even if it is distributed accordingly to the world’s consumption. Keeping in view the size of the oceans and the power of the waves, about 0.2 percent of the energy in ocean waves could power the entire planet.
This gives rise to the question that why people aren’t paying more attention to and investing in the development of wave energy. This is mainly because it is generally difficult to turn this power into usable energy.
In further articles, we’ll explore the various methods that have been developed by engineers to gather wave energy. But before we go into any further details, it’s important to know some of the major wave terms which are given below.
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Crest: the uppermost part of the wave
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Trough: the lowest point on a wave
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Wavelength: the horizontal distance between one crest and the next crest (or trough and trough)
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Wave height: the vertical distance between a wave’s trough and its crest
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Frequency: a measure of how many waves pass in a certain amount of time.
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