WAVE ENERGY

HOW DOES THIS TECHNOLOGY WORK?

• It it the transport of energy by ocean surface waves
• The capture of that energy to useful work
• For example: electricity generation and water desalination
• Or the pumping of water into reservoirs

HOW COULD THIS ENERGY SOURCE BE USED?

• Desalination plants
• Power plants
• Water pumps

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF ITS CURRENT USE?

• Power for a whole town in London
• Power for parts of Europe

WHAT EFFECTS DOES IT HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

• Shoreline erosion
• Pollutants

Shoreline erosion:
Coastal erosion is the wearing a way of land and the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents or wave currents. EWP’s systems, that operate as wave energy absorbers may reduce shoreline and breakwaters erosion and extend their life-span significantly.

Pollutants:
one of the opinions against wave energy companies is that they use volumes of hydraulic fluids, which may cause a leak of hydro fluid to the ocean. In order to prevent such case, EWP uses hydraulic fluid that is biodegradable in the marine environment, and therefore is not harmful to it.

Is this technology widely accepted today? Why?
Wave energy has several advantages over other renewable energy sources and is used in 5 known countries

Positives:
The amount power in that comes in waves is huge. The energy density is typically around 30-40 kW for every meter (2.2 feet) of wave along the shore. As we go further

Negatives:
waves sometimes produce to much energy
the waves are sometimes too strong