The U.S. has over 4,000 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, one of the best offshore wind resources in the world, a new report from UC Berkeley, Energy Innovation, and Grid Lab finds. If the correct policy actions are taken in the near term, those resources could account for as much as one quarter of U.S. […]
Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand::Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand
Years back, senior year design project was exactly this. There are a millions ways to harvest energy, but to do it economically is incredibly difficult. To do it efficiently and reliably makes it that much more difficult. And then storing the energy to be used later adds even more cost and complexity.
The money spent on trying to generate power from tidal waves is ultimately better spent on other methods. There are (or at lest there were) test wave generators in Spain or France (if my memory is correct) but I don’t think they were ever truly commercialized.
Because it is anything but simple.
Years back, senior year design project was exactly this. There are a millions ways to harvest energy, but to do it economically is incredibly difficult. To do it efficiently and reliably makes it that much more difficult. And then storing the energy to be used later adds even more cost and complexity.
The money spent on trying to generate power from tidal waves is ultimately better spent on other methods. There are (or at lest there were) test wave generators in Spain or France (if my memory is correct) but I don’t think they were ever truly commercialized.