Wave Energy Advantages

What are waves? Ocean waves are caused by the wind as it blows across the sea. In many areas of the world, the wind blows with enough consistency and force to provide continuous waves. It contains both kinetic and potential energies. The kinetic energy is related to the velocity of the movement of water, and the potential energy is a function of the amount of water displaced from the mean sea level. They are a powerful source of energy, it’s renewable, environment friendly, abundant and widely available. However the problem is that wave energy is only suitable to certain locations, and it also effects on marine ecosystem.

The best thing about wave energy is that it will never run out. Its a renewable energy source, because the waves flow

The energy from waves can be taken directly into electricity-producing machinery and used to power generators and power plants nearby making “clean energy”. Which are hard to find these days. Another benefit to using this energy is its nearness to places that can use it. Lots of big cities and harbors are next to the ocean and can harness the power of the waves for their use. About 40 percent of the world’s energy is produced by the “waves”. Coastal cities tend to be well-populated, so lots of people can get use from wave energy plants. A final benefit is that there are a variety of ways to gather it. The biggest advantages of wave power as against most of the other alternative energy sources is that it is easily predictable and can be used

It has its drawbacks as well. The biggest disadvantage to getting your energy from the waves is location. Only power plants and towns near the ocean will benefit directly from it. Because of its source, wave energy is not a viable power source for everyone. Landlocked nations and cities far from the sea have to find alternate sources of power, so wave energy is not the clean energy solution for everyone. As clean as wave energy is, it still creates hazards for some of the creatures near it. The large machines that are in the water disturb the seafloor, change the habitat of near-shore creatures (like crabs and starfish) and create noise that effects the rain . There is also a danger of toxic chemicals that are used on wave energy platforms spilling and polluting the marine ecosystem around them. Another downside is that it disturbs commercial and private vessels. Power plants that gather wave energy have to be placed by the coastline to do their job, and they have to be near cities and other populated areas to be of much use to anybody. But these are places that are major thoroughfares for cargo ships, cruise ships, recreational and etc. All of these people and vessels will be disrupted by the noise and visual pollution of a wave energy gathering source. This means that government officials and private companies that want to invest in wave energy sources have to take into account and consider the needs of those