Wave and tidal power is the future of alternative energy … and always will be.
Solar and wind are just too cheap and comparatively easy to build and maintain
Floating solar is already a thing, floating wind will be soon, tidal seems great apart from geography (good places tend to be scenic places) and corrosion.
Thinking about better/ worse is likely the wrong way to think about wave energy vs solar and wind.
If it hits enough of a scale to see competitive prices it will be another tool in the belt in building a balanced grid that requires less back up storage/ is better suited for some localities.
This definitly has potential. The fact that the operator of an offshore wind farm could diversify its operations in the same operating area, sharing physical assets ( submarine power lines & and other logistic resources) as well as trained staff, is very attractive. BTW “corrosive environment” of the ocean has had almost zero disincentive for off shore oil and gas operations. They do it in deeper water **and** with the risk of fire ; a much more challenging business proposition.**.** Corrosion is a spurious argument against the wave power technology. We build steel hulled boats knowing that they will be literal “rust buckets” in a few years.
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Wave and tidal power is the future of alternative energy … and always will be.
Solar and wind are just too cheap and comparatively easy to build and maintain
Floating solar is already a thing, floating wind will be soon, tidal seems great apart from geography (good places tend to be scenic places) and corrosion.
Thinking about better/ worse is likely the wrong way to think about wave energy vs solar and wind.
If it hits enough of a scale to see competitive prices it will be another tool in the belt in building a balanced grid that requires less back up storage/ is better suited for some localities.
This definitly has potential. The fact that the operator of an offshore wind farm could diversify its operations in the same operating area, sharing physical assets ( submarine power lines & and other logistic resources) as well as trained staff, is very attractive. BTW “corrosive environment” of the ocean has had almost zero disincentive for off shore oil and gas operations. They do it in deeper water **and** with the risk of fire ; a much more challenging business proposition.**.** Corrosion is a spurious argument against the wave power technology. We build steel hulled boats knowing that they will be literal “rust buckets” in a few years.
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