wave power
Sea-generated electricity source
Wave power is energy harnessed from the motion of ocean waves, typically converted to electricity.
It belongs to the family of renewable energy sources alongside wind and solar.
Various technologies capture wave energy—buoys that bob with swells, underwater turbines, or shoreline devices that compress air as waves surge.
The coastal region is ideal for wave power development.
Increase in size
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- currentDirected flow of charge
- crestHighest point or tuft
- troughOpen container for animal feed
amplitude · wavelength · period · fetch · breakers · surge · ebb · flow
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- attenuatorSignal-reducing device
- hydraulic pumpFluid-pressure generating mechanism
- converterDevice that transforms input
mechanical energy · kinetic energy · fluid dynamics · energy extraction · offshore platform · deployment
Northern British nation
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- OregonNorthwestern U.S. state
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
Hawaii · Orkney · North Sea · Atlantic coast · Pacific coast · Bay of Biscay · coastal regions · island nations
Capable of restoration
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- alternative energyNon-fossil fuel sources
- low-carbonMinimal CO2 output
environmental · sustainable · inexhaustible · perpetual · carbon-neutral · decarbonization · emissions reduction · energy independence
Framework of intersecting lines
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
- kilowattThousand watts of power
- megawattMillion-watt unit
transformer · inverter · alternating current · frequency · transmission · output · capacity · load
Spinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- efficiencyProductive without waste
pneumatic · hydraulic · oscillating · floater · mooring · anchoring · corrosion resistance · marine grade
swell
Increase in size
trough · amplitude · wavelength · period · fetch · breakers · surge · ebb · flow · hydrodynamics
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- attenuatorSignal-reducing device
- hydraulic pumpFluid-pressure generating mechanism
converter · mechanical energy · kinetic energy · fluid dynamics · energy extraction · offshore platform · deployment
Scotland
Northern British nation
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- OregonNorthwestern U.S. state
Cornwall · Hawaii · Orkney · North Sea · Atlantic coast · Pacific coast · Bay of Biscay · coastal regions · island nations
renewable
Capable of restoration
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- alternative energyNon-fossil fuel sources
low-carbon · environmental · sustainable · inexhaustible · perpetual · carbon-neutral · decarbonization · emissions reduction · energy independence · ecological
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
megawatt · transformer · inverter · alternating current · frequency · transmission · output · capacity · load · interconnection
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
efficiency · pneumatic · hydraulic · oscillating · floater · mooring · anchoring · corrosion resistance · marine grade · pressure differential
- energyelectricity, oil, fuel, gas, battery
- clean energysolar, wind, solar panels, wind turbines, renewables
- Renewable Energysolar energy, wind energy, hydropower, geothermal plants, solar
- energy sourcesoil, gas, coal, solar, wind
- green techsolar panels, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines, renewables
- power sourceselectricity, steam, geothermal energy, solar, wind
wave powercoal power
Electricity from combusted sedimentary carbon
natural gas · oil · fossil fuels · petroleum · coal-fired power
wave, power, powerful, wavy, waves, waving, waver, waved, empower