KEYWORDS: Wind energy, Oceanography, Renewable energy, Water, Solar energy, Wave propagation, Medium wave, Control systems, Attenuators, Scientific research
The ocean, covering 70% of the earth’s surface, is regarded as one of the largest reservoirs of renewable energy. Especially,
the waves, with violent fluctuations, are widely distributed on the ocean, producing enormous energy yet to be fully
exploited. Wave energy is known as clean, renewable energy in the global energy field with broad prospects. Its wide
distribution, enormous content and high quality enable the wave energy to possess tremendous potential value in the global
energy market. However, the wave energy faces the inevitable issues of relatively low efficiency and instability, and it still
requires further scientific researches and more practical tests before fully exploiting the potential value. In this report, the
development and current situation of wave energy are mainly discussed, including the history, implementations,
environmental impacts, economics. Our group aims to gather comprehensive information about the wave energy, analyze
the multiple impacts of the implementations and find out the promising field in the future development of wave energy.
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