Tag Archives: Wave_Power
Waves crashing on Australian shores – An answer to green renewable energy creation
August 19, 2010Maybe the Aussies haven’t a clue about this, but those waves that they love surfing on, can actually power up the country, three times over! In a study, scientists have found out that the waves crashing onto the southern Australian … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Australia, Renewable_energy, Wave_Power | Leave a commentGreen Ocean Energy’s Wave Treader machine first in the world to be fully certified
May 21, 2010The ocean is being used to create energy on a large scale today, with wind and wave energy being harnessed. Green Ocean Energy’s unique Wave Treader machine is on its infant stage of being fully certified by the DNV (Det … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged Wave_Power, Wave_Treader_Machine | Leave a commentRescue lights powered by wave energy
February 25, 2010Using wave energy to generate power seems to be the “in” thing nowadays. This newest technology in the generation of power from wave energy will indeed grab the heart the ocean soon. Designed by Zhang Yakun, He Siqian, Zhu Ningning, … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Lights, Wave_Power | Leave a commentThe Gyre – Wind solar and wave powered skyscraper in the middle of the ocean
February 9, 2010No, this is not a reflection of a skyscraper. This building that you see is the Gyre, an inverted underwater skyscraper. This sea bed scraper is 400 meters deep (around 1,312 feet). Four arms 1.25km in diameter extend from the … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged skyscraper, Wave_Power, Wind_power | Leave a commentOyster machines being created to harness wave power
August 4, 2009A lot of innovative machines are being built, developed and tested to harness every possible renewable energy on this planet as well decrease drastically the dependence on conventional fuel which is depleting at a faster rate and are polluting the … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged Oyster_Machines, Wave_Power | Leave a commentSuntory Mermaid II – The world’s first wave powered boat
April 7, 2009If speed is not all that you seek especially on blue waters, then take a look at the world’s first wave powered boat for a green sail. Dubbed, Suntory Mermaid II, this high tech boat utilizes the wave power to … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged "Suntory Mermaid II", Boat, Eco-Friendly, Solar-Power, Wave_Power, waves | Leave a commentOyster wave energy converter to generate power
March 10, 2009The Queen’s University and Aquamarine Power Limited in Belfast have come up with a new idea to generate power. It is called an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter placed offshore, 10-12 meters deep. When it is moved by waves, the device’s … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Oyster_wave_energy_converter, Wave_Power | Leave a comment69 year old Japanese rides wave powered boat from Hawaii to Japan
July 7, 2008Some people simply rest on a futile argument; others travel the world to prove a point. A 69-year-old Japanese sailor Ken’ichi Horie has made a 6,400-kilometer (nearly 4,000 mi) journey from Hawaii to Japan in his wave-powered Suntory Mermaid II … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Wave_Power | Leave a comment