A wave energy plant located in the sea outside Lysekil, Sweden has been quite successful for nearly three years.
The generator in the wave power facility is very special. It is a so-called linear generator that generates electricity apace with the slow movements of the waves. An ordinary generator transforms rotation energy to electricity. It is then necessary somehow to convert the slow wave movement to a rapid rotating movement.
The generator has functioned without any trouble every time they started it up over the years. The designers are busy determining parameters such as power output and buoy size in order to attain the best results in the long term.
In the long term, wave energy should be able to supply Sweden with about 10TWh of electricity per year, comparable to 12 nuclear power plants.
My Opinion
In my opinion that this is a great source of energy, as we know Scientists are looking for new substitute renewable energy resources, which must be cheap, clean and renewable. This technique have all of this, it is cheap for Sweden because of the oceans that they have with the waves that contain the energy. Also, it is clean because it depends on the waves and finally it is renewable because waves do not stop.
In the long term, wave energy should be able to supply Sweden with about 10TWh of electricity per year, comparable to 12 nuclear power plants.
My Opinion
In my opinion that this is a great source of energy, as we know Scientists are looking for new substitute renewable energy resources, which must be cheap, clean and renewable. This technique have all of this, it is cheap for Sweden because of the oceans that they have with the waves that contain the energy. Also, it is clean because it depends on the waves and finally it is renewable because waves do not stop.
Bibliography
Uppsala Universitet (2008, December 12). Wave Power Facility Successful in Sweden. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081209052145.htm
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