Mastodawn

"It will likely require the participation of some large companies, such as GE or Siemens (both major manufacturers of wind turbines) before wave power really gets rolling, according to numerous experts. Those companies may be waiting for the technology to sort itself out before investing, a common dilemma in any nascent field.

#DaveLevitan, 2014

https://e360.yale.edu/features/why_wave_power_has_lagged_far_behind_as_energy_source

R&D in the public interest needs to be publicly funded, and available for use at no cost.

#WaveEnergy #investment

@portugal

Why Wave Power Has Lagged Far Behind as Energy Source

Researchers have long contended that power from ocean waves could make a major contribution as a renewable energy source. But a host of challenges, including the difficulty of designing a device to capture the energy of waves, have stymied efforts to generate electricity from the sea.

Yale E360