• Question: how does wave energy work

    Asked by deer46can to Philip, Maxime, Jake, Ann, Annette, Amy Heather on 11 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Philip Schuler

      Philip Schuler answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I guess converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, but I haven’t studied or worked on that.

    • Photo: Jake Cunningham

      Jake Cunningham answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Hi deer46can, as Philip correctly said wave energy works by converting the mechanical energy of the device (the movement caused by the waves) to electrical energy via a power-take-off system.

    • Photo: Amy Heather Fitzpatrick

      Amy Heather Fitzpatrick answered on 22 Nov 2019:

      I can see that Philip and Jake are better suited to answering this question! I am afraid I am a biological scientist!

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