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How Waves Could Power a Clean Energy Future

Source: CNBC

Description: In 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $25 million in funding for eight wave energy projects to test their technology at PacWave. This 15-minute video provides interviews with a number of these companies, which all have different approaches to turning the oscillatory motion of the waves into electrical power.

Topics explored: the oscillatory nature of wave energy; marine energy companies receiving U.S. Department of Energy funding for their technologies; wave energy in Europe, marine energy costs

Education Level

• High School

• College

• Graduate School

• Vocational School

Resource Type

• Visualizations, Animations, Videos, Games

Subject

• Env Science

• Engineering

Topic

• Energy Basics

• Environmental Considerations

• Marine Facilities

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