100-Foot Rogue Waves Roar Across the Pacific and Light Up Surfing’s Biggest Arenas

They were once believed to be legend; but scientists, and the use of modern technology, have proven their reality. In a new report from EcoNews, they show satellites over the Pacific Ocean detected, ...
Gizmodo

Rogue Ocean Waves Can Become Even More Monstrous, Study Finds

Forget the gentle waves of a sunny day at the beach. The ocean is a terrifying place, capable of displaying fantastical power. Now, a new analysis of the physics behind waves reveals they can reach ...

Computer Simulations Show Ocean Currents Cut Hurricane Swells Down to Size

Thanks to advanced computer simulations, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) peer-reviewed ...
Physics World

Wobbling gyroscopes could harvest energy from ocean waves

Now, Takahito Iida at the University of Osaka has proposed a new energy-harvesting technology that uses gyroscopic flywheel system that can be tuned to absorb energy efficiently over a broad range of ...
Marketplace

The first wave energy project in the U.S. is coming to the port of LA. Here’s how it works.

In renewable energy, the holy grail is a source of energy that is always available. Solar and wind power might be the most common, but there are times when they don’t work because the sun is down and ...
The Conversation

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, ...
Marine Link

Microscopic Wave Machine Mimics Ocean Waves

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland have made a microscopic “ocean” on a silicon chip to miniaturise the study of wave dynamics. The device, made at UQ’s School of Mathematics and ...
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Tiny generators convert ocean wave energy into electricity with 117% efficiency

Scientists have made efforts to advance a way to convert low-frequency mechanical energy from ocean waves into electricity. Their approach focuses on self-powered ocean grids, distributed marine IoT, ...
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Japan team uses gyroscopes to tap ocean waves for ultra-efficient power

Wave energy has long promised steady clean power, but real-world devices have struggled to turn chaotic swells into reliable electricity. A Japanese team now says gyroscopes could change that equation ...
The Business Journals

OSU is harnessing energy from ocean waves to power your home

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Seven miles off the Oregon Coast near Newport, Oregon State ...
Forbes

Could Wave Energy Become The New Nuclear?

Did you know that at least since the 17 th century, humans have studied how to turn ocean waves into energy? But like with many other renewable energies, it was only after the oil price crisis of 1973 ...