usatoday.com— After sputtering along for nearly a decade, marine power appears poised to join the alternative energy juggernaut, though the technologies are still in the early stages and have no guarantee of success.
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"In 50 years or so, he says, 20% of offshore wave energy could be tapped practically. That, combined with tidal energy, could constitute 10% of all U.S. power sources."I hate to break the news to you but that's a ton of metal s**t in the ocean for a tiny amount of power. If the Global Warming religion is real it's either back to hunting and gathering, or nuclear power.
"What makes this better than, say, solar power? Maybe we should be investing research into just one renewable energy. Waves, light, and wind can all be found basically anywhere. "No we need to invest in them all. We are not going to get all our alt energy from one source. We need to tap all the sources out there!
I remember that ridiculous island city in Dubai. I remember how that man-made island resort screwed up the downstream coastal line for all the regular folks that lived downstream by altering the flow of the waves and the distribution of sand. Interesting legal and environmental effects there. Obviously these folks should have no problem finding a better place to stick their generators, but it's just something to think about.
"No we need to invest in them all. We are not going to get all our alt energy from one source. We need to tap all the sources out there!"Yes, ideally we would extract/convert/harness a little bit of energy equally from every alternative source available. That way we don't run into those unforeseeable problems where we cause extinction, destroy the ozone layer, speed up global warming and potentially disturb deep sea ecosystems. If we invest all of our time and money into one source, we will deplete it and move on causing a great deal of damage during the process. It makes sense to distribute our impact of the natural environment across as many sources as possible. Sounds a lot more renewable to me.
chembro84Apr 20, 2007
I definately don't have the capital/knowledge to do such a thing, but I hope it's gets done.
Closed AccountApr 20, 2007
"In 50 years or so, he says, 20% of offshore wave energy could be tapped practically. That, combined with tidal energy, could constitute 10% of all U.S. power sources."I hate to break the news to you but that's a ton of metal s**t in the ocean for a tiny amount of power. If the Global Warming religion is real it's either back to hunting and gathering, or nuclear power.
Closed AccountApr 20, 2007
"What makes this better than, say, solar power? Maybe we should be investing research into just one renewable energy. Waves, light, and wind can all be found basically anywhere. "No we need to invest in them all. We are not going to get all our alt energy from one source. We need to tap all the sources out there!
Closed AccountApr 20, 2007
There's plenty of wind in my pants.
jdeppApr 20, 2007
these are mainly effective at extracting reasearch funding from governments, rather than energy from the sea.www.withouthotair.com
polygoneApr 20, 2007
I remember seeing this a bit back. It seems like a never ending source of energy. I mean if waves end, we end anyway.
kelbearApr 20, 2007
I remember that ridiculous island city in Dubai. I remember how that man-made island resort screwed up the downstream coastal line for all the regular folks that lived downstream by altering the flow of the waves and the distribution of sand. Interesting legal and environmental effects there. Obviously these folks should have no problem finding a better place to stick their generators, but it's just something to think about.
duxoroxorApr 24, 2007
"No we need to invest in them all. We are not going to get all our alt energy from one source. We need to tap all the sources out there!"Yes, ideally we would extract/convert/harness a little bit of energy equally from every alternative source available. That way we don't run into those unforeseeable problems where we cause extinction, destroy the ozone layer, speed up global warming and potentially disturb deep sea ecosystems. If we invest all of our time and money into one source, we will deplete it and move on causing a great deal of damage during the process. It makes sense to distribute our impact of the natural environment across as many sources as possible. Sounds a lot more renewable to me.
kgpcJun 6, 2007
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