The Need for Renewable Energy Resources

[asinjames]

With the cost of electricity having increased every year for the last 20 years, the need for a more efficient, less environmentally damaging, renewable energy resource will be growing. Experts estimate that those receiving a solar energy education and entering the solar technology sector will experience unprecedented growth, even in today’s uncertain economy.

[Kermit]

Renewables are definitely the way of the future. I think one of the most interesting new ways of creating electricity is wave power. I just saw these video for the first time today and they blew my mind. Basically it is a land based wave generation power station that uses air compression created by the waves to turn a generator. The idea seemed pretty cool in video #1, but then I watched video #2 which is a real shot of one working, and the speed at which it can get that generator moving is insane.

VIDEO#1 - Very cool overview of the system itself, which for me was the first at ever seeing one like this. I have seen the snake type ones before, but not like this.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrKeepthelightson#p/c/FCA04418268D8C0B/1/Y1eV1bho14I

VIDEO#2 - This is just a single shot of the actual blades/generator turning with the "breathing" of the incoming waves. I had no idea it would yield this type of power. It resembles a wind turbine on steroids or something.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrKeepthelightson#p/c/FCA04418268D8C0B/0/awCdeWQrGZY

[AnzeL]

Interesting ;)

[IroNik]

[QUOTE=Kermit;515]Renewables are definitely the way of the future. I think one of the most interesting new ways of creating electricity is wave power. I just saw these video for the first time today and they blew my mind. Basically it is a land based wave generation power station that uses air compression created by the waves to turn a generator. The idea seemed pretty cool in video #1, but then I watched video #2 which is a real shot of one working, and the speed at which it can get that generator moving is insane.


That's really awesome! That second video of the actual turbine spinning is impressive. I really didn't expect it to turn with that much power and force.