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I feel upbeat on the revelation that Michigan Engineering University is trying to make wave energy in oceans and rivers plausible. OPEC is and should not be the answer to all our energy needs. Nor should we rely on nuclear energy. The latter is simply like playing with fire.
However, its exactly not wave energy to be precise. It is the ability to harness water movement / natural currents in water bodies like the sea and rivers into kinetic and thereafter electrical energy. It is a process inspired by the technology used by fish to swim. Its aptly called the vortex-induced vibrations for aquatic clean energy (VIVACE).
Such vibrations, which were first observed 500 years ago by Leonardo DaVinci in the form of "Aeolian Tones", can cause serious damage to structures built in water, like docks and oil rigs. It would not be the first time humans are harnessing a powerful and destructive force in nature!!!
References:
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists
Gomel: Debate still rages over Chernobyl fallout
Govt close to a deal with Belarus on Chernobyl children
However, its exactly not wave energy to be precise. It is the ability to harness water movement / natural currents in water bodies like the sea and rivers into kinetic and thereafter electrical energy. It is a process inspired by the technology used by fish to swim. Its aptly called the vortex-induced vibrations for aquatic clean energy (VIVACE).
Such vibrations, which were first observed 500 years ago by Leonardo DaVinci in the form of "Aeolian Tones", can cause serious damage to structures built in water, like docks and oil rigs. It would not be the first time humans are harnessing a powerful and destructive force in nature!!!
References:
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists
Gomel: Debate still rages over Chernobyl fallout
Govt close to a deal with Belarus on Chernobyl children
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