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18 January 2021
Researchers from the University of Western Australia’s Wave Energy Research Centre have deployed a second wave monitoring device off the south coast city of Albany in a region researchers believe could serve as an important showroom for wave energy technology.
Utilising the consistent motion of ocean surface waves to generate energy, wave energy technology is one of those renewable energy options that boasts significant potential but has suffered from a lack of financing and support.
Nevertheless, considering the virtually infinite potential for energy generation on a planet with 71% of its surface covered by water, wave energy technology remains a darling of researchers and renewable energy proponents.