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Wave Power Could Be Energy's Next Big Leap

5th March 2021

This Bloomberg clip looks at a largely untapped renewable resource - wave power.

If you simply look at the potential for wave power in the United States it is estimated that this renewable source could generate half of the country's power needs.

The problem? It's difficult to scale, and at the moment, the reputation of wave power is poor, given that a number of early innovators have gone bankrupt.

Wave Power Could Be Energy's Next Big Leap

Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.