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Yes, there are various pilot schemes being trialled throughout the world to generate electricity from tidal power and wave power.
The trouble is storm conditions and variable tide heights, which make it difficult to engineer something that won't get washed away in a storm or hurricane.
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When do breakers form?
Breakers form when the trough (or wave) hits the bottom and rises toward the shore, the crest falls, then the wave breaks up.
What is a collasping wave called?
They are called Breakers.
Which type of wave makes for best sailing on the ocean?
breakers
How can man modify action of waves in wave action?
putting in breakers
Can breakers form before the wave approaches the beach?
Of course it can. That is why some waves don't reach the shore.
Can waves given off by electric power lines be seen?
There is only one type of wave that humans can see. Visible light. If the wave given off by the electric power line is visible light, then yes. If it is any other type of wave than it is not possible to see.
What is a breaker in the ocean?
As an ocean wave approaches the shallow water near a shoreline, it begins to lose energy because of friction with the ocean bottom. This causes the wave to slow down. As the wave becomes shallower, incoming wave crests gradually catch up with the slower wave crests ahead resulting in a wavelength that decreases from crest-to-crest. The incoming wave becomes higher, steeper, and unstable, and their crests collapse forward. Breakers, as seen in the picture, are collapsing waves. The motion of wave crests also influences the formation of a breaker. Breakers are less affected by friction than wave troughs and thus overrun the troughs. The collapsing crests of breakers moving at high speeds toward shore play a major role in shaping shorelines.
When was Pelamis Wave Power created?
Pelamis Wave Power was created in 1998.
What causes breakers to form?
When the wave approach the coastline, the height of the wave changes because of the density in the water between the top of the breaker and the sand .So when the wave gets closer to the shore it gets smaller in till it tumbles over.
When was Siadar Wave Power Station created?
Siadar Wave Power Station was created in 2011.
Can a breaker form before the wave approaches the beach?
Yes, a breaker can form before the wave approaches the beach. Breakers typically form when the wave's height exceeds the depth of the water, causing it to break and form whitecaps. This can happen before the wave reaches the shallow waters near the beach.
What is the future of wave power?
Wave power may have some limited future where the oceans are very suitable and other forms of renewable energy are not possible. However, solar power can work better and more cheaply almost everywhere, and wind is often more appropriate when solar is not.
