Electricity from the movements of Ocean is a reality in US now!
Q. Where has the first wave produced electricity gone online in the US?- Published on 20 Sep 16a. California
b. New York
c. Michigan
d. Hawaii
ANSWER: Hawaii
Waters off the coast of Hawaii in the United States are powering electricity; the rise and fall of the waves is used to generate electricity.
- Current travels through an undersea cable for a mile to a military base where it is fed into Oahu’s power grid
- This is the first wave produced electricity to go online in the US
- Ocean’s endless motion has enough power to meet a quarter of American energy needs and dramatically lower the nation’s reliance on oil, coal and gas
- Navy has established a test site in Hawaii with hopes that technology can be used to produce clean, renewable power for offshore fuelling stations for the fleet and provide electricity to coastal communities in fuel starved placed across the world
- Hawaii is a natural site for such technology and has powerful waves
- Island state also has the highest electricity costs in the nation due to heavy reliance on oil delivered by sea
- Hawaii has a legislative mandate to get 100 percent of its energy from renewables by 2045
- US has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions by one-third from 2005 levels by 2030 and many states are seeking to develop more renewable energy in coming decades
- The US could get 20-28 percent of energy needs from waves off the US coasts without harming marine preserves
- The US government and military have put in USD 334 million into marine energy research while Britain and the EU have invested more than USD 1 billion as per Marine Energy Council, a trade group
- European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland has 14 grid connected berths housing dozens of wave and tidal energy devices over past 13 years
- Wave Hub in England has several such births while China has also been testing sea units
