As technology continues to develop, many companies such as Wave Hub are trying to find ways to become more environmentally friendly and to find different ways to improve sustainability. According to an article written by Lee Mathews, “the ocean’s waves are now ready to provide power to more than 7,000 homes” in South West England.
Conversion devices that will generate electricity. (Photo credits to Wave Hub)
As the first “station” with this technology in England, the conversion devices from Wave Hub “will be able to push up to 20 megawatts of power to the country’s grid.” Afterwards, four different companies will assist in converting the energy into electricity. According to the article “[i]t’s expected to reduce carbon dioxide output by more than 24,000 tons annually.” Once the development of the technology has matured, it is predicted to be able to double the reduction of carbon dioxide output and to increase its overall capacity to 50 megawatts of energy. The development of this technology is expected to arrive in areas of Canada soon by major Canadian companies such as “SyncWave”, “Wave Energy Technologies”, and “Clean Current”.
I think this is an amazing advancement in technology and it is definitely a good way for companies to advance in sustainability. The eco-friendly energy generators will greatly aid in the reduction of carbon dioxide output and it will be helpful in the economy as it is expected to generate up to $30 billion in annual electrical sales.
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