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Environmental Science

Wave Energy Conversion Technologies and Environmental Trade-offs

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Wave energy could theoretically meet a significant fraction of global electricity demand, but even a single wave farm can alter local sediment patterns and disrupt marine mammal migration routes.

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You've felt the raw power of ocean waves—but what if that endless motion could power our homes? And at what cost to the life beneath the surface?