New equipment multiplies the amount of energy globally

Most scientists agree that the sea is the birthplace of life on Earth. Currently, people are aiming to research space space mainly. However, the deep ocean still has many mysteries and huge resources waiting for people to explore.

The waves are made by the wind blowing on the surface of the ocean. The waves are resizable, sometimes reaching the height of a 10-storey building. Waves hold a lot of energy inside it and today scientists are finding ways to harness energy to generate electricity.

Wave energy is renewable energy derived from ocean waves. It is the kinetic energy of the wind that interacts with water and creates waves. Wave energy can do many useful things like generating electricity, desalinating water and pumping water into reservoirs . Most of the energy is generated by the up and down state of water waves and propagating into the next objects. contact directly with the waves.

Simulation drawing of Triton device when it is operating on the sea.(Image source: Oscilla Power).

Wave energy is the topic that has been mentioned over the past decade. Many wave energy technologies have come up over the years, but most fail, because we have not yet evaluated the potential of wave energy. This also caused many investors to withdraw from this field.

Today, we have been able to more effectively exploit the ocean's enormous energy with a device called Triton . The scientists calculated that the device could be used on an area of ​​up to 1,385,999,652.41 km ³ of seawater. Therefore, sea energy in a collectible waveform will be so large that it is difficult to imagine. Triton provides an ambition to provide three times the current amount of electricity that humans are using.

The device is the result of a multi-year study by Oscilla Power, a US-based renewable energy company.

The Triton machine has the following technical details: A floating platform on the water surface, on a platform with many generators - the main part of Triton. These generators will be made of a special alloy and connected to a heavy metal disc under the water. Normally, this metal disk will stand still, but when there is a wave, the disk will move, creating tension. After that, the generators will turn this strain into electricity.

The trait that makes Triton completely different from current technologies is that it has incredible durability. This machine has almost no moving parts. This also makes the user not spend much time and maintenance costs for Triton.

The team said each Triton could produce 600kW of electricity. When using under a large scale, the amount of electricity exploited will be very high.