wave power

noun

1. power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast

Example Sentences

Tidal power is getting closer to commercial viability, given the right price guarantees: wave power is further from market.

From BBC

Eco Wave Power, an Israel-based company, is set to install the first U.S. onshore wave energy pilot station in the coming months on the port’s Main Channel, next to AltaSea.

From Los Angeles Times

A Scottish company, Pelamis Wave Power, found a way to capture the energy by using hydraulic motors and electric generators.

From Scientific American

Unlike solar energy, “wave power does not set,” Hales said in an interview, referring to sunsets.

From Scientific American

Two other companies, SeaWell and Oneka, are testing similar ideas using surface buoys and wave power, but OceanWell was the only one he knew of that wants to place pods on the ocean floor.

From Los Angeles Times