1. Wave Energy Sarah Castle

2. What is Wave Energy? Surface waves 6 Fluctuations in pressure 6 Wave power devices extract this energy 6

3. Background on Wave Energy Use of wave energy - 1799 3 340 patents in UK from 1855-1973 3 1973 oil crisis 3

4. Why Do We Need Wave Energy? Running out of fossil fuels 2 Oil prices Environmental impact

5. What is the Solution? WAVE ENERGY! Pelamis is the most popular 4

6. The Oyster

7. Terminator Device

8. How Is The US Using Wave Energy? Oregon wave farms 5 Funding by the US department of energy New York City European countries are far ahead 3

9. Metropolis Magazine of Science and Technology

11. Facts About Wave Energy 2 TW of power from deep water 11 2 TW is the approximate power generated between the surfaces of Jupiter and its moon due to Jupiter's magnetic field 11 3.34 terawatts is the average energy consumption in the United States (2005) 11 In 2005, global electricity consumption averaged 2 TW 11

12. Problems Not cost effective 10 Wave sizes 12

13. Advantages of Wave Energy We only need to harvest 2 one-thousands of the oceans energy 9 Waves are consistant and predictable 8 Waves tend to be stronger in the winter 5 The majority of the worlds population lives within reachable distance of the coast 3

14. How Can We Support Wave Energy? Maryland Clean Energy Center Chesapeake Bay and its major rivers and tributaries 6 US Naval Academy http://mdcleanenergy.org

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