Ocean waves are powerful forces of nature that can vary dramatically in size and danger. This video explores just how dangerous ocean waves can get by comparing different types of waves from ...

These beautiful ocean and wave photos from an unbelievable perspective will leave you speechless and longing for the ocean. Skip to main content. ... Sun coming through.

State Sen. Steve Padilla, a Democrat from Chula Vista and the author of the wave energy bill, said ocean power has “great potential” but it has been agonizingly slow.

So he has been going further and further from shore in search of chilly waves. Mr. Shin’s crew harvesting seaweed recently. By mid-April, Mr. Shin says, the water isn’t as cold as Pyropia likes.

While squeezing every ounce of these kilowatt hours from the ocean is likely impossible, wave energy could still account for around 10–20 percent of the U.S.’s renewable energy mix.

Harnessing the power of waves is also more efficient because 40% of the globe’s population, or about 3.5 billion people, live within 100 miles of a coast. Generating energy at the coast ...

This aerial view shows a surfer catching a wave at Mavericks Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif., in December 2023. A rogue wave is characterized as one that's 2.2 times larger than the average wave ...

One of the biggest challenges with renewable energy is its inconsistency: clouds might block the sun one day, or winds die down. But there are always waves in the ocean—even on calm days, and ...