2007-11-30 15:30:27 · 5 answers · asked by RICK 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yes.
2007-11-30 15:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by einstein 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, electricity can be made from anything. Is the wattage or the joules-A unit of energy equal to the work done when a force of one newton acts through a distance of one meter, that determine the power output. Electric is just energy. And it takes energy to move anything. Even the ocean waves
2007-11-30 23:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by Axiom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
They can erect a sea wall that the waves pour over, turning turbines, generating electricity. A less efficient way would be to have bouys tethered to the bottom, and as they bob on the waves, the tethers pull cranks that generate electricity.
You could harness tides, too, by making a wall that the incoming tides go over, but only allow the water to flow out through turbines.
Unfortunately, most of these aren't capable of producing enough power to justify the expense of making them.
2007-11-30 23:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by ZeroByte 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, its called wavepower or hydropower
2007-12-01 00:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_power
2007-11-30 23:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Nigel M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋