Researchers say fields of house-sized buoys capture 90% of wave energy
Tech Researchers say that fields of house-sized buoys could capture up to 90% of wave energy — and each buoy could provide the power for 'several hundred households' News By David Nield Published 22 September 2026 Less wave power lost When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Now researchers from Germany and Australia have come up with a potential method for capturing way more of the energy produced by the undulating oceans.The solution (via Interesting Engineering) is big buoys, and lots of them. "Only if the support comes at the right moment will the child swing higher and higher over time.
- ▪Tech Researchers say that fields of house-sized buoys could capture up to 90% of wave energy — and each buoy could provide the power for 'several hundred households' News By David Nield Published 22 September 2026 Less wave power lost When
- ▪Now researchers from Germany and Australia have come up with a potential method for capturing way more of the energy produced by the undulating oceans.The solution (via Interesting Engineering) is big buoys, and lots of them.
- ▪"Only if the support comes at the right moment will the child swing higher and higher over time.
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Tech Researchers say that fields of house-sized buoys could capture up to 90% of wave energy — and each buoy could provide the power for 'several hundred households' News By David Nield Published 22 September 2026 Less wave power lost When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images / Westcott et al., Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2026) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A new approach could catch 90% of potentially convertible wave energyIt's based on a array of dozens of connected buoys, designed to handle different types of wavesFurther…
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