Harnessing the awesome power of the ocean waves
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
MBARI engineer Andy Hamilton looks out his office window in Moss Landing and points at the waves crashing on the beach below. Pretty impressive, arent they? Youd think thered be a way to make use of all that energy. Since 2009, Hamilton has led a team of engineers trying to do just that. Their goal is not to replace the hulking power plant that overlooks Moss Landing Harbor, but to provide a more generous supply of electricity for oceanographic instruments in Monterey Bay.