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I've always wondered why we can't do more with the kinetic energy of the ocean. I know there are many projects and tidal energy companies. But considering the scale of the ocean, waves, and so on, I've always been interested to know why we haven't cracked it at a large scale.

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The huge amount of energy in ocean waves and currents, compared to air (water is about 800 times as heavy as air) also is a challenge. It destroys anything that isn’t built extremely sturdy.

And that’s just water. Sea water is salty. It destroys steel and electronics even if it isn’t hitting it.

Ah yes makes sense, it seems solar, then wind, would be easier to harness. I just look at the ocean and see all that potential in the waves...!

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