Using Airplane Know-How To Harness Wave Energy

Image credit: SSgt Danny Washburn, U.S. Air Force Academy, Department of Aeronautics

From Live Science:

This is the view looking into the test section of the U.S. Air Force Academy water tunnel. Three blades of a cycloidal turbine — part of a new wave energy system — are visible at the far end. Engineer Stefan Siegel and his colleagues test the turbine in the tunnel under conditions that emulate shallow-water waves. Wave energy isn't new, but Siegel and his Academy colleagues are the first to apply their aerodynamics training to the problem.

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