MinuteEarth
How Do Some Waves Get SO Big?
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
TED Talks
Jonathan Trent: Energy from floating algae pods
Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane...
MinuteEarth
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
Bozeman Science
Wave Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the energy of a wave if directly related to the amplitude of a wave. The wave energy of a sound wave is the volume of the wave.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing. -- Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first...
Curated Video
What shapes the coast?
Coastlines may look stable but they are one of the most dynamic features in the physical world. People and places -Physical geography - Coasts Learning Points The coast is where the land meets the sea or ocean. Waves wear away and break...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Is Ocean Energy?
This video is answering the question of what is ocean energy.
Next Animation Studio
Renewable energy: CETO system converts sea waves into zero-emission electricity
An Australian company has been working on a system that uses underwater buoys to convert sea waves into zero-emission energy and desalinated water.
Science360
Harnessing wave energy to light up coastal communities
There's a new renewable energy player in town and it's about to make waves in the industry. Despite its massive potential as a source for renewable energy, the ocean is unlikely to contribute meaningfully to electricity supplies without...
msvgo
Non-Conventional Source of Energy Energy from the Sea
It explains tidal energy, wave energy and ocean thermal energy.
FuseSchool
Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
Waves transfer energy from one place to another. You should already know how to describe them in terms of frequency, wavelength and amplitude In this video we’re going to look at the two ways they can be classified. Waves are produced as...
Science360
Wave Energy Harnessing the Ocean's Power - Science Nation
Harnessing energy from the waves of the world's oceans seems like the ultimate in renewable fuel. Yet research lags 15-20 years behind studies of solar and wind power. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Electrical...
Science360
Wave Energy
Harnessing energy from the waves of the world's oceans seems like the ultimate in renewable fuel. Yet research lags 15-20 years behind studies of solar and wind power. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Electrical...
Getty Images
Steam from geothermal vents at Hverarönd Iceland
Hissing steam is forced out of the earth from geothermal vents at Hverarönd, just east of Lake Myvatn in Iceland. Mount Namaskard rises behind the sulfurous vapors that smell like rotten eggs. Námaskarð Mountain Ridge, stands on the...
Getty Images
Slow motion of ocean wave smashing Iceberg stuck
Slow motion of ocean wave smashing Iceberg stuck, Atlantic wave rolling in to washed glaciers on Jokulsa Iceberg Beach at mouth of Jokulsarlon, Iceland
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Slow motion of ocean wave smashing Iceberg stuck
Slow motion of ocean wave smashing Iceberg stuck. Atlantic wave rolling in to washed glaciers on Jokulsa Iceberg Beach at mouth of Jokulsarlon, Iceland