Wouldn’t it be nice to harness the power from all that turbulence in the seas? There are numerous startups working to try to perfect a technique to do just that from waves and tides. What if you could add a solar powered top to that device, creating the ability to harness both sun and sea?
Marine Solar Cells is attempting such a double. The British company led by Phil Pauley makes a hybrid solar and wave energy generator that “captures both wave energy through natural buoyancy displacement and solar energy through photovoltaic cells as natural sun light also reflects from the surface water to increase solar capture by 20%.” Definitely out there, the device is still in the conceptual design stage. However, from the photos below, you can tell that the idea is starting to take shape.
Devices that can generate energy in more than one way or demonstrate other efficiencies are key to the future of a sustainable economy. Some will fail but some will prevail, pushing us toward balance.
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