Ocean Energy Needs a Lift to Go Mainstream

Technology to harvest energy from waves and tides has been proven to work, but costs need to come down

By
Rochelle Toplensky
Jan. 3, 2022 7:33 am ET

Oceans contain energy that is both renewable and predictable—an appealing combination given the challenges posed by fluctuating wind and solar power. But the technologies for harvesting marine energy will need a boost if they are to go mainstream.

Water is more than 800 times as dense as air, so it carries a lot of energy when moving. . Better still, water is complementary to wind and sunshine, today’s established but volatile sources of renewable energy. Tides are known decades ahead of time, while waves are persistent, storing up wind energy and arriving for days after the winds stop.

Marine energy’s big challenge is cost. Building reliable machines that can survive the extremely harsh ocean environment created by saltwater and big storms makes it many times more expensive than wind or solar energy.
And also it show that the marine energy and marine surveying is not nearly enough. Due to that reasons, Frankstar started the journey of marine surveying for harvesting marine energy. What Frankstar devoted to is producing reliable, cost-effective monitoring and surveying equipment for those who wanted to give a lift for Marine energy to the mainstream.

Frankstar’s wind buoy, wave sensor as well as tide logger is well-made for data collection and analysis. It plays a tremendous help for the calculating and prediction of marine energy. And also Frankstar reduced production and use costs under the premise of ensuring quality. It’s equipment has won praise from many companies and even countries at the meantime it also accomplished Frankstar’s brand value. In the long course of history of harvesting marine energy, it is proud that Frankstar is able to offer its support and help.