Why Australia's vast coastline could become the next big renewable energy resource

Dr Tom Denniss is a man on a mission, designing Australian technology to test the potential for a commercially viable ocean wave system.“Australia probably has the best, or one of the best, wave climates in the world,” he told SBS News while walking at Sydney’s Cronulla Beach.

“We create an artificial cave and the waves move into that cave. They rise and fall and displace the air. And that displaced air is what drives the turbine and generates the power.” “By incorporating our technology into that micro-grid, they will have the first power plant, or power station, in the world that operates on three different types of renewables.”“What our unit will be doing is filling in the gaps when the wind isn't blowing and when the sun isn't shining. So we'll be helping to supplement the renewable energy on the Island and therefore reduce the requirement for diesel.

“Globally there'd be about 10 projects at a similar stage, the early demonstration or pilot phase,” said Dr Mark Hemer, an offshore renewable energy systems principal research scientist at the CSIRO.“And they are really useful to overcome some of the technical challenges that still remain for wave energy.“

AEMO said the grid is already capable of handling a very high penetration of intermittent renewables in its 20-year grid transition blueprint, the Integrated System Plan, but it called for changes to markets and regulatory requirements.

Let’s take advantage of climate change and rising sea levels but ignore the fact that we’re still damaging the environment. Might need to clear out all the plastics though which may clog up the system.

At what price that's the question

This has already been unsuccessfully trialled in WA. Quarter of a billion dollars was the amount state govt put in. The directors of the failed Carnigie Wave Energy, still have helicopters.

Ffs we need to generate uranium use thru the country

He better make it look pretty. Who wants a bunch of wave units on the horizon?

Great news! So needed some

Why the F do people think they can harness nature Seriously, wind, water, renewables are lost causes. If you think you can get power from mother nature and expect it to be available on demand and reliable you are just another idiot like every other scientist

Yes but what about when waves aren’t rolling in. waitforit

Nuclear is the only solution for Australia.

Ingenious

Complete bullshit.

Look into his history, 4 failed prototypes, one cost NSW government $7mill to get the wreck off the beach in Port Kembla. Look at both sides of the story not just promises of future free energy from waves.

Destroyed the trees, now let’s destroy the ocean.

Nice.. Now.. Here come the coal suckers in 3.... 2.... 1......

I don't believe it.

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