Science

Australia’s Prototype Wave Generators Move Like An Electrified Kelp Forest

The gentle swaying of kelp forests belies the immense hydraulic pressures they’ve evolved to endure. The waves that crash over them transfer huge amounts of energy — an average of 36kW/m with three-foot swells. Now, a green energy firm is banking on this sway to run arrays of Megawatt generators of the coast of Victoria.