The Wave Model Allows for Less Energy to Power up Houses (IMAGE)
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When hurricanes strike, loss of electricity ranks as one of the top concerns for relief workers. New work, described in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, looks to develop a strategy for how floating devices that harness the energy of ocean waves might be able to provide this much needed aid. A researcher at Johns Hopkins University is studying a new approach to supplying electricity that both potentially provides a way of optimizing recovery efforts and poses questions about how relief is currently conducted in disaster areas. The wave model allows for less energy to power up houses, freeing it up to be used for other uses to maximize the recovery strategy.
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Umesh Korde
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