Stevens Institute of Technology
Developed in partnership with Virginia Tech, the renewable energy-harvesting vessel will compete at the U.S. Department of Energy's Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
With the perpetual motion of its waves and tides, the Earth's ocean represents a highly predictable, theoretically limitless source of kinetic energy.
At a power density of 10-50 kilowatts per meter, in fact, wave energy is a more efficient, more concentrated form of energy than all other renewable energy resources, including solar and wind. Efficiently harnessed, waves along the U.S. coastline alone have the potential for generating 64% more electricity than is currently generated through all sources across the country.
For his senior design project, Stevens Institute of Technology engineering major Tyler Brunquell '22 helped design and develop an Ocean Wave-Powered Autonomous Robot to take advantage of just such untapped potential. . . .
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