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Gaeneous t1_j7vw0tf wrote

Reply to comment by Sammy_Roth in I’m Sammy Roth, an L.A. Times reporter trying to figure out where to put all the solar and wind farms we'll need to fight climate change. Is farmland the answer? AMA! by losangelestimes

Thanks for the response, I didn’t realize France had required this but that’s pretty sick.

I also recently found out about wave power as well. And according to eia.gov, theoretical energy potential of waves off the coasts of the US could potentially make up as much as 64% of total US utility-scale electricity generation as of 2021. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/hydropower/wave-power.php

My question is how viable will this be in the future and what would the impact on marine life be? Also would implementing this at a large scale impact our ports?

(Thanks for the AMA btw)

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Sammy_Roth t1_j7vwlo5 wrote

Another good question -- sorry to say I don't have a great answer to this one. In general, I'd say wave power is one of several technologies that in theory could go a long way toward meeting human energy needs, but which is extremely nascent/untested at a large scale, and therefore pretty difficult to bet a climate-safe future on. Will definitely be interested to see if and how wave energy develops, and if so what the environmental impacts might look like.

Also, you're welcome!

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Gaeneous t1_j7vwvjc wrote

Yeah I just realized your AMA was on solar and wind, my b. Thanks for your answers!

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