A mammoth rogue wave off Ucluelet91裸聊视频檚 coast has brought dreams of wielding the ocean91裸聊视频檚 power as an alternative energy source crashing back into the spotlight.
The 17.6 metre rogue wave was recorded off Amphitrite Bank near Ucuelet in November 2020 by MarineLabs Data Systems, which believes it is the 91裸聊视频渕ost extreme rogue wave ever recorded.91裸聊视频�
The wave came to light as the subject of a
91裸聊视频淧roportionally, the Ucluelet wave is likely the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded,91裸聊视频� Gemmrich said through a media release. 91裸聊视频淥nly a few rogue waves in high sea states have been observed directly, and nothing of this magnitude. The probability of such an event occurring is once in 1,300 years.91裸聊视频�
It was recorded by one of 26 sensor buoys MarineLabs has installed across North America as part of the company91裸聊视频檚 CoastAware platform, according to the release.
91裸聊视频淭he unpredictability of rogue waves, and the sheer power of these 91裸聊视频榳alls of water91裸聊视频� can make them incredibly dangerous to marine operations and the public,91裸聊视频� said MarineLabs CEO Dr. Scott Beatty. 91裸聊视频淭he potential of predicting rogue waves remains an open question, but our data is helping to better understand when, where and how rogue waves form, and the risks that they pose.91裸聊视频�
MarineLabs plans to more than double its CoastAware program this year and expects to have over 70 sensor buoys in place by the end of 2022.
91裸聊视频淲e are aiming to improve safety and decision-making for marine operations and coastal communities through widespread measurement of the world91裸聊视频檚 coastlines,91裸聊视频� Beatty said.
91裸聊视频淐apturing this once-in-a-millennium wave, right in our backyard, is a thrilling indicator of the power of coastal intelligence to transform marine safety.91裸聊视频�
Geoff Lyons, who served as Ucluelet91裸聊视频檚 CAO from 2002-2009 and as a municipal councillor from 2011-2014, has and hopes the rogue wave report renews local interest in the potential power supply.
Congrats to ! We are excited to be providing super high resolution real-time data for their Ocean Wave Energy project.
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Lyons recalled BC Hydro looking into the feasibility of wave energy in Ucluelet in 2000, but suggested Hydro91裸聊视频檚 focus was heavily committed to establishing its Site C dam at the time.
91裸聊视频淭hey changed their mind and decided they were focusing on Site C, so we lost the ability for Hydro to subsidize this, but we were so excited we decided to try to get someone to come in independently,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e were promoting Ucluelet as the wave energy capital of Canada91裸聊视频he Bay of Fundy has got it91裸聊视频檚 tides, but we91裸聊视频檝e got waves that could generate electricity.91裸聊视频�
He said Carnegie Energy representatives came to Ucluelet to test the wave strength, but decided to pursue an opportunity in Australia instead.
91裸聊视频淭hey had a device which was basically anchored to the seabed and floating around slightly submerged and it went up and down on a hydraulic cylinder basis and produced energy going up and going down,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t was an area about the size of two soccer fields, which would generate two to three kilowatts, which I think would be enough to suffice for Ucluelet and then there91裸聊视频檚 the option of putting in more and then backfeeding into the BC Hydro system so that we could sell it.91裸聊视频�
He said wave technology has made 91裸聊视频済reat leaps91裸聊视频� since then and that University of Victoria researchers have installed several buoys in local waters to monitor the energy potential, but investors and sufficient government support have been tough to attract.
91裸聊视频淲e just couldn91裸聊视频檛 get any traction from people,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎t the moment, we can91裸聊视频檛 find a proponent to come in and test it.91裸聊视频�
He hopes Ucluelet91裸聊视频檚 municipal council will lobby for more opportunities to develop wave energy.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 like to think that it could be back on the table as a completely viable source. It91裸聊视频檚 far more reliable than solar or wind because the waves keep coming, they don91裸聊视频檛 take quiet days and they don91裸聊视频檛 go away when the sun sets,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t would be a great opportunity for Ucluelet91裸聊视频 honestly believe it91裸聊视频檚 something that Ucluelet should seriously pursue and I91裸聊视频檓 quite happy to donate my free time to help anybody who wants to do it. I fought for 20 years and we did that; I91裸聊视频檇 like to see a wave energy project happen as well.91裸聊视频�
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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