Could Waves be Better than Solar and Wind?

Each crashing wave carries a burst of energy. Add them all up, and the ocean holds more power than the 30,000 terawatt-hours of electricity the world produced in 2023.

Wave energy has been full of big promises and disappointing results for years. But in 2023, floating devices from a Swedish company called CorPower survived massive 60-foot waves — and still sent clean electricity to the grid.

With costs dropping and the first large wave farms on the way, this long-held dream might finally be coming true.

So the big question is: Is wave energy finally ready to shine — or will it be another clean energy idea that sinks?