It depends which wave you're talking about. There are many different ones,
and the energy they carry has different origins.
-- The energy in ocean waves and sunny-day light waves and heat waves
originates in the sun.
-- The energy in the sound wave emitted by a violin string originates in the
arm muscle of he or she who draws the bow. (Actually in the food she ate
the night before the concert, which ultimately came from the sun.)
-- The energy in a seismic wave originates in the Earth's core.
-- The energy in the waves of golden wheat in the field originates in the sun,
heats the air, and the wind carries it to the wheat.
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Tidal wave energy comes from the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth's oceans. As the water is pulled towards these celestial bodies, it creates tidal movements which can be harnessed to generate electricity using tidal energy technology.
Ultimately from the sun, which heats air, causing it to rise, thus changing pressures, which is what makes wind blow. yup
Wave energy can be found aywhere in the world where there is enough wind to produce waves for most of the time. But several are planned for the UK.
There are no tidal wave power stations.Tidal waves are unpredictable. There is no way at present to capture their energy. We can capture the energy of tides and also of waves, but not of tidal waves.
some advantages of tidal energy are, continuous, predictable energy. Another benefit of tidal power is that it is predictable. The gravitational forces of celestial bodies are not going to stop anytime soon.
The tidal wave washed away entire villages along the coast.
Tanganyika Tidal Wave was created in 1989.
Wave and tidal energy offer advantages such as being renewable, abundant, and predictable sources of power. However, they also have disadvantages like high initial costs, environmental impacts, and limited locations for effective utilization.