CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Buoys and turbines are two examples of devices that can be used to capture the energy from the ocean’s movement. Buoys are structures that float on the sea and move up and down with the motion of the waves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The different forms of ocean energy that can be harnessed: Tidal energy: Energy obtained from the high tides and low tides in the ocean. Wave energy: Energy obtained from the kinetic energy of the waves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ocean thermal energy converter (OTEC) power plants convert the thermal differences between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater into power and are intended to be deployed as large-scale power plants. OTEC plants use this temperature difference to produce electricity.