# Wave energy technology could generate electricity from ocean waves, clothing, cars and buildings

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/wave-energy-technology-could-generate-electricity-from-ocean-waves-clothing-cars-and-buildings/
- Published: 2022-09-27T09:00:48-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: A newly patented technology domain could build large, flexible structures from individual energy converters to create more cost-effective, highly efficient tools for generating clean energy from the ocean (and beyond). Image credit: Besiki Kazaishvili, NREL. Article by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Tech Xplore – September 23, 2022. Imagine this: Clothing that charges your smart watch as you walk, buildings that vibrate in the wind and power your lights, a road that extracts energy from the friction created by moving cars, and flexible structures that change shape in ocean waves to generate clean electricity for communities around the world. […] Click here to view original web page at techxplore.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio