According to the reading, using wave-energy facilities to generate energy is highly promising because of three reasons: they are highly stable and reliable source of energy, they are not harmful to environment, and they are not visually interrupting. However, the lecturer poses an opposing view: the optimistic view upon the wave farms might even be a mere illusion.
First of all, the stability of the energy generator is questionable. The reading claims that it is easy to predict the frequency and intensity of wave as the weather of costal areas, where wave farms are located, is relatively stable. However, as the wave-energy facility requires newly developed, high-end technology to be placed in a harsh environment, the facilities often struggle with malfunctioning. Because of that, the energy supply of the wave farms fluctuates.
Secondly, the wave-energy facility possesses possible harm to the environment. Unlike the reading saying that there is risk of contamination, floats of the facility actually contains harmful chemical called lubricant. The chemical enables turbine or other parts to move smoothly, but it is highly toxic and have adverse effect on environment when the leakage occurs.
In addition, wave farms are visually unappealing. Although the reading claims that the converters are small and usually not visible, in fact, they are colored with bright colors in order to be detected easily. Furthermore, there are lots of floats installed close to the shore, which makes it easy for visitors to spot the facilities.
According to the
reading
, using wave-energy facilities to generate
energy
is
highly
promising
because
of three reasons: they are
highly
stable and reliable source of
energy
, they are not harmful to
environment
, and they are not
visually
interrupting.
However
, the lecturer poses an opposing view: the optimistic view upon the
wave
farms
might even be a mere illusion.
First of all
, the stability of the
energy
generator is questionable. The
reading
claims that it is easy to predict the frequency and intensity of
wave
as the weather of
costal
areas, where
wave
farms
are located
, is
relatively
stable.
However
, as the wave-energy facility requires
newly
developed, high-
end
technology to
be placed
in a harsh
environment
, the facilities
often
struggle with malfunctioning.
Because
of that, the
energy
supply of the
wave
farms
fluctuates.
Secondly
, the wave-energy facility possesses possible harm to the
environment
. Unlike the
reading
saying that there is
risk
of contamination, floats of the facility actually contains harmful chemical called lubricant. The chemical enables turbine or other parts to
move
smoothly
,
but
it is
highly
toxic and have adverse effect on
environment
when the leakage occurs.
In addition
,
wave
farms
are
visually
unappealing. Although the
reading
claims that the converters are
small
and
usually
not visible, in fact, they
are colored
with bright colors in order to
be detected
easily
.
Furthermore
, there are lots of floats installed close to the shore, which
makes
it easy for visitors to spot the facilities.