Sustainable Energy In Australia

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In the past few decades, Australia and numerous countries around the world have sought to develop sustainable energy solutions as alternatives to the non-sustainable sources such as oil, coal and natural gas. Sustainable or renewable energy is defined as energy which can be naturally replenished at the same rate as it is consumed, hence preserving the environment for future generations. The main areas of interest in recent times have been in solar, wind and hydro solutions.

However, there is an extremely large amount of unused energy coming from the oceans in the form of waves. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a sustainable energy solution capable of harnessing this.

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach was adopted in

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