Tapping into Wave Energy

The oceans make up 71 percent of Earth’s surface and absorb about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere. For the past 2.6 billion years, the oceans have been converting CO2 to ocean fish food (phytoplankton) through the process of photosynthesis. Now, a technology developed by Ocean-Based Climate Solutions, a startup located in Santa Fe, NM, is converting CO2 to phytoplankton using wave energy.