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The total coastline of the United States 19,924 km Coastal population percentage in the United States 40% The annual average of wave energy, kilowatt/meter. 32.5 KW/m Wave energy theoretical potential in United States, Terawatt hours per year. 5,672 TWh/y Wave energy’s applicable potential in United States (5% of theoretical potential) 283 TWh/y Gross electricity …
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The world total coastlines : 1.16 million kilometers 1,160,000 km Coastal population percentage 40% The annual average of wave energy, kilowatt/meter. 32 KW/m Wave energy theoretical potential, Terawatt hours per year. 90,000 TWh/y Wave energy’s applicable potential (5% of theoretical potential) 4,500 TWh/y Total worldwide gross production of electricity (2016) 25,082 TWh Electricity produced by Tide & Wave energies , …
