When you look out at a beach and see waves crashing against the shore, you are witnessing wave energy. It’s not being harnessed or used for the benefit of anyone in that state, but it is there producing power. And some enterprising individuals would say it is just waiting to be used to make our lives better and our energy consumption cleaner and cheaper. Wave energy is often mixed with tidal power, which is quite different. - See more at: http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/WaveEnergy.php#sthash.eue88W6Y.dpuf