▶ Your Answer : | Characteristics of wave energy facilities are explained by both the written article and the speaker. However, they differ in their point of view as while the writer establishes advantages of wave farms, the speaker rebutts them. |
| To begin with, the writer claims that wave farms are highly dependable as their source of power, waves, are constant and predictable. However, the speaker objects stating that disruptions in power generators occur due to hazardous marine environment causing mechanical breakdown. |
| Furthermore, wave energy facilities are defended by the writer as being environmentally friendly, as it does not emit any gas or chemicals. But this is also rebutted by the lecturer as she points out that harmful chemicals are released not only from the turbines themselves, but also from their maintenance. |
| Finally, the writer believes that wave farms will seamlessly blend into its surroundings as their size makes them inconspicuous and they float on or just below the water surface. This is also disagreed by the speaker pointing out that since they are colored bright to be detectable, wave farms are visually obvious. |
| To conclude, the speaker objects the author's claim with following three reasons: unreliable due to mechanical malfunctioning, harmful chemicals released from the machine, and aesthetically displeasing. Therefore, of the advantages Wave Farms have, the benefits provided by the writer are unfounded. |