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Underwater buoys for stealthy tidal power
Posted by Seamus Byrne at 9:10 AM on June 18, 2007
More clever science, with a British company developing an underwater buoy tech to harness tidal power from 50m beneath the surface. The system doesn't capture the to and fro of the water so much as the change in pressure forced upon the buoys as the water rises and falls around it.
They're claiming half a square kilometre, and 100 of the buoys, would power a town of 55,000 homes. Considering we're a very coastal population, could we have something this cool taking care of business soon? These guys are talking wide installations after Scottish testing next year.
AWS Ocean Energy [via Treehugger]
Comments
Ryan
Posted June 18, 2007 3:31 PM
This type of thing is already in testing stage on the west side of Garden Island (Near Fremantle in Western Australia) or I think it was going to be tested there. They generate power and desalinate at the same time.
I dont think the one mentioned here are the same company gut it's the same idea.
Brendan
Posted June 18, 2007 10:48 PM
At least it doesn't take up land real estate and give farmers even more bs subsidies like wrenched wind turbines.