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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gadgets

Searaser Wave Buoy Can Generate, Store Enough Power For 470 Homes

10:34PM Kit Eaton | We’ve mentioned ocean power stations a bit recently, and now here’s one with a rather different approach: It can store power for when its needed. Searaser is in prototype form at the moment, and it works by bobbing up and down as waves pass by. An underwater pump uses this motion to push water into a reservoir 160 feet uphill. And there it sits until it’s simply released to power a generator. Neat stuff, particularly when the inventors say a full-sized version can power about 470 homes all by itself. [The TImes via Dvice] More »
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Gadgets
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Pocket-Sized iGTR Amp Is Perfect For The One-Man Concert No One Will Hear But You

5:00AM Jack Loftus | Need to practice your power chords on the subway, in church, or anywhere else where crunching out the intro to Enter Sandman might be frowned upon by the man? Jam away safely in silence with this cigarette pack-sized iGTR amp from Waves. The “i” is for you, not because everyone and their dog wants to name their products after Apple phones and MP3 players, but because thanks to the dual headphones jacks, only you and a friend will hear what’s going down. More »
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Gadgets

Huge Rubber Snake is No Joke, Generates Power From Waves

1:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | For some reason or other, we’ve shown you a lot of robotic snakes here on Giz. But this new one is kind of a robot snake in reverse: it’s designed to float just beneath the surface of the sea and capture wave energy, which it then turns into electrical power. A science team in the UK has been working on the design, and is now testing small versions in a test tank: ultimately the “real” machines would be 7 metres across and 800 metres long, and be able to generate 1 megawatt. Check out the video to see how “Anaconda” works. More »
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Vehicles

69 Year Old Attempts Record Hawaii to Japan Trip in Wave Powered Boat

12:50PM Sean Fallon | Ken-ichi Horie, a 69 year old Japanese sailor, is planning a solo 4,350 mile trip from Hawaii to Japan using the most advanced wave powered boat on the planet. If successful, the trip would earn him a Guinness record while simultaneously proving the viability of wave powered propulsion. His boat, the Suntory Mermaid II, turns wave energy into thrust using two fins mounted beneath the bow. These fins move up and down with the waves and use them to generate “kicks” that propel the boat forward. More »
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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First Large Scale Wave Farm Approved in England

7:00AM Adam Frucci | Plans for the first large scale wave farm on the planet were given final approval in England today, paving the way for a highly ambitious new method of generating energy off the coast of Cornwall in Southwest England. With an initial cost of over $56 million, the project has the potential to create 1,800 jobs and save over $1.1 billion for the UK over the next 25 years. It’ll do this by generating enough electricity for 7,500 homes, saving 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide over the same period. If the project is a success, look for wave-generated energy to become a more prevalent source of renewable energy elsewhere in the world in the coming years. [SWRDA via NOTCOT.org] More »
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