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Monday, August 07, 2006

Tidal Wave Generators 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 8/07/2006 07:50:00 AM

Finally the wave generators ive been talking about for years have made it into the mainstream press. The article is short on details, but basically said there are multiple ideas on how to harness the power of the sea and testing of some is underway, they are just looking for the best designs. The idea pictured to the left is different then the turbines idea that i(they) first envisioned, but with few parts and easy construction, this seems alot better.

Full New York Times Article
by Heather Timmons

Pic Address

3 comments

Interesting. Don't know why i havent seen this before (or thought of it). Kind of low energy, but constant nonetheless.

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, August 07, 2006 10:05:00 PM  

A good summary of the state of various technologies, and a lot of crying about not enough money and support can be found in this document from a conference last year:
hydropower.inel.gov/hydrokinetic_wave/pdfs/hydro_workshop_proceedings_13feb06.pdf

By  Damon, at Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:08:00 AM  

Yeah, this article came thru the Energy & Technology Committee last month. Cool stuff! It's a shame they may only have enough energy to power the local marina.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:40:00 PM  

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