Science Alert June 10, 2022 To tap into the source of power beneath the waves an industry in Japan has constructed a 330-ton prototype of a device called Kairyu whose structure consists of a 20 meter (66 foot) long fuselage flanked by a pair of similar-sized cylinders, each housing a power generation system attached to an 11-meter-long turbine blade. When tethered to the ocean floor by an anchor line and power cables, the device can orient itself to find the most efficient position to generate power from the push of a deep-water current, and channel it into a grid. Kairyu […]
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World’s First Ocean Hybrid Platform Converts Tidal Waves Into Energy
IEEE Spectrum October 28, 2020 The key players in this field were universities and startups until the recent entrance of bigger players. Now multinationals have interest in the sector. The floating platform built by a German company uses a combination of wave, wind, and solar energy to harness renewable energy on the open seas. To cope with the maritime environment, the company developed a product family consisting of electric machines, power electronics, and storage solutions. Their wind, wave, and photovoltaic platform is scalable in capacity and can be designed to generate 80 kilowatts to power small houses by the coast […]