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Wave Energy Scales Up Off Scotland

03/29/2010 9:29 AM

Ten wave and tidal projects will generate 1.2 gigawatts of power.

By Peter Fairley

Scotland hopes to ride the next renewable energy wave. Site leases for several big wave and tidal power projects were awarded last week by the U.K. government, concluding a two-year bidding process that elicited strong interest from major utilities and energy entrepreneurs. The awards open the way for six wave energy projects and four tidal energy systems around Scotland's Orkney Islands that could collectively generate up to 1.2 gigawatts, exceeding the U.K.'s 700-megawatt target for the bidding round. This is an immense scale for an industry that so far has installed only pilot projects involving a handful of small devices.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010
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03/29/2010 11:03 PM

"..194-ton hinging device that converts wave energy into 315 kilowatts of electricity.."

So they'll need about 3800 of these to have 1.2GW capacity (and better add a few more for redundancy). I hope it works.

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03/30/2010 12:26 AM

... there you go doing that math thing again... jeez what a spoiler.

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03/30/2010 7:45 AM

I am really curious what this does the the oceans. I haven't seen a full environmental impact study done for these. What minerals will this deprive the oceans of? Will these reduce the amount oxygen in the water provided by waves? Sure it will slow land erosion, but at what expense? If we alter the oceans to much, we will rinder the planet inhabitable for us.
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03/30/2010 10:35 AM

Either log in or register. No anonymous whining.

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03/30/2010 8:58 PM

"Ten wave and tidal projects will generate 1.2 gigawatts of power."

Just add another 0.01 gigawatt and you can have time travel! Just pump it into a flux capacitor.

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