Three Energy Islands are shown connected in this artist rendering. Credit: Energy IslandFrom Live Science:
Editor's Note: Each Wednesday LiveScience examines the viability of emerging energy technologies — the power of the future.
The ocean harbors abundant energy in the form of wind, waves and sun. All of these could be sampled on something called an Energy Island: a floating rig that drills for renewables instead of petroleum.
The concept is the brainchild of inventor Dominic Michaelis. He was originally unsatisfied with the slow progress in developing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), a process in which cold water is pumped up from the deep ocean to generate electricity.
"Nothing new was happening with OTEC, so I thought why not bring other marine energy technologies on board?" Michaelis said.
Read more ....
No comments:
Post a Comment