Tidal stream turbine

Mike — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:52:54 +0000

Our turbine design offers the following advantages:

Capital Cost

As our turbine spins much faster than competing devices we do not require a complex multistage gearbox. Also, as our device captures energy from an area greater than the projected area of the device it is more efficient, therefore, for a similar power output to our competitors, our device will be smaller. In the Marine sector, costs quadruple with the doubling of size, therefore our device is likely to be significantly… continue reading

Run-of-river turbine

Michael Evans — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:58:45 +0000

In the UK alone there are records of there being 5,000 watermills over the centuries and we would expect many of those sites to be suitable for our technology. The UK’s Environment Agency has issued a recent report estimating there are about 4,000 ‘barriers’ (usually weirs) in the UK that are “win – win” schemes capable of generating about 1,800 GWhrs per year.

Also the UN has identified a need for renewable electricity in remote communities in the Developing World,… continue reading

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Tidal stream turbine

Run-of-river turbine