By
Butch Criswell
If you had told me a year ago I would be writing about marine energy, I would tell you were nuts. Thus, this where I am at; apparently the Irish have done it again. They have developed wave power according to the European Marine Energy Center. The Aquamarine Power Oyster is what the device is called. It is designed to capture energy from land shelf waves, submerged between 8-16 meters of water. Each time a wave passes over the oyster it send s high-pressure water to the land-based hydroelectric generators. The oyster has already proven its worth, since it has been producing electricity on the grid since November 2009. Aquamarine has plans for phase two of the project; they will be linking three of their oysters to one generator. They are looking at different setups and possibilities for manufacture by 2013.
References
Appleyard, D. (2010). Marine Energy: Daring To Be Different. Tulsa: Renewable Energy World Magazine.
Butch Criswell
If you had told me a year ago I would be writing about marine energy, I would tell you were nuts. Thus, this where I am at; apparently the Irish have done it again. They have developed wave power according to the European Marine Energy Center. The Aquamarine Power Oyster is what the device is called. It is designed to capture energy from land shelf waves, submerged between 8-16 meters of water. Each time a wave passes over the oyster it send s high-pressure water to the land-based hydroelectric generators. The oyster has already proven its worth, since it has been producing electricity on the grid since November 2009. Aquamarine has plans for phase two of the project; they will be linking three of their oysters to one generator. They are looking at different setups and possibilities for manufacture by 2013.
References
Appleyard, D. (2010). Marine Energy: Daring To Be Different. Tulsa: Renewable Energy World Magazine.
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