while the sea Jen and East River teams prepare to install their tidal turbines
prepare to install their tidal turbines
prepare to install their tidal turbines a third team of engineers joins the mix
a third team of engineers joins the mix
a third team of engineers joins the mix but they’re not trying to tap the tides
but they’re not trying to tap the tides
but they’re not trying to tap the tides they’re out to harness a type of power
they’re out to harness a type of power
they’re out to harness a type of power something could radically reshape the
something could radically reshape the
something could radically reshape the global energy market the power of waves
global energy market the power of waves
global energy market the power of waves misses technology which doesn’t offer
misses technology which doesn’t offer
misses technology which doesn’t offer tens or even hundreds of megawatts of
tens or even hundreds of megawatts of
tens or even hundreds of megawatts of power as we get better at as it’s
power as we get better at as it’s
power as we get better at as it’s deployed as we get the economies of
deployed as we get the economies of
deployed as we get the economies of scale as the technology is honed and
scale as the technology is honed and
scale as the technology is honed and improved this is technology of gigawatts
improved this is technology of gigawatts
improved this is technology of gigawatts of power the Scottish government sees an
of power the Scottish government sees an
of power the Scottish government sees an opportunity to lead the world in ocean
opportunity to lead the world in ocean
opportunity to lead the world in ocean power technology and Scotland’s eastern
power technology and Scotland’s eastern
power technology and Scotland’s eastern coast is ground zero for the testing of
coast is ground zero for the testing of
coast is ground zero for the testing of a determined wave technology program
proponents say waves carry enough energy
proponents say waves carry enough energy to potentially power hundreds of
to potentially power hundreds of
to potentially power hundreds of thousands of homes
now visionary engineer Richard Yemm has
now visionary engineer Richard Yemm has created a device that may be able to
created a device that may be able to
created a device that may be able to capture some of this power turning to
capture some of this power turning to
capture some of this power turning to the world I think we can say that
the world I think we can say that
the world I think we can say that effectively the opportunity is unlimited
effectively the opportunity is unlimited
effectively the opportunity is unlimited the 70% of the world’s surface is
the 70% of the world’s surface is
the 70% of the world’s surface is covered in oceans and all oceans
covered in oceans and all oceans
covered in oceans and all oceans generate large waves and there is power
generate large waves and there is power
generate large waves and there is power available on any coastline facing those
available on any coastline facing those
available on any coastline facing those the experimental device he’s invented
the experimental device he’s invented
the experimental device he’s invented has begun to capture the world’s
has begun to capture the world’s
has begun to capture the world’s imagination
imagination
imagination it’s called Palomas after a tropical sea
it’s called Palomas after a tropical sea
it’s called Palomas after a tropical sea snake the massive contraption stretches
snake the massive contraption stretches
snake the massive contraption stretches 120 meters longer than a football field
120 meters longer than a football field
120 meters longer than a football field as it bombs up and down in the waves it
as it bombs up and down in the waves it
as it bombs up and down in the waves it converts the waves power into
converts the waves power into
converts the waves power into electricity the module itself is if you
electricity the module itself is if you
electricity the module itself is if you like the engine of the system it it
like the engine of the system it it
like the engine of the system it it takes the motion of the large tubes and
takes the motion of the large tubes and
takes the motion of the large tubes and converts it into electricity waves move
converts it into electricity waves move
converts it into electricity waves move the giant cylinders causing hydraulic
the giant cylinders causing hydraulic
the giant cylinders causing hydraulic rams inside to pump back and forth the
rams inside to pump back and forth the
rams inside to pump back and forth the Rams motion forces high-pressure fluid
Rams motion forces high-pressure fluid
Rams motion forces high-pressure fluid to flow through a hydraulic motor which
to flow through a hydraulic motor which
to flow through a hydraulic motor which in turn drives an electrical generator
in turn drives an electrical generator
in turn drives an electrical generator producing electricity
producing electricity
producing electricity in total the Palomas can generate 750
in total the Palomas can generate 750
in total the Palomas can generate 750 kilowatts of power
kilowatts of power
kilowatts of power over 20 times as much as burdens East
over 20 times as much as burdens East
over 20 times as much as burdens East River turbine or about two-thirds as
River turbine or about two-thirds as
River turbine or about two-thirds as much as Siegen
of all the green power ideas Columbus
of all the green power ideas Columbus may potentially have the widest
may potentially have the widest
may potentially have the widest application coastal sites could have
application coastal sites could have
application coastal sites could have massive farms of these machines
massive farms of these machines
massive farms of these machines generating electricity
the polymers design took five years to
the polymers design took five years to develop tank tests with wave simulators
develop tank tests with wave simulators
develop tank tests with wave simulators determine how the machine would perform
determine how the machine would perform
determine how the machine would perform in all kinds of weather conditions from
in all kinds of weather conditions from
in all kinds of weather conditions from long wave swells to short choppy ones
long wave swells to short choppy ones
long wave swells to short choppy ones later scale models were tested in the
later scale models were tested in the
later scale models were tested in the open water to measure the machines
open water to measure the machines
open water to measure the machines potential electrical output and to
potential electrical output and to
potential electrical output and to determine survivability now the first
determine survivability now the first
determine survivability now the first full-scale polymers prototype is nearing
full-scale polymers prototype is nearing
full-scale polymers prototype is nearing the end of a crucial test phase in
the end of a crucial test phase in
the end of a crucial test phase in turbulent seas of Scotland its inventor
turbulent seas of Scotland its inventor
turbulent seas of Scotland its inventor Richard Yemm has to prove not only that
Richard Yemm has to prove not only that
Richard Yemm has to prove not only that it can generate electricity they must
it can generate electricity they must
it can generate electricity they must also be able to take founding the
also be able to take founding the
also be able to take founding the promise is unique in that it combines
promise is unique in that it combines
promise is unique in that it combines features which are very survivable is
features which are very survivable is
features which are very survivable is long and thin so when big waves come
long and thin so when big waves come
long and thin so when big waves come through its streamlined presents the
through its streamlined presents the
through its streamlined presents the minimal area to these these ocean
minimal area to these these ocean
minimal area to these these ocean monsters and storms but it’s that same
monsters and storms but it’s that same
monsters and storms but it’s that same long thin form that in in small waves is
long thin form that in in small waves is
long thin form that in in small waves is the optimum hydrodynamic shape for
the optimum hydrodynamic shape for
the optimum hydrodynamic shape for capturing power someday Yemm envisions
capturing power someday Yemm envisions
capturing power someday Yemm envisions hole forms of polamosh units said just
hole forms of polamosh units said just
hole forms of polamosh units said just beyond the view of beaches
beyond the view of beaches
beyond the view of beaches the kind of format that we would expect
the kind of format that we would expect
the kind of format that we would expect would be an array of machines sharing
would be an array of machines sharing
would be an array of machines sharing more important between themselves to
more important between themselves to
more important between themselves to create a grid of perhaps 30 50 a hundred
create a grid of perhaps 30 50 a hundred
create a grid of perhaps 30 50 a hundred machines covering a couple of square
machines covering a couple of square
machines covering a couple of square miles of the sea surface that’s roughly
miles of the sea surface that’s roughly
miles of the sea surface that’s roughly enough to light up a small city like
enough to light up a small city like
enough to light up a small city like Stirling Scotland to get to that point
Stirling Scotland to get to that point
Stirling Scotland to get to that point Yemm and his colleagues have their work
Yemm and his colleagues have their work
Yemm and his colleagues have their work cut out for them
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