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Electric Oceans
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Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary device that will be able to harness energy from ocean currents and power the whole world.The technology can generate electricity in water flowing at a rate of less than one knot or a mile an hour. This means it can work in most water ways and sea beds around the world. This week: water vapor effects on climate measured for the first time; new data says southern ocean still absorbing CO2; ocean acidifying faster than expected; missing radiation signature points to thinning Tibetan glaciers; “Cash for Clunkers” to get old gas hogs off the road; Portugal commits to electric vehicles by 2011. VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy) is a newly invented machine harvesting slow-moving ocean and river currents. A researcher from the University of Michigan has come up with the system that works like a fish, turning potentially destructive vibrations found in fluid flows into electricity. Floating sea islands harness the difference in ocean temperatures, solar, and wind power to create enough energy to power a city. Also: a nice eco-tourism destination… The fledgling ocean energy industry is awash in ideas for making electricity from moving water but it is still reaching for a toehold in the commercial world. Greentech Media last week released a summary of an ocean energy report that forecasts great potential for wave and tidal energy. What a promising and innovative idea is this: use a bit of solar power and the ocean’s natural chemical composition to help rebuild the East Coast’s oyster population. The US Department Of Energy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.2 million contract to construct a thermal piping system to capture the ocean’s absorbed solar heat. The energy produced could be used to generate electricity or to fuel desalination.Scientists developed the concept in the 70’s, but the technology has not been commercially viable so far.
Rick Braun
