Wave energy set to turn the tide in the UK
Wave energy set to turn the tide in the UK
By Brian Milligan, Business reporter, BBC News, Island of Hoy
Delegates at a key wave and tidal power conference in London held in Mar 2007 were told that marine energy needs more financial support to help the industry get established as quickly as possible. On Orkney Islands in the UK, the Ocean Power Delivery company is pioneering a wave energy project, and has built a site for the world's biggest wave farm so far, which comprise four 40 metres long steel tubes, which float on the surface of the sea. The action of the waves makes each section flex against the next one. Plenty of sea could mean plenty of energy...
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By Brian Milligan, Business reporter, BBC News, Island of Hoy
Delegates at a key wave and tidal power conference in London held in Mar 2007 were told that marine energy needs more financial support to help the industry get established as quickly as possible. On Orkney Islands in the UK, the Ocean Power Delivery company is pioneering a wave energy project, and has built a site for the world's biggest wave farm so far, which comprise four 40 metres long steel tubes, which float on the surface of the sea. The action of the waves makes each section flex against the next one. Plenty of sea could mean plenty of energy...
Read the full news report from here @ BBC News
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