Eco Factor: Devices to harness wave energy could meet reality in five years.
With wind and solar energy generating systems tottering under cost burdens, inventors have started looking toward ways to generate renewable energy at a surprisingly low cost to attract governments globally. The idea of generating electricity from ocean waves has been around for decades, but not many of them met reality. A UK-based company, Checkmate, is settling the odds with a wave generator they call “Anaconda.”
The “Anaconda” is 200 meters long and is made almost entirely of a rubber tube. Tethered to the ocean floor, these generators swim just below the surface of water. The devices move along with the waves and in doing so they harness an enormous amount of energy, which can be transported to the shore for use. The company claims that a single “Anaconda” is capable of generating enough energy to power 1,000 homes.
Groups of 50 “Anacondas” could easily be installed to power 50,000 urban homes with clean energy. Checkmate states that the system would be able to provide renewable energy at an “excitingly low” cost, which should make this system feasible for both the developed and the developing nations.
Via: Telegraph
