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Technology empowered by ocean tides to generate clean and green electricity

seagen turbineToday, most of us blame Technology and science for what it had done with our environment. No doubt, this statement holds true in some instances , but now with the emerging energy crisis, due to shortage of fossil fuels, only technology is coming to aid humanity.

Technology is ready to generate more clean and green electricity with turbines driven by violent ocean tides on the Bay of Fundy.

After suffering some delay, U.K.’s tidal power project, which includes first tidal generator of its kind accompanied by ‘SeaGen turbines’, has been given green signal and hopes to start shortly.

Last year Engineers from Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., found Bay of Fundy, including Nova Scotia’s Minas Passage to be the best potential sites capable of generating estimated 29 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power 20,000 homes by capturing 15 percent of the tide’s energy. A major site ‘Minas Passage’ site might produce as much as 152 megawatts, powering 117,000 homes.

After ‘in-stream’, technology powered by wind turbines this combination of ocean tides and Technology is one more example of harmony between science and nature. Now human welfare lies in maintaining this harmony.

Image Credit: InterNaute

Via: GroovyGreen

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