https://newatlas.com/energy/blowhole-wave-energy-generator/
"Wave Swell Energy's remarkable UniWave 200 is a sea platform that uses an
artificial blowhole formation to create air pressure changes that drive a
turbine and feed energy back to shore. After a year of testing, the company
reports excellent results.
As we've discussed before, the UniWave system is a floatable device that can be
towed to any coastal location and connected to the local energy grid. It's
designed so that wave swells force water into a specially designed concrete
chamber, pressurizing the air in the chamber and forcing it through an outlet
valve. Then as the water recedes, it generates a powerful vacuum, which sucks
air in through a turbine at the top and generates electricity that's fed into
the grid via a cable.
As a result, it draws energy from the entire column of water that enters its
chamber, a fact the team says makes it more efficient than wave energy devices
that only harvest energy from the surface or the sea floor."
Via Wayne Radinsky, who wrote "Now I’m wondering whether “blowhole” is an
unmarketable name for a technology… or the perfect name because who is going to
forget a name like “blowhole”?"
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
