Sentences with phrase «underwater turbines»
"Underwater turbines" refers to devices that harness the power of water currents, similar to wind turbines but located underwater. They use the natural motion of water to generate clean energy in the form of electricity. Full definition
This, in turn, implies that lining the blades of underwater turbines with similar bumps could make them much better at capturing energy from ocean tides.
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What better examples to use for underwater turbine design than the flora and fauna of the oceans?
The researchers envision thousands of underwater turbines producing as much energy as 10 nuclear power plants and supplying one third of the state's electricity.
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Companies and governments are counting on underwater turbines, submerged «wind» farms, and wave - riding electrical generators to use ocean turbulence to keep the lights on
Verdant, which operates its kinetic (non-dam) hydropower project in the East River under a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), plans to by the end of the year apply for a FERC pilot commercial license that would allow the company to create a field of up to 40 underwater turbines with up to 1.5 megawatts of capacity.
Taylor hopes to eventually have two fields of underwater turbines in the East River with a total installed capacity of up to 10 megawatts.
The fins of sharks and the movement of kelp along sea floors has inspired new designs for underwater turbines that are both more efficient and less likely to break.
Because water has greater density than air and flows are more constant than wind, underwater turbines can deliver much more energy than wind turbines.
There may not yet be a market for underwater turbines or wave - riding electrical generators designed to use ocean turbulence as a source of renewable energy, but that has not stopped a handful of entrepreneurs from trying to create one.
There have been underwater turbines that are driven by water like wind turbines are driven by wind, and there have been systems where a rising and falling buoy drives a piston.
Ten underwater turbines to lead technology research in exciting project.