New Wave Energy Device to Harness the Power of Sea
A new wave energy device known as "Anaconda" is the latest idea to harness the power of the seas.Its inventors claim the key to its success lies in its simplicity: Anaconda is little more than a length of rubber tubing filled with water.Waves in the water create bulges along the tubing that travel along its length gathering energy.At the end of the tube, the surge of energy drives a turbine and generates electricity.
The device is being developed by Checkmate Seaenergy Ltd, which has been testing a small-scale 8m-long prototype in a wave tank owned by the science and technology company Qinetiq.The company is now looking to raise £7m from investors to build a larger version to test at sea.The long-term plan is to have hundreds of these devices offshore where waves are big, in northern Scotland for example.It is claimed that a group of 50 full-size Anacondas - each 200m long - could provide electricity for 50,000 homes.
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The device is being developed by Checkmate Seaenergy Ltd, which has been testing a small-scale 8m-long prototype in a wave tank owned by the science and technology company Qinetiq.The company is now looking to raise £7m from investors to build a larger version to test at sea.The long-term plan is to have hundreds of these devices offshore where waves are big, in northern Scotland for example.It is claimed that a group of 50 full-size Anacondas - each 200m long - could provide electricity for 50,000 homes.
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