$21 Million And 7 Years Later, New Ocean Energy Project Will Imitate Kelp
A new ocean energy device that imitates kelp has just been deployed under water off the Australia coast, where it will generate electricity from swells.
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Biomimicry Wave Energy Device Ready To Leave The Nest
A new biomimicry wave energy device inspired by kelp is ready for launch at Port Fairy, Australia — don’t get too excited, that’s kelp not kale.
BioPower Systems, Wave Energy Company Forms Partnership With Large Chinese Industrial Group
The wave energy company BioPower Systems recently announced that it was forming a new strategic alliance with Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group, a major Chinese industrial group. This collaboration is aiming at advancing the development of the bioWAVE ocean wave energy system to the production stage. Dr Timothy Finnigan, … [continued]
Underwater Wind Turbines? bioWAVE System Designed to Create Energy from Ocean Currents
Picture a kelp bed on the ocean floor swaying in the current. Done? Now picture an underwater field of bioWave turbines (pictured to your left) doing the same. But, unlike the kelp, supplying one half megawatt of electricity. (In kelp’s defense, it does provide oxygen, food, and a place for … [continued]
