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Originally Posted by Besoeker
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Originally Posted by Clippo
Why can’t we do things like that in the UK?
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Clippo
We can, but one needs to understand scale. And techinal limitations.
I have a commercial interest renewable energy.
Around 1970, we designed and manufactured a system for a paper mill that used their Gilkes water turbine and dc generator to put some energy back into their ac network. It is still in operation. And supplies less than 3% of their total energy usage.
I did the technical feasibility study on wave power for the first commercially funded installation in UK.
Google my name and the first entry is a biofuel project.
In short, I have some experience of renewables.
But they are just a drop in the bucket. |
Good to have an expert on board.
Why is wave power so difficult to convert? For Britain it seems the perfect solution - so much water so much tide - their must be enough energy here to make a significant number of power stations redundant!