I love reading cool stories about being green especially tech stuff. Last week I came across this great article about the first set of Tidal Turbine Towers being unveiled in Scotland. They basically are underwater wind turbines that will generate energy with ocean currents.
Of course the first concern is to marine life and as always does technology whether it is for good use or not hurt the planet?
In this case the turbines move at a very slow rate so the local sea life will not be in danger. However, adding anything unatural to a habitat can be a risk.
What do you think? Do you like this concept or is it another way we will hurt marine life and the ocean?
The world's largest tidal turbine, standing more than 5 stories tall, has been unveiled in Scotland before being installed in the waters off Orkney later this summer. The Atlantis Resources Corporation's AT-1000 turbine is 22.5 meters (73 feet) tall and has a rotor diameter of 18 meters (59 feet) and weighs 130 tonnes. It will produce 1 MW of power from a water velocity of 2.65 meters (8.7 feet) per second. This is considerably larger than the river turbines other locations have proposed.
"The giant turbine is expected to be environmentally benign due to a low rotation speed whilst in operation and will deliver predictable, sustainable power to the local Orkney grid." The turbine blades will only turn at a rate of 6 to 8 revolutions per minute.
Full Story: Eco Geek
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