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NeilBlanchard · 11-10-2010, 03:29 PM

Hello,

We know about wind turbines and solar photovoltaic and solar heat, right? And going beyond biomass, what other sources are there? Well, here are a couple:

Wave Power

A New Jersey company that already has this sort of power generation in production. The AC that is generated is stored on the buoy in a large capacitor, and then an AC inverter sends out a 60Hz (or 50Hz) AC via a cable to shore. These buoys are set up in arrays that generate a lot of power: 150kW for each buoy, with 60 buoys in each array, totaling ~10mW. The array covers about 17 acres of area, and is located 2-3 miles offshore.

Science Friday Archives: Wave Power

Direct link to MP3 podcast: http://media.libsyn.com/media/scienc...2007081012.mp3

Tidal power is also briefly discussed.

Here's an alternate way to make hydroelectric:

Turbines Could Tap the Mississippi's Power - Technology Review

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