New Wave Energy Power
Ocean Power to Generate Electricity
New, International Engineered Device
An international team of engineers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Trento, Bologna and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy have developed and successfully tested a simple wave device that generates clean energy. It's sturdy, inexpensive and is capable of powering thousands of homes. It could be deployed by fleets of ships at sea to deliver significant amounts of clean, green energy.
Clean Ocean Power
This is a prototype device called a Dielectric Elastomer Generator. The device is a vertical cylinder open to the ocean at the bottom and closed at the top by a rubber membrane. The membrane contains layers of dielectric material that generate electricity as the waves go by. The voltage is generated as the material goes up and down, inflates and deflates from changing air pressures from wave action.
Scaled-Up in Two Years
The device produces electricity that could be transmitted to shore by underwater cables. The engineers believe they'll be able to scale the system up within 2 to 3 years to start producing clean electricity for thousands of homes. For more news stories on global innovation, go to amazon.com/author/ekane
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An international team of engineers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Trento, Bologna and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy have developed and successfully tested a simple wave device that generates clean energy. It's sturdy, inexpensive and is capable of powering thousands of homes. It could be deployed by fleets of ships at sea to deliver significant amounts of clean, green energy.
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This is a prototype device called a Dielectric Elastomer Generator. The device is a vertical cylinder open to the ocean at the bottom and closed at the top by a rubber membrane. The membrane contains layers of dielectric material that generate electricity as the waves go by. The voltage is generated as the material goes up and down, inflates and deflates from changing air pressures from wave action.
Scaled-Up in Two Years
The device produces electricity that could be transmitted to shore by underwater cables. The engineers believe they'll be able to scale the system up within 2 to 3 years to start producing clean electricity for thousands of homes. For more news stories on global innovation, go to amazon.com/author/ekane
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