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I must ask, apart from the renewable energy factor, why do it in Orkney? There are many islands and archipelagos in Scotland, the Hebrides which are closer to

I must ask, apart from the renewable energy factor, why do it in Orkney? There are many islands and archipelagos in Scotland, the Hebrides which are closer to the mainland but still out of the way of fishing. Many of them are going to be setup with tidal and wind generators. Would be interesting to see how it was tethered to the shore with networking and power. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/17/10megawatt-tidal-power-station-approved-hebrides https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/17/10megawa...

jacquesm 6y ago
It's a place where a lot of research around this theme is conducted.
alex_duf 6y ago
I've heard about Orkney quite a lot, I think it must simply be an innovation hub. That I can think off the top of my head: - Orbital marine, making tidal turbine https://twitter.com/Orbitalmarine https://twitter.com/Orbitalmarine - Their grid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXe1hBvlylw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXe1hBvlylw - Their Hydrogen facilities, using extra renewable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rybpaqhg5Qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rybpaqhg5Qg
arethuza 6y ago
It's apparently powered by energy from the European Marine Energy Centre: http://www.emec.org.uk/ http://www.emec.org.uk/ I suspect there is simply more infrastructure for this kind of thing in Orkney that the other islands.
ashtonkem 6y ago
Depending on the exact shape, sometimes dropping giant bits of steel in the ocean can be very good for shipping; we purposefully sink ships that are EOL for this exact purpose fairly often.
- djsavvy 6y ago
  That's the first I've heard of something like this. What's the purpose of dropping specifically-shaped steel into the ocean?
  - HeWhoLurksLate 6y ago
    Oh, that's so that the drop-shippers can increase their throughput. IIRC, it gives coral a place to grow.
  - ashtonkem 6y ago
    As someone else said, it helps coral reefs grow. And I meant to say that it’s good for fishing, not shipping. My bad.
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jacquesm 6y ago

It's a place where a lot of research around this theme is conducted.

alex_duf 6y ago

I've heard about Orkney quite a lot, I think it must simply be an innovation hub. That I can think off the top of my head: - Orbital marine, making tidal turbine https://twitter.com/Orbitalmarine https://twitter.com/Orbitalmarine - Their grid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXe1hBvlylw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXe1hBvlylw - Their Hydrogen facilities, using extra renewable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rybpaqhg5Qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rybpaqhg5Qg

arethuza 6y ago

It's apparently powered by energy from the European Marine Energy Centre: http://www.emec.org.uk/ http://www.emec.org.uk/ I suspect there is simply more infrastructure for this kind of thing in Orkney that the other islands.

ashtonkem 6y ago

Depending on the exact shape, sometimes dropping giant bits of steel in the ocean can be very good for shipping; we purposefully sink ships that are EOL for this exact purpose fairly often.

djsavvy 6y ago
That's the first I've heard of something like this. What's the purpose of dropping specifically-shaped steel into the ocean?
- HeWhoLurksLate 6y ago
  Oh, that's so that the drop-shippers can increase their throughput. IIRC, it gives coral a place to grow.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  As someone else said, it helps coral reefs grow. And I meant to say that it’s good for fishing, not shipping. My bad.

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