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I hope they are slightly honest about the overheads of those costs here - working in salt water -> everything is going to be FAR more expensive and I just don't
by slownews45 5y ago
I hope they are slightly honest about the overheads of those costs here - working in salt water -> everything is going to be FAR more expensive and I just don't see easy 20 year lifetimes without real ongoing maint. I mean, the containment for generator alone is going to need to be waterproof - the whole thing is going to need to be waterpoof - that alone is going to drive costs way up.
Rooftop solar lasts petty long with a wash every year by comparison.
- barbazoo 5y agoYou're probably right. And as they say in the video, it's only one component of many in the "mosaic" of electricity generation. Its advantage is that tides are predictable, wind and sun are somewhat more difficult to accurately forecast.