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Related, underwater tidal turbines in the Cook Straight, NZ https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/our-research/energy-from-tidal-currents-kick-starting-a-n

• stevenjgarner 4y ago
  Duration : November 2017 – June 2019 Anyone know of an update on this?
  • pleb_nz 4y ago
    Did you follow the links to sumaaries of findings? Not sure if that has what you want https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/tools-and-resources/kick-starting-tidal-current-energy-summary/ https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/tools-and-resourc...
    • stevenjgarner 4y ago
      Yes but then nothing? Maybe I am too impatient, but the (pretty overwhelmingly positive) summary of the findings in the webinar was published to YouTube Feb 2, 2021. Are they looking for funding for "95 turbines spaced 100m apart in two rows ... producing 90 megawatts"? This is extremely exciting and personal to me. I was born in Wellington (on Cook Strait). New Zealand is a country known for self-reliance, blessed by sustainable energy options (especially hydroelectric and geothermal) and with limited indigenous oil and gas (Maui gas field notwithstanding). This could be a moonshot for Aotearoa.