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There are strong currents at work in the strait of Gibraltar. Would be interesting to harness their energy in some way.
by tomtomistaken 4y ago
There are strong currents at work in the strait of Gibraltar. Would be interesting to harness their energy in some way.
- moistly 4y agoLike an underwater turbine. Japan is apparently going to give it a shot: https://www.inputmag.com/tech/japan-kairyu-ocean-turbine-deep-currents-power-generation-renewable-energy https://www.inputmag.com/tech/japan-kairyu-ocean-turbine-dee... Looks like Scotland’s is a roaring success: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45246445 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetl... No need to evaporate the sea.
- zamalek 4y agoThis also draws energy out of the sea, a net positive for climate change mitigation.
- bandibus 4y agoAgreed. There's a tidal turbine off Orkney, the most powerful in the world, that just went live: https://www.orkney.com/news/orbital-grid https://www.orkney.com/news/orbital-grid It's powering 2,000 homes and an electrolyzer creating green hydrogen. A few of those - or a few arrays of them- in the Strait might do wonders.