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>* The Global Technical Potential (in TWh/year) is 1/10th of offshore wind I assume the value is still massive? The UK is still aiming to 4x its Off Shore wind
by ksec 1y ago
>* The Global Technical Potential (in TWh/year) is 1/10th of offshore wind
I assume the value is still massive? The UK is still aiming to 4x its Off Shore wind by 2030. That would be 60% of UK electricity. If the new Nuclear Power plant actually deliver double its current 15%, that would be total 90%. The rest could just be solar and underwater turbine.
I am just wondering if underwater turbine causes any issues with marine life. If not we could absolutely deploy them on massive scale and avoid the eye sore of Wind Turbine.
- dmix 1y agoSouth Korea was going to build a large one but canceled it due to the marine life threat. One way they try to fix it is by having a safety mechanism that turns the blades off when marine life passes through but this increases operating costs on something that is already high maintenance.