Artists impression of the AK-1000 in action. Picture by Atlantis Resources
It's easy to talk about these things without having much of an idea in your mind just how big they are, so I have to admit that the size of the AK-1000 (Wot? No sexy name?) seen on the BBC News report here did give me a slight "Wow!" moment.
There's a lot of testing of this and other designs before we see Scotland's waters hosting masses of turbines both above and below the waves, but hopefully the learning curve will be fast. Tidal devices are a guaranteed source of renewable power and, unlike wind, are not subject to the vagaries of the weather. You know exactly how much power you will receive, and when.
Now, let's hope that the energy storage industry is keeping pace with the tidal and wave power industry!
2 comments:
I quite like the AK-1000 title. Reminds one of the efficiency of the AK-47.
Also, much as I love Oyster and Pelamis and so on, do we need the next one to be Naiad, then Neptune, then Hippocampus?
How about plundering Scottish mythology instead? Call it Kelpie, or even more appropriate, Selkie.
Or bring it bang up to date and launch a range of "Sydney Devine" turbines!
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