Ecotricity, a British alternative energy provider, announced on its website that it is financing a new technology called Searaser. The company says the new technology tackles two of the main obstacles faced by the renewable energy industry: cost and intermittency.
The Searaser was invented by Alvin Smith, an engineer from Devon (UK). It uses ocean power, which is constant, to create electricity on demand.
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Very interesting invention that seems like its hydro rather than tidal. It generates the energy onshore so should be far less problematic and costly than tidal and wave technologies.
ReplyDeleteVery true. I'm looking forward to seeing it in action when the project finally gets off the ground.
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