...not to mention the corrosive environment of salt water and air. Greg
-----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:41 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT(non Conan) The concept is great but in practice, there are practical issues such as punishing surf, storms, rock slides,. etc. that can destroy your generators or leave them high and dry, or tangle them with seaweed. I prefer the clean air approach of these floating wing generators. On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 3:22 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I always thought that tidal energy was a pretty good idea if it could be > done on a practical basis. Look at places in the world like the Bay of > Fundy, where there are huge tidal flows daily and they’re very predictable. > Better yet, while the flows do change on a daily basis, a portion of them > are at night, which gives this approach a leg up over solar when it comes > to renewable energy. > > -D > > > On Feb 19, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I thought it was not all that far off of an idea. More realistic than > > tidal energy. > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 2:46 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Add a method for harvesting energy from lightening strikes, then you'll > >> really have something... > >> ------------- > >> Max > >> Charleston SC > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 12:58 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> A 'moonshot' wind technology > >>> > >>> The other development of last week has less impact on Shell's bottom > line > >>> but suggested where it may be headed in offshore energy. > >>> > >>> Last Tuesday, an energy project little known outside Silicon Valley > >>> announced a partnership with Shell to deploy a robotic kitelike device > in > >>> the deep ocean off Norway. > >>> > >>> The device is a wind generator developed by a startup called Makani. > >>> Essentially, it is a wing with propeller blades that generates > >> electricity > >>> as it circles in the air in the presence of strong winds. It is > attached > >> to > >>> the ground by a tether that doubles as an electric cable. > >>> > >>> "Adapting Makani's energy kite technology to offshore environments is > an > >>> exciting technical challenge, and we'll be drawing on Shell's extensive > >>> engineering and operational expertise with floating structures to make > >> this > >>> transition," wrote Fort Felker, Makani's CEO, in a blog post > >>> < > >> > https://blog.x.company/makani-takes-to-the-ocean-with-shell-5aa74551917a > >>>> . > >>> "We plan to kick off testing of this new floating offshore system with > >>> demonstrations in Norway later this year, and we're developing > additional > >>> partnerships to help us bring Makani's commercial system to life." > >>> > >>> Makani proposes that embodying a wind generator in the form of a kite, > >>> rather than a tower, saves on materials and construction costs. It is > >> also > >>> more light and portable, and could be deployed in the deep ocean via a > >>> tether anchored on the seafloor. > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
