Project Looks to Tap Gulf Stream’s Energy 05/03/2017 by Kip Tabb
First of two parts WANCHESE – As the Gulf Stream passes Cape Hatteras, the movement of water is some 45 times greater than the flow of every river on earth. That amount of moving water represents an extraordinary amount of potential energy, enough energy, according to the Coastal Studies Institute, that harnessing just 0.1 percent of the available power would yield the equivalent of 150 nuclear power plants. That’s 300 gigawatts of power. The Coastal Studies Institute and the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography are studying the potential for power generation from the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras. Image: Coastal Studies Institute Cape Hatteras is the point at which the Gulf Stream passes closest to the continental United States – about 12 miles offshore. It is also the point at which the stream is most restricted, and therefore, most accessible. This two-part special report will explore the methods researchers are using to better understand the Gulf Stream’s power...snip https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/05/project-looks-tap-gulf-streams-energy/ ....................................................... Floyd Thursby wrote: > Those wind kites/wings ideas are ages old, I guess it has come time for > someone to actually put up some $$ to try to make it work. I suppose it > makes sense for this particular application, would be interesting to see > the cost justification of the kites v. diesel generators on the rigs. > > It would be better to get them up into the jet stream, it is blowing > like 250mph right now, some jet just made 801mph ground speed with the > tailwind! i think that was actually one of the earlier concepts, the > winds lower down are too variable and subject to storms and such. > > --FT > > On 2/19/19 12:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 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 > > > > > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
