How this ‘artificial blowhole’ could make wave energy mainstream
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It’s called the UniWave200 and it was recently deployed off the coast of King Island in Tasmania, Australia. To learn more about this deceptively simple piece of technology, and its potentially wide range of applications, I spoke with Wave Swell Energy’s co-founder and Executive Chair Dr. Tom Denniss.
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Bridge construction will change to utilize this technology ?
Wave power is the future
Awesome
Very Cool but Waves are unpredictable depending on wind to generate them just like wind turbines upside is they continue through the night assuming the wind continues solar is obviously not generating so a combination of wave tide wind and solar is the future of natural power production, unless they master Tesla,s pyramid concept .
it’s ugly, it’s visible, it’s not producing a lot of energy.…
What is the max water depth for this structure?
Does it work on the sea shore also? Why only oceans are mentioned?
Having lived on a boat on Moreton Bay Queensland I now appreciate the immense amount of energy in waves that’s expended on an ordinary part-sheltered beach. If the breakwall effect of these devices could also mimmick the effect of Moreton Bay’s mangrove roots; i.e., beaches don’t erode; then that’d be a big win. — thinking a low and/or high tech simple add-on. Regardless of breakwalls I believe that simplicity nearly always wins in the long run and this invention is certainly that. Bloody Brilliant I reckon.
I would think efficiency would go down with compressibility losses of going to an incompressible liquid (water) to compressible (air). Also running off a vacuum seems a bad idea unless you feel you will never go less then ‑14.7 psi. Might work. Is there a model tested or only simulation?
What about covering theese units with solar panels and placing a wind turbine on top of it?
So did it get hooked up to the grid? What are the figures?
Yes it is an important and vital Renewable energy option on Ocean space with tremendous challenges . The learning curve is yet another aspect of commercial system deployment . It has future no doubt .
Best design for wave energy I ever saw. Love it.
Why so complicated… 16,000 psi at the ocean floor and 14 at the surface… A simple tube with generators in it and water pressure… Like an open ended tube with the intake in the water at depth could push water up to the edge of space. Would have the whole ocean behind it at surface level to.… Guess actual unlimited energy in the form of a natural pump with high energy low and low energy being higher isn’t really what they are after tho… Obviously cause its kinda a common sense thing.
Now do exist excelent proyect in the world. this energy was very competity and universal.
The oceans are only second to the sun for their raw power. Since most humans live near the oceans wave power is low hanging fruit. Wave power de sal that’s the ticket, right where all the folks need it.
Tell us how much it cost what is the cost of maintenance and how much kw power produces in a normal wave pattern, how hard is to say that
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Update: the unit has completed testing after a year of actual operation generating electricity for the King Island grid and will be going into production. Can’t post the link but it’s in the Australian ABC news channel on YT.
It’s been difficult for me to get excited about “up and coming green energy tech” but this one is actually exciting! Well done!
Awesome! And why not place solar panels on its back and a wind turbine on top?
I have a question about the technology, how do you address the concerns about the trash and garbages from the Sea and will be enter on the blowhole turbine. Thanks
Absolutely no mention of output. That leads me to believe that it doesn’t actually work; or that it produces so little power, as to be not worth the effort.
Ugly waste of tax money makes the beaches look sick! Salt water is naturally conductive without motion, easier, faster, enuff said!
I think this is particularly exciting given that the environmental impacts are negligible, if not zero, combined with the advantage of using them in tandem as part of a protective sea wall.
It must be anchored in some way since it is not resting on the seafloor. A chain anchor would explain why the up motion is the one that’s harnessed. It also helps that the structure is heavy, i.e. has inertial mass, even if its floating.
Добавьте ещё одну турбину и два клапана, при повышении давления воздуха внутри камеры он выходит через турбину 1 и клапан 2 закрывается, затем волна проходит, возникает разрежение воздуха внутри камеры и он засасывается внутрь через турбину 2, а клапан 1 закрывается.
Увеличение производительности практически в 2 раза
I would like to see you guys do a story of Agricultural Solar… there is a place in the Netherlands thats implemented it but would like to know if there are any locations in the UK or the US
when it comes to wave energy… there is a saying keep it simple stupid and these wave energy to me is a lot of the people that runs these companies are over thinking it. watch, someone will come alone with the most simple concept that will in awe(ing) people.
there should be like a wave energy… i dont want to give it all away.
Simply brilliant!!
How much power did the pilot produce?
Well I am not a scientist but if you use a Wells turbine it will work both ways suction and exhaust!!!
Why not have a turbine in both directions? In and out?
All decommissioned ships can be easily converted for ocean electric generation.
This is it, this is AWESOME.
I don’t trust this guy. I did some extra reading and he’s extremely evasive about how much power this thing actually generates. Also, at 2:15 he claims 100% efficiency, which I do not believe for one second.
Interesting but leaves too many questions unanswered. An update with some numbers would be welcome.
Wave energy is a JOKE. Bad — Expensive — and Impossible. Just like a beetle trying to crawl out of a glass bowl for almost 100 years.
Couldn’t they also add like a floating toilet plunger with a handle that could do work to make electricity?
Best of luck, from the States! Carry on!