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The Success Of Artificial Islands Strengthens Resilience From Coastal Storms

November 11, 2024 admin 0 Comments blue energy, climate change, Energy, policy & politics, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 03:39:37 +0000

As you look out of the harbor, you see a series of small rocky outcrops breaking through the swells. These artificial islands are popular nesting areas for a wide variety of birds due to the islands’ elevation, which was designed to consider the effects of potential boat wakes, natural wave … [continued]

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The Potential & Challenges Of Developing Blue Energy

August 1, 2022 admin blue energy, clean power, Energy, Florida, marine energy, ocean energy, oceans, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:15:03 +0000

It’s possible to design machines that are anchored to the deep ocean bottom that will “fly” in the current, like kites in the wind. In the future, large-scale commercial-scale deployments composed of many turbines to generate power-plant quantities of ocean electricity could become common.