CHINA GOES AFTER OCEAN ENERGY
China pursues the holy grail of ocean energy, in a massive way
Heather Timmons, April 1, 2014 (Quartz)
“China is the latest country to take on the decades-old challenge of generating electricity from the world’s oceans. Beijing has invested an estimated $160 million in tidal and wave energy projects since 2010…embarking on joint ventures with Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Eco Wave Power, the Netherlands’ Arcadis, and Singapore’s Atlantis Resources to build varied projects along the country’s 11,000 mile coastline…[To now the] quest has been to create a machine that’s tough enough to withstand the constant pressure of surging water, yet sensitive enough to harness that power for electricity, all while being unobtrusive enough not to disturb marine life, commercial fishing, or recreational water sports…China’s ocean energy plans are ambitious, and more disruptive. They include massive T-shaped underwater “dynamic tidal walls” 30 kilometers long along the coast…” click here for more
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