La rotazione della turbina sottomarina per 6 anni dalla costa scozzese è una svolta per l’energia delle maree
https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6
di F0urLeafCl0ver
La rotazione della turbina sottomarina per 6 anni dalla costa scozzese è una svolta per l’energia delle maree
https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6
di F0urLeafCl0ver
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I live not too far from those and to be honest I often wonder just how long they can actually last. Obviously in comparison to a wind turbine, they’re pretty damn reliable when it comes to energy because you’re always going to have tides. There’s just so much more opportunity for erosion and corrosion in the North Sea than there is on land though and you can’t maintain them anywhere near as easily.
>The MeyGen tidal energy project off the coast of Scotland has four turbines producing 1.5 megawatts each
This is absolutely tiny. Tidal in general just doesn’t really exist in any size. It might be viable a long time in the future, but no-one is really investing in it showing a lack of faith. There should really be more excitement and push for SMRs which are a technology that basically already exists in the form of submarine engines.
“Scotland and the United Kingdom”? The author with a Scottish name is unaware that Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom.
>four turbines producing 1.5 megawatts each, enough electricity collectively to power up to 7,000 homes annually.
I do wish reporters and editors would learn the difference between power and energy. What are they saying here, after 2 years will it will power 14,000 homes and 21,000 after 3 years?
I guess the 1.5MW of each turbine is not entirely constant, as tides change, so I don’t know how many MWh that is. 7000 homes consume about 24,143 MWh/year. The average continuous power usage for 7,000 UK homes is approximately 2.76MW.