The simplicity of this technology is what I like the most. It's really amazing that nothing like this has been attempted long ago in a large scale like this. A lack of political will? I also like the facts that a park like this doesn't uglify the area much at all, and that it doesn't spoil the underwater environment for marine life, but actually improves it! Actually, all the upsides makes me naturally suspicious - aren't there any downsides? What challenges remain, except for bureaucratic ones?
@z1kko I am sorry to disappointing you... The use of linear wave energy converters began already in the beginning of 1900. First it was used to drive buoy lights but was later replaced by batteries. It has during the 1900-hundred been reinvented many times over and it was more intensely developed during the 60's and 70's. 1978 by MARCONI CO LTD and in 1985 by YAMANOUCHI HIROSHI. A few of the problems are, the low energy production, the large cost/kWh and the large maintenance.
How much did vattenfall invest in this to take credit for it like this? Seabased is the company developing it so give them some cred in the video too please! I also want to add that this is a new kind of linnear generator.
Great that you're interested in wave power - we are too! Seabased has been a research partner of ours for some time, and we've invested almost 2 million euros in their research outside Lysekil. We're now in the next phase, where we're running our own test site. We've bought equipment from Seabased for this project, but it's not really a collaboration. You may also have heard about other wave power companies such as Wavebob from Ireland and Pelamis from Scotland, which we're also looking at.
Ok, I think it's great that you invest money in research and development of wavepower, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, it's just that it could be more of that and less of coal-plants. I know I know, if you don't do it someone else will and at least you put better filters on them, pump co2 into the ground (which has no proven long term effects) and what not, but still, keep up the good work on new technology! :)
@vattenfall Great that you invest in Wave Energy. But when I look at Seabased homepage the write that 2000 buoys will deliver 50GWh per year. This means that one buoy will deliver less than 3kW in mean output power?! When I look at the pictures of the technology I see a quite large steel construction on the ocean floor holding the linear generator. How about the economics?! Only the steel cost makes you starts thinking... And how will one do service of these monsters, at the ocean floor?!
The simplicity of this technology is what I like the most. It's really amazing that nothing like this has been attempted long ago in a large scale like this. A lack of political will? I also like the facts that a park like this doesn't uglify the area much at all, and that it doesn't spoil the underwater environment for marine life, but actually improves it! Actually, all the upsides makes me naturally suspicious - aren't there any downsides? What challenges remain, except for bureaucratic ones?
z1kko 1 year ago
@z1kko I am sorry to disappointing you... The use of linear wave energy converters began already in the beginning of 1900. First it was used to drive buoy lights but was later replaced by batteries. It has during the 1900-hundred been reinvented many times over and it was more intensely developed during the 60's and 70's. 1978 by MARCONI CO LTD and in 1985 by YAMANOUCHI HIROSHI. A few of the problems are, the low energy production, the large cost/kWh and the large maintenance.
Per8973 1 year ago
How about using linear generators inside floating cylinders like that of Pelamis?
judemanganti1 1 year ago
How much did vattenfall invest in this to take credit for it like this? Seabased is the company developing it so give them some cred in the video too please! I also want to add that this is a new kind of linnear generator.
InfomaniacJack 2 years ago
Great that you're interested in wave power - we are too! Seabased has been a research partner of ours for some time, and we've invested almost 2 million euros in their research outside Lysekil. We're now in the next phase, where we're running our own test site. We've bought equipment from Seabased for this project, but it's not really a collaboration. You may also have heard about other wave power companies such as Wavebob from Ireland and Pelamis from Scotland, which we're also looking at.
vattenfall 2 years ago
Ok, I think it's great that you invest money in research and development of wavepower, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, it's just that it could be more of that and less of coal-plants. I know I know, if you don't do it someone else will and at least you put better filters on them, pump co2 into the ground (which has no proven long term effects) and what not, but still, keep up the good work on new technology! :)
InfomaniacJack 2 years ago
@vattenfall Great that you invest in Wave Energy. But when I look at Seabased homepage the write that 2000 buoys will deliver 50GWh per year. This means that one buoy will deliver less than 3kW in mean output power?! When I look at the pictures of the technology I see a quite large steel construction on the ocean floor holding the linear generator. How about the economics?! Only the steel cost makes you starts thinking... And how will one do service of these monsters, at the ocean floor?!
Per8973 1 year ago