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Uploaded by on Jun 26, 2009

Pelamis Wave Energy Converter generating electricity into the Portuguese grid off the coast of Aguçadoura, Portugal, October 2008

'Emptiness' sound track courtesy of Alexander Blu

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  • Absolutely amazing! This is the future.

  • wow! I sure hope this technology is cost effective.

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  • it seems to be a big project but cheap for next thousand years unless some vale attacks on it

  • Here's the good part:

    We can't run out of waves!

  • How about using linear generators inside the cylinder to eliminate moving parts that are exposed to sea water? A "sealed" system would be more weather proof.

  • really a green power

  • we need a tsunami x)

  • sounds like teen spirit ... it will defently be tha future!!!

  • amazing =D

  • 750kW

    after view months on sea

    they're ging back to the harbour

    technical and financial problems

  • Incredible! You can see it visibly damping out the waves along its own length.

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