Energy Island

The Energy Island, a joint venture lead by Dominic Michaelis, draws on the broad range of research activities being conducted across the University of Southampton in a number of specialist research groups. A virtual team, collaborating with industry and academics internationally is working towards the goal of a floating energy island capable of delivering gigawatt levels of energy from renewable sources. The modular structure of the Energy Island permits scaling and adaptation to suit a variety of different locations, climates and demands while facilitating economic feasibility through shared infrastructure, volume production and low operating costs. The flexibility of siting offered by a floating platform also offers a critical advantage to the more densely populated countries such as the United Kingdom where obtaining environmentally and socially acceptable locations for the siting of large renewable energy capture installations is a major hurdle for any new development.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• OTEC
• Energy
• Desalination
• Island

[prodeckman]

I seriously can't wait to see that thing afloat in real life! good job!

[boxa888]

nikola tesla talked of this 100 yrs ago! look up "increaseing human energy"by nikola tesla! he talks of all of the renewable energy sources and also his wireless energy transfer system which would give wireless power to everyone on the earth! i even did a 20 ft wireless energy transfer which is key to showing how his system works! this system would give thousand miles range of energy for everyone to obtain like a radio but with industrial power being tranfered!

[clbeav]

@MillyVanillification You sound like Thomas Edison defending DC transmission. You do realize that we have transmission lines and a grid right?

[newtongrace]

Innovative idea - WIN

Speaking with enthusiasm so as to engage and excite others about your idea - FAIL

[Begbucks]

You invent it ~ I market it!

[MillyVanillification]

one question. why isn't the thermal energy used which is in the upper crust? who needs energy on a REMOTE SITE? nobody! power plants must be put there where the energy is needed. in cities and towns. not somewhere offshore in the middle of nowhere with storms and freaking waves. Damn it.

[frepi]

The idea might be brilliant but the narrator voice tone and flow make the video look very amateur and hinders the chances to be taken seriously

[rahulforworld]

commentator sounds like dumb.....

[thebestsumoeva]

@heyshutupyou To produce a current from a magnetic field you need to move a conductor relative to the field. IE if your field and conductor are moving together then no current is produced. The earths magnetic field is quite strong as a whole, but pretty weak per area. If it was as strong as you believe air planes wouldn't be able to fly straight because the large magnetic field would constantly be trying to push them in a BxV direction.