Arctic Town to Get Offbeat Tidal Energy

[klah]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021106/lf_nm/environment_energy_tides_dc_1

OSLO, Norway (Reuters) - In a novel use of clean energy, the world's most northerly town will soon be the first to get electricity from a sub-sea power station run on tidal currents tugged by the moon.

Starting in late November or early December, however, a tidal current will start turning the blades of a windmill-like turbine standing on the seabed near Kvalsund at the Arctic tip of Norway.

 

[EagleKeeper]

This sounds like a developmental system. If it works, many small villages would be able to reduce thir reliance on generators (diesel) for electric power.

This is a prototype test, mass production should drop the costs considerably.

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[WinkOsmosis]

I hope they put a mesh in front of those huge spinning blades!