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Deep Green’s Tidal Energy Technology a Game Changer for Sustainable Energy

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:26:13 +0000

The Swedish company Minesto has secured rights from The Crown Estate to perform tests off the coast of Northern Ireland to determine if they can generate electricity from low velocity currents and ocean tides. Minesto, no stranger to marine power, has already developed technology to produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents. The […]

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Deep Green – New Tidal Technology Uses Underwater Kites to Generate Energy

Mike Sandru — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:39:03 +0000

The Swedish tidal energy device developer Minesto has revealed its latest technology using underwater kites to produce clean electricity. Unlike other similar systems, the new technology, called Deep Green, is capable of operating in slower currents.

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Minesto's Underwater Turbine Will Power 4 Million UK Homes

Mike Sandru — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:34:20 +0000

A spinoff from the Swedish military and aircraft design firm Saab, Minesto has developed a new concept of underwater wave energy using a simple 7 ton kite turbine design. Exactly like a kite in the wind, the Deep Green underwater turbine collects and stores the power of the ocean.

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