tidal turbines Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:37:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Project Sea Horse: Japan’s Original Approach to Harnessing Ocean Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/project-sea-horse-japan-20170925/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/project-sea-horse-japan-20170925/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:37:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64454 Scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology are currently developing technologies that could help us harness the power of our oceans, in order to generate clean energy. Tsumoru Shintake, a professor at the institute originally researched high-energy accelerator fields, however, he has shifted its focus towards developing new environmentally safe ways of generating […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/project-sea-horse-japan-20170925/feed/ 0 64454 Tidal Turbines Could Harm the Ecosystems Hosting Them – Solutions Sought https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tidal-turbines-harm-fish-20101216/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tidal-turbines-harm-fish-20101216/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:50:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=16190 There has recently been an interesting debate whether engineers should change the shape of tidal turbines because of the negative effects these would have on the environment, and, more specifically, the fish. Current tidal turbines' blades are made using the pattern used in wind turbines.

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