underwater turbine Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:11:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hydrokinetic Power Does Not Affect Fish Populations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrokinetic-power-does-not-affect-fish-populations-20100112/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrokinetic-power-does-not-affect-fish-populations-20100112/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:11:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6176 We all need electricity for powering different stuff in our home, to make our lives more pleasant. But if the electricity is produced using green sources it's even better. One of the most used types of energy up to now was hydropower, but this one involves the construction of dams, weirs or other structures that could affect fish.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrokinetic-power-does-not-affect-fish-populations-20100112/feed/ 0 6176 Minesto's Underwater Turbine Will Power 4 Million UK Homes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/minesto-deep-underwater-turbine-20091024/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/minesto-deep-underwater-turbine-20091024/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:34:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4906 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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