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@july
Ok so, Orbital Marine Power is actually pretty interesting. Harness tidal energy generated by large objects orbiting the earth I.e. the moon, and convert it into energy. Also happens to look fantastically sci-fi though, kudos https://www.orbitalmarine.com/technology/
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July
@july
It’s interesting they use a model where they tie down the floating turbine to the seabed, but less capex than building a whole off shore platform. Also floating means that it’s easier to maintain, no need to submerge to do maintenance, also can be a boat so it’s moveable. Clever
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@trh
A decade or so ago, I was pretty long on tidal & small scale hydro in general. Lately though, and entirely because of the explosion of wind farms around here and the globe, I’ve been dubious about the long-term potential. The gap: I don’t understand the impact of “taking” this energy from the environment. Wind farms have a direct impact on the surrounding weather patterns which means it affects farm yields, livestock health, etc. Sure it’s negligible now, but at the scale necessary to supply cities (and our data center overlords) for decades to come? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Not saying this stuff isn’t rad and doesn’t have potential, by the way. I need to look into it more and your post might have pushed me down the rabbit hole. And yes this is why I’m pro-nuclear atm 😅
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
I think the main challenges here will be: 1. Generation follows the amplitude of a sine wave, so you still need storage to smooth it out. Reliable yes, constant no. 2. Competing for real estate with shipping routes in the major harbours near the population centres far need this electricity.
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
Super cool! Appreciate the economic breakdown on it.
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plastic 🎩
@eeked.eth
500 $degen
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
When I was a kid, I had the idea of drawing energy from the tides and thought I might have cleverly invented a perpetual motion machine, because hey, free energy forever. But of course, the downside is that the device pulls energy from the Earth-Moon coupling, contributing ever so negligibly to the Moon pulling away from the Earth (right now, by about one inch per year). That’s how I learned there’s not free lunch and the laws of thermodynamics are as inescapable as death, taxes, and @july casting interesting content
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Evolve
@evolve
Kudos indeed 🤩
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