ESRU

Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde at Glasgow

Tethered turbines in water.  Paravanes.   Water kites.  Underwater kites.

Strathclyde marine turbine wins top technology award

Cameron Johnstone

http://www.strath.ac.uk/features/archive/tidal/         Article: spring / summer 2009

Professor Joe Clarke, Dr Gary Connor and Dr Andrew Grant,

"contra-rotating marine current turbine - a device that makes it possible to harness energy anywhere from the 8-500m depths of the sea, including where the current is at its strongest."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_(tidal)

http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/publications/researchmatters/RM_SPR09.pdf  See its page 14.

Different from paravanes are underwater non-tethered towered turbines, e.g. SeaGen
Of interest: http://multiscaleflows.mecheng.strath.ac.uk/
Questions:
  • Does Cameron Johnstone know how welcome his concerns are in AWEIA?
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