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 |
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