Facts about ocean energy
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We have seen the devastating effect of a few waves (tsunami waves) on
26-12-2004. But many, many, many times this energy is given out by God’s own
great machine (formed by the Sun and the Moon) which propels to and fro, more
than two-thirds of the earth’s water present in all the great oceans. God gives
out this energy in a way that man can handle. Only a very small fraction of this
energy is needed for the mankind.
Regarding ocean wave energy, one
estimate puts that with swells of 9 feet, there is the energy of 755MWs per
Sq.Mile and with swells of 5 feet there is the energy of 242MWs per
Sq.Mile.(It is possible to
construct floating Power Units. These floating Power Units are similar to
the units described in the Project Synopsis, except that, they are made to
float using the Archimedes principle of buoyancy.It is the relative motion of
the float, to the unit, that drives the turbine. Here too, hundreds or thousands
of these units could be interconnected to run single electric Generators of over
100MWs(and possibilly up to 210MWs or more), and all the interconnected units towed to a
place where the sea is rough.).
Waves get their energy from the Wind. Wind comes from the
Solar Energy. Waves gather, store and transmit this energy over thousands of
kilometers with little loss. As long as the Sun shines, Wave Energy will never
be depleted. It varies in intensity but it is available 24hours a day and
365days a year. And this energy can be tapped right on our shores. A 15kms
stretch of Ocean Front could have Ocean Energy equivalent to thousands of Mega
Watts.
The largest oceanic current is the Circum-Antarctic Current
which circles Antarctica. It transports over 100 times the flow of all the
rivers in the world combined i.e 130 million cubic meters of water per
second.
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