top | item 29172200 (no title) wmertens | 4 years ago It's back-and-forth though so you are constantly changing direction and losing power. discuss order hn newest kitd|4 years ago constantlyWell, once every 6-ish hours. But even then, you put the turbine on an axle to turn it into the flow. Windmills have been doing this for centuries. wmertens|4 years ago ah yes, I was thinking of wave energy sorry.Actually, yes, that would indeed be a good use of the concept - anchor the generator to a submerged bouey (so as to not disturb shipping) and it will always be pointing in the right direction and generating. Nice! Grustaf|4 years ago The wind also changes direction sometimes, that's not necessarily an issue. Several companies are doing this, like: https://minesto.com/
kitd|4 years ago constantlyWell, once every 6-ish hours. But even then, you put the turbine on an axle to turn it into the flow. Windmills have been doing this for centuries. wmertens|4 years ago ah yes, I was thinking of wave energy sorry.Actually, yes, that would indeed be a good use of the concept - anchor the generator to a submerged bouey (so as to not disturb shipping) and it will always be pointing in the right direction and generating. Nice!
wmertens|4 years ago ah yes, I was thinking of wave energy sorry.Actually, yes, that would indeed be a good use of the concept - anchor the generator to a submerged bouey (so as to not disturb shipping) and it will always be pointing in the right direction and generating. Nice!
Grustaf|4 years ago The wind also changes direction sometimes, that's not necessarily an issue. Several companies are doing this, like: https://minesto.com/
kitd|4 years ago
Well, once every 6-ish hours. But even then, you put the turbine on an axle to turn it into the flow. Windmills have been doing this for centuries.
wmertens|4 years ago
Actually, yes, that would indeed be a good use of the concept - anchor the generator to a submerged bouey (so as to not disturb shipping) and it will always be pointing in the right direction and generating. Nice!
Grustaf|4 years ago