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+-   SPAM: Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power? on Sunday July 06 2008, @11:37AM Roland Piquepaille

Submitted by Roland Piquepaille on Sunday July 06 2008, @11:37AM
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Roland Piquepaille writes "UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves. The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses 'long sea waves to excite bulge waves which travel along the wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water passing through a turbine to generate electricity.' So far, the experiments have been done with tubes with diameters of 0.25 and 0.5 meters. But if the experiments are successful, future full-scale Anaconda devices would be 200 meters long and 7 meters in diameter, and deployed in water depths of between 40 and 100 meters. An Anaconda would deliver an output power of 1MW (enough to power 2,000 houses). These devices would be deployed in groups of 20 or even more providing cheap electricity without harming our environment. But read more for additional details and pictures showing how the Anaconda works and how these systems could be used in farms of 20 or more."
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