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| Behemoth |
Wave power machineSea machine makes waves in EuropeA pioneering commercial wave power machine is preparing to leave the Western Isles for Portugal. A specialist ship will deliver the large, tubular segments from the Camcal factory on the Isle of Lewis to a site off the northern coast of Portugal. The £8m Pelamis wave energy project will eventually generate 2.25 megawatts - enough for 1,500 households. Gales and stormy seas had delayed the transport vessel from coming alongside its Arnish deepwater berth on Monday. Four orange-coloured segments for the first of three giant wave energy machines have been completed and are ready for transportation. Arnish-based Camcal has been selected by Ocean Power Delivery to provide a total of 12 segments for the project. Camcal managing director Phil Smith said the scheme was taking an "exciting" step forward. We have managed to build the first commercial wave generator machine here in Stornoway Phil Smith Camcal managing director He said: "This is a great occasion - not only for us at Camcal but for the island. "We have managed to build the first commercial wave generator machine here in Stornoway." Gales forced the transport vessel MV Sea Power to shelter in Broadbay on Monday. The 3,330-tonne Danish freighter has legs which it lowers to the seabed to give it extra stability while loading and unloading. It will return to load two other wave machines from the Arnish yard, which employs 80 people. The facility was re-opened last summer after Western Isles Enterprise invested more than £10m in the site, including the yard which is sub-leased to Camcal. The world's first grid-connected wave power station, the Limpet, is located on Islay off the west coast of Scotland. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/4805076.stm |
| Andy B |
Can you get a small one for the bath ? |
| puffedpride |
I find it amazing that this technology is still in its commercial infancy. |
| dpack |
water power 
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| Andy B |
why dont they have turbines in rivers? Like little water wheels ? |