poseidon

You thought wind energy was stuck on green pastures? The freaks from Denmark have taken it off the fields and put it on the high seas. Seriously! Dubbed the Poseidon, the massive “floating” power plant harnesses energy from the winds of the high seas that don’t get to the high plateaus. Poseidon is based on a hydraulic power take-off system. What this means is that a bunch of windmills will float on water generating power. This guarantees higher energy production capacities compared to other wave based energy systems.

There are several positive environmental impacts from the construction of Poseidon. The energy production from a 230 meter Poseidon power plant will reduce the annual emission from a traditional fossil fuel power generation by:

  • 145 tons of sulphur dioxide
  • 120 tons of nitric oxides
  • 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide
  • 2,600 tons of slag and fly ash

Poseidon utilizes and absorbs the inherent energy from the waves, thereby reducing the height of the waves significantly and creating calm waters behind the front of the plant.

Impressive stuff! We are just waiting for a sea full of these things generating electricity for us. We love green tech!

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