The Blue Motion Energy marine turbine uses a patented system of radial seawalls around a vertically mounted rotor to funnel ocean currents as they ebb and flow and significantly increase velocity, irrespective of current direction.
According to the company, the Blue Motion Energy marine turbine is therefore up to 70% more efficient than other marine turbine systems and can generate up to 60 MW. Blue Motion Energy explains that its marine turbines will be placed at a distance of 20 km from the coast and will provide an average capacity equal to 20 large wind turbines at a lower cost. “The world is increasingly looking to the ocean as a power source and with this innovative system, we come closer to realising this opportunity,” said the company.
The company also explains that it would be possible to build much larger plants if sited further from the coast, since greater sea depths would allow much larger rotors to be used. In doing so, plants could be built with a maximum capacity of 1,000 MW.
Blue Motion Energy’s technology is protected by a patent and the company is currently looking for partners willing to explore this technology as well as develop, design and build such plants.
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