The high-pressure flow can also be channelled into a reverse-osmosis desalination plant to create fresh water, replacing conventional fossil-fuel-driven pumps commonly used to run such facilities.
The goddess beneath the surface
Carnegie Wave Energy's Ceto - named after an ancient Greek marine goddess who embodied the dangers of the sea - is built around an array of submerged float-and-tether devices that use seabed pumps to produce energy from passing waves.
9 December 2010 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 14:55 GMT
