Anaconda Wave Power
July 9, 2008
Designed in the UK by Francis Farley and Rod Rainey, the Anaconda is a very simple giant rubber tube that generates energy by simply bobbing up and down in the water. Poinggg!
Anaconda produces electricity as it is squeezed by passing waves. Farley and Rainey say it would produce more energy than existing wave-energy devices. Its ultra-simple design means it would be cheap to manufacture and maintain, enabling it to produce clean electricity at lower cost than other types of wave energy converter. Cost has been a key barrier to deployment of such converters to date.
When built, each full-scale Anaconda device would be 200 meters (656 feet) long and 7 meters (22 feet) in diameter (slightly bigger than the darling snake), and deployed in water depths of between 40 and 100 meters. Initial assessments indicate that the Anaconda would be rated at a power output of 1MW (roughly the electricity consumption of 2000 houses) and might be able to generate power at a cost of 6p per kWh or less. Although around twice as much as the cost of electricity generated from traditional coal-fired power stations, this compares very favorably with generation costs for other leading wave energy concepts.
More Info @:
New Scientist
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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