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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 03:20 AM
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Scotland set to harness tidal power
Scotland set to harness tidal power

Fri Sep 9, 9:50 AM ET

ABERDEEN (Reuters) - Scotland aims to generate 10 percent of its
electricity from tidal and wave power which would be equivalent to
replacing a huge fossil fueled power station, the Scottish government
said this week.

Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen said he was making changes to
renewable energy support regulations to kick start millions of pounds
of investment in marine energy.

<snip>

Scotland is looking to become a center for renewable technology to
supplement its oil and gas industry which will eventually decline as
output drops from the UK's aging North Sea fields.

Tidal and wave power technology is still in its infancy. Utility
Scottish Power and engineering company AMEC have a pilot wave power
project in Orkney but there have been no large commercial wave or
tidal schemes in Scotland.

Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050909/sc_nm/energy_scotland_marine_dc
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dcfirefighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 09:12 AM
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1. Scotland, with her firths, might be able to do something with tidal
Pretty straightforward to dam up a firth and let the tides fill and empty through a reversable turbine.

Sure screws the salmon or what have you.
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