Despite Distorting Scotland ignoring/relegating the £100 million investment by Samsung Heavy Industries in Scotland, to the fluffy window filler somewhere between a really important story about a safety hat wearing Polar bear and views of a former banker having his ceremonial sword shoulder tapping withdrawn. I'm a thinking this is excellent news for the future of an Independent Scotland. Naturally our superiors at the beeb thought a story decrying Scotland's world leading climate targets was more important...
However, those clever coves at Kyushu University in Japan have come up with a design that is simplistic, genius and potentially up to three times more effective than conventional wind turbines. It's uniquely suited to Scotland and something I hope Samsung are exploring in their new European offshore wind project.
As the article below points out building the turbines in the hexagonal base style leaves them suitable for aqua culture. Imagine a few of these anchored off the west coast providing clean energy and tasty salmon...
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http://www.businessweek.com/investing/green_business/archives/2009/10/innovative_wind_turbine_design_triples_output.html
Looks good. It has that "WTF did I no thik of that?" quality that marks out the really good ideas. Because the turbine is ducted, it is also liable to be a lot quieter - no inefficient tip vortices. The hex base and ready built frame for aquaculture is anther strong point.
I'd be sceptical of a 300% increase in efficiency however.
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