Tidal energy farm proposed for Vineyard Sound

The Martha's Vineyard Times ^ | June 8, 2006 | Aubrey Gibavic

[timer]

Proposed this same basic idea to the U of HI a couple of years ago, ignored of course. A fundamental plus is that the tides(and electricity)flow no matter WHAT surface conditions are(like nuclear winter). Did you know that the Denmark Strait Cataract(cold polar water spilling into the abyssal north atlantic)is 25 amazon rivers worth of undersea current? It flows in a submarine canyon 50 miles wide between iceland and greenland, enough to power all of scandinavia, much of europe. Info is in an old Scientific American article.

[rottndog]

We need more nuke plants, not these feel good but completely trivial projects.

I totally agree. I live 45 miles from San Onofre near San Clemente California--I think they should put 2 more reactors right next to the 2 that are already there, and then 4 more on the other side of the freeway.

Let's do some math: @10MW per mile it would take 374 miles of submerged turbines to replace Palo Verde--or more properly stated, ONE nuclear power plant can replace 374 miles of underwater turbines......NO CONTEST---MORE NUKES PLEASE!!!!!

[saganite]

I don't disagree with your call for more nukes but of all the alternative energy plans out there (wind and solar) this one at least holds out hope for a dependable flow of power. No clouds and no calm days to stop the production of power. The currents and tides are at least reliable.