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SeaUrchin™ Technology

SeaUrchin™ captures energy from:

  • Permanent, continuous warm and cold ocean streams that pass close to every continent;
  • Ocean tides that derive their kinetic energy from the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun; and
  • River flows which run through many cities, towns and communities around the globe;
  


SeaUrchin desktop demonstration model

The 300W air demonstrator turbine

 

SeaUrchin™:

  • Is sited underwater and is visually unobtrusive;
  • Has minimal impact on the ocean bed;
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  • Is safe for most marine life to pass through the quiet, slow-rotating turbine.  In areas where large marine life exists such as migration routes for whales, seals and dolphins, a protection shield can be fitted to the front of the SeaUrchin or sonar transponders fitted to deter large marine mammals;
  • Is scalable and modular to match energy usage and site locations as required; and
  • When appropriately deployed, provides constant or predictable power to the electricity grid.

 

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