{"id":3196,"date":"2018-02-23T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T08:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2018-02-23T08:13:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T08:13:24","slug":"pentland-firth-underwater-turbine-green-energy-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/23\/pentland-firth-underwater-turbine-green-energy-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentland Firth Underwater Turbine Tidal Green Energy Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The search for green energy sources motivates people to create genious solutions. Checkout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantisresourcesltd.com\/projects\/meygen\/\">Pentland Firth sea turbine tidal power plant in construction by MeyGen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to know that there is an effort happening to harvest this energy source.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atlantis Resources&#039; AR1500 at ORE Catapult Blyth\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9P57uLHqCyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I call it green energy as it doesn&#8217;t emit CO2. But I hesitated to call it renewable energy though, because, you know, tidal waves are powered by moon momentum, which is finally not renewable.<\/p>\n<p>Question to physicists\/astronomers: by slowing down tidal waves, what is the effect on moon momentum:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Slowing down tidal waves reduces the strain the waves create on the moon. The moon looses less kinetic energy, it slows down less than without.<\/li>\n<li>Taking energy out of tides takes kinetic energy from the moon. It slows down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>But who said the sun is renewable. So I think I should stop nitpicking terms and just accept that &#8220;renewable energy&#8221; is a good layman term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The search for green energy sources motivates people to create genious solutions. Checkout the Pentland Firth sea turbine tidal power plant in construction by MeyGen. I am happy to know that there is an effort happening to harvest this energy source. 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