ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoEco Wave Power launches first megawatt-scale wave energy project in Portugalwww.waterpowermagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11 cross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkEco Wave Power launches first megawatt-scale wave energy project in Portugalwww.waterpowermagazine.comArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square10fedilink cross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoHow many Mega Watts is the wave power itself? The whole project is only 20MW. A wind turbine is between 2 and 16MW depending on the size, so sounds like this would be equivalent to a few wind turbines?
minus-squareDMBFFF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoPresumably while winds are intermittent, tides are constant.
How many Mega Watts is the wave power itself? The whole project is only 20MW. A wind turbine is between 2 and 16MW depending on the size, so sounds like this would be equivalent to a few wind turbines?
Presumably while winds are intermittent, tides are constant.