And Adrienne Murray has been to the remote Faroe Islands, which are between scotland and norway, to see what theyre doing to help harness renewable energy. Rugged and remote, the Faroe Islands are an isolated archipelago found in the north atlantic. Powerful Currents Flow around its 18 islands, and in this Sea Channel called the vestmannasund, Mechanical Creatures lurk beneath the waters surface, called dragons. Designed by Swedish Marine Energy firm minesto, its among a wave of new technology that hopes to revolutionise tidal power. This huge yellow thing behind me is a tidal kite. It looks a bit like a glider because its designed to fly through the water, and once its installed on the seabed, it will be
Generating electricity using the current that flows through this stretch of water. Weighing 28 tonnes and with a 12 metre wingspan, the newest dragon can deliver 1. 2 megawatts of power. Its sort of like kitesurfing, but underwater. So we tether it off to the sea floor, foundation on the sea floor, and then it flies in a figure of eight. As underwater Currents Flow by, the kites wings generate a hydrodynamic lift force, spinning the turbine and generating electricity. This design s very different to other types of tidal technology. So whats the advantage of a design like this one . We can install and operate and produce power in low flow currents with lightweight machines. Although it looks big to the eye, this is actually a very small tidal turbine. Weve designed the system as such to be maintenance friendly you simplyjust tow them in,
Harness renewable energy. Rugged and remote, the Faroe Islands are an isolated archipelago found in the north atlantic. Powerful Currents Flow around its 18 islands, and in this Sea Channel called the vestmannasund, Mechanical Creatures lurk beneath the waters surface, called dragons. Designed by Swedish Marine Energy firm minesto, its among a wave of new technology that hopes to revolutionise tidal power. This huge yellow thing behind me is a tidal kite. It looks a bit like a glider because its designed to fly through the water, and once its installed on the sea bed, it will be Generating Electricity using the current that flows through this stretch of water. Weighing 28 tonnes and with
A 12 metre wingspan, the newest dragon can deliver 1. 2 megawatts of power. Its sort of like kitesurfing, but underwater. So we tether it off to the sea floor, foundation on the sea floor, and then it flies in a figure of eight. As underwater Currents Flow by, the kites wings generate a hydrodynamic lift force, spinning the turbine and generating electricity. This design s very different to other types of tidal technology. So whats the advantage of a design like this one . We can install and operate and produce power in low flow currents with lightweight machines. Although it looks big to the eye, this is actually a very small tidal turbine. Weve designed the system as such to be maintenance friendly you simplyjust tow them in, replace modules and then put them back in. Weve also, over the years, removed more and more components from the system and fit them onshore instead. The less old components you have that could become damaged, its easier to access it and its