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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (4239)	6/2/2006 6:13:12 AM
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Pelamis: A Shot in the Dark? Posted by Prof. Goose on Thursday June 01, 2006 at 9:32 PM EST [editor's note, by Prof. Goose] This is a guest post by lads. Pelamis is a greek word that means sea serpent. I guess it is the best definition for what I was shown today, a metal serpent riding the waves, harvesting its energy. A presentation of the pilot project was held here at school, directed to the Hydraulic Engineering students, but open to the general public. The speakers were from Enersis, the company promoting this first full materialization of such technology. I couldn't miss it. What you see in this picture is a cylindrical metal structure with 150 meters long by 3 meters wide; sitting still onshore it resembles a 5 carriege high-speed train. It weights 400 tons, and uses another 300 tons of ballast on the sea floor to keep it in place. It is supposedly the best present technology for harnessing the waves' energy. more theoildrum.com