The future of power generation for the nation looks green. 🤓
The invention comes from Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. The company has been developing a subsea turbine that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents for over ten years. wo counter-rotating turbine fans that are connected by a massive fuselage and itIHI Corp. has ambitious plans to site the turbines in one of the world’s strongest currents and transmit the power via seabed cables.
The nation is already the world’s third-largest generator of solar power and has made ambitious investments in offshore wind. But neither of these energy sources could provide the stability and reliability that power systems based on ocean currents generate.a capacity factor of 50 to 70 percent, while onshore wind has 29 percent and solar has 15 percent.
But not all is bright for IHI Corp. The company has many obstacles to overcome before its sea turbine could be viable as it’s much more complicated to install a system underwater than it is to experiment with onshore facilities. This is because underwater systems have to be tough enough to withstand the aggressive and hostile conditions of deep ocean currents.
“Unlike Europe, which has a long history of the North Sea Oil exploration, Japan has had little experience with offshore construction,” added Takagi. “Japan isn’t blessed with a lot of alternative energy sources,” he said. “People may say that this is just a dream, but we need to try everything to achieve zero carbon.”
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