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Sailing ships could harness renewable energy from the oceans

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Eco Factor: Sailing ships with hydropower generators to produce hydrogen.

Researchers at the University of California Davis are working on a technology that will allow sailing ships to produce energy from the ocean far away from the shores. The scheme includes sailing ships equipped with hydropower generators comprising of two blades that rotate with the force of water.

These generators produce electricity which is then used to generate hydrogen from seawater. The hydrogen produced by the process is stored onboard and later used to generate electricity. According to the research team ships with 400sqm sail and operating in a moderate force of 15 meters per second will be able to generate up to 100KW of electrical power.

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Via: GreenPacks/New Scientist

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