Japan to trial new deep-sea turbines that could cover over half of its energy needs

Instead of nuclear power? Desperate times call for bold and desperate action! Is this environmentally friendly? Doubtful!

Anybody, who believes so called renewable energy on a massive scale is a solution is a fool! It is good business without common sense!

"This new turbine, called Kairyu, is a giant, 330-ton machine. It comes with two, counter-rotating turbine fans, one on either side of a massive fuselage. Anchored to the sea floor at depths of 30-50 meters (100-160 feet), these fans are rotated by deep-sea currents to produce a large amount of energy.

Kairyu turbines could generate around 60% of Japan’s total current energy output if placed well, according to estimates from Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). IHI Corp., the heavy machinery company that developed this device, plans to place these turbines in one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, the Kuroshio Current, and have them feed power to the mainland through seabed cables. ..."

"... Power-hungry, fossil-fuel dependent Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun. [What a fool of journalist would write that! Regardless of strong deep sea currents???] ...
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) estimates the Kuroshio Current could potentially generate as much as 200 gigawatts — about 60% of Japan’s present generating capacity. ...
 Japan is already the world’s third largest generator of solar power and is investing heavily in offshore wind, but harnessing ocean currents could provide the reliable baseline power [???] needed to reduce the need for energy storage or fossil fuels."

Japan to trial new deep-sea turbines that could cover over half of its energy needs The turbines promise clean, reliable energy generation.

Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of Endless Green Power Tested in one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, a prototype generator could herald the start of a new stream of renewable energy