Marine Renewables

Other marine renewable energy technologies

Marine current technology is the technology applied to harness the energy from flowing water in the sea by a wind-turbine-like device called marine current turbine. Unlike wind turbines which are driven by moving air, marine current turbines are submerged into water and are driven by the flowing tidal currents and ocean currents. The spinning rotor drives a generator via a gearbox to generate electricity. The rotor can be fixed in position in the sea by attaching to a monopile partly inserted into seabed.

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