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Mechanical Fin Power: Oceanic Power Generation
http://www.triplepundit.com/ pages/ mechanical-fin-power-oceanic-p-003123.php
Tim Finnigan, a professor of ocean engineering at the University of Sydney in Australia designed a radical oceanic energy collector inspired by the design of shark tails. Mimicking the successful evolutionary design of the fish species, he constructed a device that seizes the power of the sea. "I realized the systems that function the best are the ones that already exist there," said Finnigan. The BioStream design is modeled after the most efficient tailfins the sea offers, that of tuna and sharks. The fins are crescent-shaped and stiff and effectively generate a powerful and seamless thrust.
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Shark Inspired Power
http://www.psfk.com/2008/05/shark-inspired-power.htmlTriplePundit points us to an underwater energy generator that feeds off the currents in the water as they push past its shark-like tail. The BioStream was designed by BioPower systems after studying the efficiency of shark tail fins. Their website
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An Underwater Generator Inspired by Sharks, Minus the Seal Killing [Energy]
http://gizmodo.com/392470/an-underwater-generator-inspired-b...An Underwater Generator Inspired by Sharks, Minus the Seal Killing It never hurts to take cues from nature when designing technology, and that's just what BioPower Systems did when engineering its bioSTREAM underwater generator. It's inspired by shark
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Shark Fin Power Sysyem: Inspired From Nature
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/shark-fin-power-sysy...Power generation would be so much easier if we could gather up all the fish of the sea and attach mini-turbines to all of their fins. Fish generate a huge amount of power with these things comparative to their size. What we can accomplish is the next
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Shark Power Vs Global Warming
http://www.thechumslick.com/index.php/2008/05/22/shark-power...SHARKS WILL SAVE THE EARTH! Tim Finnigan is a professor of ocean engineering at the University of Sydney in Australia. He has designed a way to produce energy or rather collect energy on the sea floor by mimicking the design of Shark tails. The BioStream is anchored on the sea floor and as strong ocean currents pass over it, the movement of the tail from side to side creates energy like a windmill. The largest of the Shark tail generators can create two megawatts of power, which is enough to power over 1600 homes. The only problem is that since it is a new technology the cost is still high at 8 to 15 centers per kilowatt hour. Still, it is completely pollution and greenhouse gas free and does not obscure the beach front views like large windmills. Now we get to watch the oil, coal, and nuclear lobby try to torpedo the success of the technology. Read. Sharks, taking a bite out of big oil's ass! --Sharky technorati tags: Sharks, green energy, Alternative Energy, oil, George Bush, Republicans, Karl Rove, Global Warming Except where otherwise noted, this content is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Original post blogged on b2evolution.
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