Aquamarine Power Reveals New Wave Power Generator [Aquamarine Power's Oyster 2 Pulls Power From Turbulent Seas]

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Aquamarine Power has unveiled a new wave power generator that produces 250% more electricity than its predecessor.  The Aquamarine Power Oyster 2 hydraulic power generator can produce up to 800-kilowatts of electricity from underwater currents.

The Aquamarine Power Oyster 2 is quite a sizable hydr0-electric generator.  It measures a stunning 26 meters long and can produce up to 800-kilowatts of electricity alone.  Aquamarine Power plans to install a 20-unit wave farm capable of producing enough power for 12,000 homes annually.  Aquamarine Power will begin testing its Oyster 2 wave power generator in Scotland in 2011.  They will be installing three test units off-shore that will be connected to a 2.4-megawatt hydro-electric power generator on-shore.

Aquamarine Power has developed the Oyster 2 in part thanks to the help of the UK government.  Between different grants and climate change awards, Aquamarine Power has raised $31 million to build, test and develop the Oyster line of wave power generators.  While time will tell if these wave power systems can be as cost-effective as on-shore or off-shore wind power, they are a step in a new direction for a form of electricity generation for the UK and beyond.

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