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Home›News›VIDEO: SeaGen, Generating Electricity from Tides
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March 15, 2013 · about 13 years ago

VIDEO: SeaGen, Generating Electricity from Tides

Dr. Peter Fraenkel invented the tidal power plant SeaGen. His idea? To plunge a windmill (headfirst) into the water. Fraenkel shows just how it works by using household items – all in just 60 seconds. A mini windmill, an aquarium and a cup of tea are used to demonstrate. [mappress] Offshore WIND sta

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Dr. Peter Fraenkel invented the tidal power plant SeaGen. His idea? To plunge a windmill (headfirst) into the water. Fraenkel shows just how it works by using household items – all in just 60 seconds. A mini windmill, an aquarium and a cup of tea are used to demonstrate.

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Offshore WIND staff, March 15, 2013; Image: seagenwales

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