The Newest weapon in the Climate War is Floating Concrete
A scheme using floating concrete to harness wave energy has received a £150,000 grant from the Carbon Trust.
Bristol-based firm Embley Energy will use the cash to refine the prototype of its wave-energy converter Sperboy and demonstrate whether it can compete with fossil fuels and other renewable energy sources.
Embley bosses say Sperboy, a specially-designed buoy, will deliver a cheaper alternative to other marine energy devices because of its long lifespan and low maintenance requirements.
Michael Burrett of Embley Energy said: “The use of concrete for the main vessel will considerably increase the working life of the wave-energy converter and our design should deliver energy at a cost to compete with traditional forms of energy production.
“The support we have received from the Carbon Trust not only moves our project forward but also brings the realisation of a large-scale commercial marine energy resource ever nearer.”
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