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Scottish tidal energy has kept a underwater turbine spinning for 6 years (apnews.com)
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Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years....

The MeyGen tidal energy project off the coast of Scotland has four turbines producing 1.5 megawatts each, enough electricity collectively to power up to 7,000 homes annually.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

One of the more badass sources of power. You've got uranium from supernovas, some form of captured solar energy, tapping the heat from the planet's core, or, in this case, directly slowing down the very rotation of the earth while pushing the moon away.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Let's get it to 25 hours per day, I could do with a bit more time in bed.

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