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Ring of power: This prototype floating wave energy device could generate 2.5 megawatts of electricity scaled up to 60 meters in diameter.  Credit: AWS Ocean Energy

An unusual sea creature is emerging from Loch Ness in Scotland: a monster-sized floating doughnut.

Wave energy startup AWS Ocean Energy recently tested this novel wave power device on the surface of the famous lake. Now, thanks to a recent investment from Alstom, a large French power equipment manufacturer, a 60-meter-diameter version could soon produce megawatts of power as it bobs in the open ocean.

 

To read the full, original article click on this link: Investment Could Boost a New Form of Wave Power - Technology Review

Author:PHIL MCKENNA