Scotland's leading marine energy test centre has opened its doors to a new
generation of developers to test prototype machines, one of which is
aiming to harness wave energy using a design based on the humble squid. . . . SQUID, which looks somewhat reminiscent of its namesake, has an
inflatable absorber similar to a large balloon which fills with sea
water. Sitting just under the surface, the absorber is moved by passing
waves and the energy from this motion drives a generator to produce
electricity.
I'm not exactly sure how this
is inspired by squid, and I can't find any more details on the company's website, but hey, it's still cool. Squid do have a large cavity (the mantle) which fills with seawater as they breathe and swim, so maybe that's it.
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