The Selsam SUPERTURBINE generates wind power at sea
O.K. Wind Turbines in the ocean are not really a new idea. Getting the right to place them off shore can be a bit daunting, especially if your senator sails (cough *Senator Kennedy*cough). Over all the general look of an off shore wind turbine looks the same as an on shore wind turbine. Until Doug Selsam created a new design.
The Selsam SUPERTUBINE off shore concept looks less like a wind turbine farm gone to sea than a sea monster come to life. The wind turbine looks like tall stalks rising from the ocean with rotating spikes at intervals.
The off shore concept takes Selsam’s scalable wind turbine idea out for a spin around the shore. The spikes on the stalks are actually a series of rotors that work together to generate energy. The off shore SUPERTURBINES can be placed in either shallow or deep water in a “plug and play” placement because the three spider like legs coming from the bottom of the turbine are easily connected to moorings of different lengths.
The Superturbine is also made from carbine fiber like the land versions and is lightweight and easy to tow. The whole system uses minimal mechanisms apart from a direct drive. No platform is required. The turbines may also submerge during extremely bad storms to avoid damage and still be functional afterwards.
The system is self aiming to take advantage of the various wind directions and speed. Because it is lightweight, bumping into the structure with a boat would be “unlikely to sink”. Bumpers may also be attached to minimize damage. Actually, from the way they bend, there may be more damage from being on deck than running into it.
The turbines are rather amazing in their versatility and surprising strength but odd looking when envisioned as a massive ocean wind farm. Granted these structures are less intrusive but still could generate nightmares if only seen at night during a storm. Then the sea monster arms reaching up to grab you would seem all too real.
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