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| Cappa Underwater Turbine |
Certain disasters can cause power outages that can greatly affect
daily life. Emergencies are harder and more difficult to address when
there is lack of electric power in the area. In such cases, being able
to come up with emergency power becomes an essential task. For areas
affected by intense flooding or considered as water prone, this new
Cappa Underwater Turbine may help provide electric power in areas where
is can be set up to work its magic.
The Cappa Underwater Turbine is a prototype developed by Japanese
company Ibasei designed to generate electric power in areas devastated
by flooding. It looks like a small jet engine, which hides a turbine
that can generate electricity from flowing water. It is ideal to use in
rivers with a continuous flow of water. Setting it up in a certain area
of free flowing water will make its turbine turn to generate
electricity. It can work in a river that flows at 4.5 miles per hour.
The Cappa is compact enough to bring in emergency areas where there
is a nearby river to set up the turbine. Five of these units can
generate up to 1KW of power. Considering that rivers continuously flow
24 hours a day, the Cappa Underwater Turbine can generate electric power
all day that would serve to provide it in areas in dire need of
electricity after a disaster. The Cappa is still being refined to make
it even more efficient. The company is eyeing an early 2013 release to
consumers who might be interested in using this method of generating
some renewable energy from something that is usually taken for granted
like water flowing from a river.
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