Tuesday 11 March 2008

wave powered boats

in the age of energy efficient cars -- how 'bout this for a feat in the 'vehicle' industry? a boat powered by nothing else that the waves it is sailing on!
"The Mermaid propulsion mechanism is mounted under the bow and not the stern, and it is designed to pull the boat, rather than push it forward, regardless of weather, wave height or direction."
This is really neat ... and makes for some good news in the usual doom and gloom of environmental news.

This week is a big one for me - I want to finish my second chapter, so that I can with assurance turn the page as it were and get to the data analysis of my fourth chapter: an ecopath model for Hawaii.
Fun and games :o)

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