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Harvest News Blog: "WAVE FARMS" ...Clean Energy and Desalination for OZ!
By: Green.colonies.com

Wave power tipped as 'holy grail' for Australia

AFP, 17 May 2007 - New technology harnessing wave energy could be the "holy grail" for providing electricity and drinking water to Australia's major cities, Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane said Thursday.

The technology, developed with the help of more than 770 million dollars (636 million US) in seed funding from the government, works through fields of submerged buoys tethered to seabed pumps.

The buoys move in harmony with the motion of the passing waves, pumping pressurised seawater to shore to run turbines and pass through a desalination plant.

"The constancy of the waves even when the surface is dead calm means .... READ MORE ABOUT WHEN THE "WAVE FARMS" ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED... Click HERE: http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&ObjectId=MjQ2NTg

See a SCHEMATIC of the system, VISIT the Carnegie Corporation at: http://www.carnegiecorp.com.au/tech/wave-energy/what-is-ceto.php

Published On: 5/22/2007

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My Journal: You learn something new every day....
By: cazza21

I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with this job.. if I have to stay in vancouver for another few days, i may expload! i was supposed to be in Whistler by tomorrow night to see Jay and the gang... but looks like that' not happening... I may not even make it up until Friday now. If they do that, i'm taking thursday off. Screw them i'm tried of being at this camp and having to hel them out (because they are pretty clueless here) and i am not getting any of my work done!

But the kids are great, for the most part. And as much as they are here to learn English, I have picked up on some spanish and am working on my Asian languages (jap, taiw,etc). The staff here is also tons of fun, very international.. from colombia, australia, hong kong, tons of Ontario folk, and a few from BC. Also doing some interviews and nterviewed an actor yesterday who wasin Blade (the series) and the stargate series! so hilarious when you ask when are they available to start and they answer ' have to check with my agent' ha!

Anyway, hopefully i'll bein whistler soon and having more fun! i have a feeling i won't be sleeping much this summer! ha!

Published On: 7/11/2006

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My Journal: It is official; I broke the talus bone in my ankle. Crutches for 8 weeks.
By: Rick

So let’s see, I have 252 stairs to go down and up each day to get to my nest on a cliff that I call home. That means ever two weeks I will have climbed 3,528 stairs getting to and from my house, excluding any other stairs I may come across in that time. The CN tower has more stairs then any other building on earth with 3,500 stairs. Great! So I’m climbing the equivalent of the CN Tower on crutches every two weeks. But wait, I have eight weeks on crutches! I’m going to have the left leg of a kangaroo when I’m done. If you see me hopping around the office thirsty like I live in the outback of Australia don’t hesitate to offer me a glass of water :-)

Published On: 4/27/2006

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