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US 10,514,021 B2Granted
Underwater energy storage and electricity
OwnerEthan J. Novekinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for pumping or removing a fluid from a region within or on top of or in contact with a water or liquid body and applications for said systems and methods. Some embodiments may be applicable to, for example, inhibiting or preventing growth formation or fouling of structures in liquid environments. Other embodiments may be applicable to, for example, an energy storage device or a tidal power energy generation system.
Claims7
A process for generating electricity from tides comprising:
- providing a cavity comprising a porous material and air within the porous material, wherein said cavity is operatively linked to tidal waters such that at least a portion of the air within the porous material is displaced with tidal water at higher tides and such that tidal water within the porous material is displaced with air at lower tides;
- displacing at least a portion of the air within the porous material with tidal water at higher tides;
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- displacing at least a portion of the tidal water within the porous material with air at lower tides;
- wherein the displacing of water, air or both generates power.
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