By Anna Akopyan • Published: 21 Aug 2024 • 12:58 • 1 minute read
Water windmills in Scotland Credit: Oasis Marine, LinkedIn
Scotland discovered a hidden underwater treasure that could change the future of the shipping industry and global economy, contributing massively to preserving our planet.
Glasgow-based Oasis Marine, developed a system that could bring an end to diesel fuel shipping and change global economy.
Today, the global economy is anchored on the shipping industry; using diesel provides the most efficient method of large transportations from one end of the earth to another, supplying all countries with necessary resources and products for economic growth. Yet, our reliance and use of the established system poses a great threat to the environment.
With such regular use of diesel, we continue to be further from reducing greenhouse gases, although developers across the globe are searching for new methods. The US´s Sea Change ferry was just launched this year, becoming the first commercial passenger ferry in the world to run fully on hydrogen fuel cells, allowing less pollution and damage of the environment. However, the system is far from being used on a large scale.
The Glasgow-based Oasis Marine had taken eco-consciousness to the next level, creating a system that consists of buoys connected to floating offshore wind farms; wind turbines and solar panels. In this way, a supply chain can be established to use the underwater treasure of clean and renewable energy for ships.
A treasure worth more than a pirate´s chest of gold, the emission-free system has been tested at the Kelvin Hydrodynamic Laboratory in Glasgow and is fully certified for implementation.
It may be hard to believe but we may just be able to reshape our current infrastructure, producing green hydrogen by using only seawater. As our planet today is plentiful in seawater, the Oasis Marine´s development could also be used to supply electrical energy and transform the future of carbon use.
On their website, Oasis Marine shared their commitment; “In a bid to reduce maritime emissions by at least 50 per cent…The Plan expects all new vessels being ordered for use in the UK waters to be designed with zero emission propulsion capability by 2025.”
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From Moscow to Costa Blanca, Anna has spent over 10 years in Spain and one year in Berlin, where she worked as an actress and singer. Covering European news, Anna´s biggest passions are writing and travelling.
Scientists have discovered floating wind farms are causing grave danger to wales and dolphins due to the sounds they create underwater while they are operating. Wales and dolphins depend on sonar and the noise is interfering with their ability to navigate the waters. Also, did anyone take into account what these windmills are filled with? They are filled with OIL and need it to operate properly. Guess what they leak into the oceans when they develop leaks? OIL It’s not a matter of if they will leak, it’s a matter of when. Another not so well thought out idea humans have come up with to replace something they think isn’t working but they’ve really only exchanged one set of issues for another and created more problems for the environment in doing so.
Whales…
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