Our friends at Eco Geek are reporting that the Scottish government is investing in the mapping of potential sources of tidal power. The project is being called the Marina Spatial Plan and will map the tidal and wind energy of the northern parts of Scotland. It will also go the extra step of analyzing the seabed, water depth and distance to shore so it’s definitely being done with the instalment of devices to harness the energy in mind.
Based on this map of the world’s wind power, Scotland has more than it’s fair share of the stuff to harvest. I’m no tidal expert but it’s probably safe to say that the tidal energy of northern Scotland will prove to be pretty fruitful as well.
The mapping of renewable energy sources is an important and growing component to the whole renewable energy industry. Currently the wind power industry is looking for assistance from the U.S. federal government to expand wireless Internet in rural areas to help gather information from wind turbines with wireless Internet capabilities. With info coming directly from the wind turbines themselves extremely detailed wind maps would become available to the industry.
Source: Eco Geek
