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Colin Bennett

Experts call for improved 'stewardship' for deep sea mining - 0 views

  • Mining of the ocean floor, discussed since Jules Verne wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, will soon become reality – and experts are calling for improved international “stewardship”.
Colin Bennett

International Seabed Authority 19th session - Video - 0 views

  • The potential for mining on the ocean floor is becoming more of a reality, with the Jamaica-headquartered International Seabed Authority holding its 19th session in July. Metal Bulletin's Andrea Hotter reports.
Colin Bennett

Seafloor mining robots and equipment nearing completion to mine for gold, silver and co... - 0 views

  • Nautilus Minerals has developed robotic technology for deep-sea mining in collaboration with the French company Technip. The company is planning to open the first deep-water mine in 2015. The Solwara 1 mine will be located 1600 metres below sea level. The company has found large deposits of copper and gold there. Solwara 1 is located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, in Papua New Guinea.
Hans De Keulenaer

Anglo deepens undersea quest - 0 views

  • Aim-listed Nautilus is part of a tier of exotic exploration companies that has been badly affected by falling metals prices and an increasing aversion to risk. The company is adapting deep-sea drilling equipment used by the oil and gas industry to prospect for gold, copper and zinc deposits more than a kilometre below the surface of South Pacific seas.
Colin Bennett

Deep-Water Wind: In the Wind, Out of Sight | EcoGeek | Wind, Turbines, Turbine, Power, ... - 0 views

shared by Colin Bennett on 26 Feb 08 - Cached
  • A Norwegian company called Sway is developing a deepwater system that will allow turbines to be situated farther out to sea where winds can be steadier and stronger, and where the turbines are hidden from all save a few passing ships.
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    A Norweigan company, SWAY A/S, is developing a deepwater wind turbine system. It seems that this system may offer a technical solution to two issues which are related to wind.  These  issues are that turbines are an eyesore for some and that of positioning turbines to receive a consistent wind flow. By enabling turbines to be placed far out to sea SWAY theoretically overcomes the eyesore issue. Also, wind flow may be more consistent in the open ocean and therefore a more approporiate environment to harvest consistent wind.
     
Glycon Garcia

New Energy Sources on Horizon | Newsweek Project Green | Newsweek.com - 0 views

shared by Glycon Garcia on 18 Mar 08 - Cached
  • Chances are you've heard of hybrids and biofuels, but what about oil-producing yeast and turbinelike buoys that transform ocean waves into electricity? Those are just a couple of the alternative-energy sources that may power the future according to Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund and coauthor, with Miriam Horn, of the new book "Earth: The Sequel"
Colin Bennett

Deep-sea mud in the Pacific Ocean as a potential resource for rare-earth elements - 0 views

  • We show that deep-sea mud contains high concentrations of rare-earth elements and yttrium at numerous sites throughout the eastern South and central North Pacific. We estimate that an area of just one square kilometre, surrounding one of the sampling sites, could provide one-fifth of the current annual world consumption of these elements.
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