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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Anaconda wave energy converter

Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
Project manager Steve Rimmer checks on the Anaconda wave-energy converter as it is tested at QinetiQ test tank in Gosport, Hampshire Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
Project engineer Uspal Thind checks on the Anaconda wave-energy converter Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
The Anaconda wave-energy converter is tested at QinetiQ test tank. Made from a composite of fabric and natural rubber, the Anaconda rides oncoming waves and uses the motion to drive a turbine in its tail Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
Uspal Thind checks on the Anaconda wave-energy converter. The test device is nine metres long but its developers say that a full-scale device could be up to 200m in length Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
The Anaconda could be capable of producing 1MW of power, enough for a thousand homes. Farms of 50 or more could be placed underwater a few miles from the coast Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
Harnessing wave power could contribute significantly to the UK's target of sourcing 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Anaconda: Anaconda energy converter
Steve Rimmer checks on the Anaconda wave-energy converter. The Carbon Trust found that wave and tidal stream technologies could add 10-20GW of electricity capacity to the UK by 2050, in particular from areas such as north-west Scotland and south-west England Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
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