http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "City professor says technology will stop super storms" en Thu, 21 May 2026 23:46:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8896#post-90772 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:37:21 +0000 chdot 90772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> While historic references to the power of waves do exist, the modern scientific pursuit of wave energy was begun in the 1970s by Stephen Salter, in response to the Oil Crisis. His 1974 invention became known as Salter's Duck or Nodding Duck, although it was officially referred to as the Edinburgh Duck.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Salter" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Salter</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8896#post-90771 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:29:31 +0000 gembo 90771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>His duck idea was very good but he was stitched up, so then he invented the toilet duck. (Last bit is a lie) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8896#post-90753 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:41:15 +0000 custard 90753@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://newsthump.com/2012/10/30/romney-blames-defenceless-oil-rich-state-of-scotland-for-hurricane-sandy-outrage/" rel="nofollow">http://newsthump.com/2012/10/30/romney-blames-defenceless-oil-rich-state-of-scotland-for-hurricane-sandy-outrage/</a></p> <p>well we need to do something ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8896#post-90743 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:17:23 +0000 chdot 90743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well you never know...</p> <p>If governments had paid attention to him years ago wave energy generation would be a much better established technology/industry. </p> <p><a href="http://m.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/city-professor-says-technology-will-stop-super-storms-1-2628884" rel="nofollow">http://m.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/city-professor-says-technology-will-stop-super-storms-1-2628884</a> </p>