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Company develops building capable of generating wave energy and revolutionizing the planet 

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published 10/05/2023 às 10:40
Company develops building capable of generating wave energy and revolutionizing the planet
Photo: Margot Krasojevic Architects

A new building concept that generates clean energy. The venture uses wave energy and solar energy to sustain itself and offer several advantages.

A futuristic resort that is simultaneously a clean power plant. This is the office Hydrokinetic Energy Resort project Margot Krasojevic Architects, built on the North West Coast of Scotland.

The central idea is that the building combines tourism with wave power generation. The development was designed to be structured on a floating platform, developed from clusters of hollow hexagonal columns, similar to ballasts, which are equipped with reversible double vertical turbines that can extend the area of ​​​​the resort.

Turbines will be built with marine geopolymer concrete

the shape of turbines, which generate clean energy, are based on volcanic basalt rocky shores, generating different levels of height and closed rock pools, these are hollow, allowing sea water to enter as the tide rises to move the turbines and generate the famous wave energy.

The open hollow structure has the characteristics of a marine geyser. The intention is for sea water to enter, forcing its vertical axes to rise, generating hydrokinetic pressure so that the turbines are activated.

This man-made geyser is articulated from the main structure and landscape, adjusting to weather and sea conditions for maximum generation of clean energy. The primary objective is that the wave power generation turbine cluster will be built using marine geopolymer concrete for low density mass and strength, providing movement and resilience with minimal damage to fabric, weathering or wear.

The composition of the building has a canopy structure, developed in galvanized steel, being light and resistant to rust, but strong enough to support the polycarbonate and acrylic coated panels, in addition to a lattice structure that can reach large areas without the need for of internal columns, providing a flexible open space.

Wave energy building can generate up to 1 MW of power with solar energy

According to Margot Krasojevic Architects, the typology of the building is within the functions of resort and power plant to provide accessibility to the coast and provide recreational facilities to tourists, protecting the ecosystem and natural habitat. The wood-clad columns, for example, provide a filtering system that protects the sea from construction pollutants. 

Another essential resource that was installed in the building is the generation of clean energy through solar panels. With immense exposure to the sun and reflected light, it is estimated that the wave energy building could generate 1 MW of energy for a thousand homes on the Scottish mainland, i.e., it would not only generate clean energy for its operation but would send energy to the earth. firm.

Project aims to regenerate the coast

Still according to the architects, one of the objectives of the project of the building that uses wave energy is to use the architecture to protect and regenerate the coastline. For now, the project is just a concept, with no estimate to be built, however, architecture Margot Krasojevic has been working on various projects that involve the inclusion of clean energy sources and technology in architecture.

Krasojevic believes that an interdisciplinary design strategy is essential for architecture that proposes new typologies that reflect the ever-changing environment.

It is worth noting that several other projects seek to generate energy through the kinetic energy of waves, such as the CorPower Ocean, a Swedish company that is a reference in the sustainability segment, which is developing a great solution to generate clean energy using energy from the sea.

Valdemar Medeiros

Journalist in training, specialist in creating content with a focus on SEO actions. Writes about the Automotive Industry, Renewable Energy and Science and Technology

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