This is a narrated slide show which shows the installation efforts, starting with a photo of the underwater portion of the device. The audio explains it. Again, notice how calm the sea was that day. It was the lowest tide of 2009. Normally, the top of the vertical arm was underwater.
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Feb 11, 2009 video of working prototypeFeb 11, 2009 video of working prototype
This video was taken on February 11, 2009, on Room Island, near Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. It shows the movement of several heavy truck flyweels, connected by steel cable
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Original Concept Video The video shows the transfer mechanism which is underwater. The float need not rise to the surface to be effective; it will function even several meters below
Video of Land Based GeneratorVideo of Land Based Generator
The weight is not visible in this video because it is suspended on the outside of the shed (see picture below — click to enlarge). It was only connected for