7 ways to celebrate the World Oceans Day
| For Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal least developed countries, marine resources are critical assets, providing countless benefits in the form of food security and nutrition, employment, foreign exchange, culture and recreation. Through evidence-based policy interventions, these assets can also make enhanced and sustained contributions to the economic growth, welfare and prosperity of island communities. Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. To ensure the health and safety of future generations, we must care for the ocean as it cares for us. Here are 7 actions you can take to protect and celebrate the ocean today, tomorrow and every day: |
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Island Pavilion at the UN Ocean Conference
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This week highlights
Electricity From The Cold Ocean Depths Could One Day Power Island States
| The challenge is finding the right spot, where the temperature differences make it worthwhile. That means relatively close to the equator – think north of Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and off the coast of southern Japan.At present, pilot plants are only able to generate a fraction of what a large wind turbine can. But on the positive side, ocean thermal plants can generate power 24 hours a day. |
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| Capturing Untapped Tidal Potential |
| FastBlade will stress test blades made from composite materials.The facility’s 75-tonne reaction frame is capable of exerting powerful forces on turbine blades more than 50 feet long to fatigue test the structures that, once in operation, will have to withstand harsh ocean conditions for 20 years. By providing developers with better data on how tidal turbine blades deteriorate over time, the research team hopes to help optimize the design of more durable, efficient structures. |
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