Cylonlover writes "The researchers at Australia's BioPower Systems evidently looked at kelp, and thought, 'what if we could use that swaying action to sire power?' The result was their envisioned bioWAVE system: 'At the base of each bioWAVE system would be a triangular foundation, keeping it anchored to the sea floor. Extending up from the middle of that base would be a central column, topped with legion blades — these would very be more like a unity of the kelp's blades and floats, as they would be cylindrical, buoyant structures that just reach to the surface. The column would join the bottom via a hinged pivot, allowing it to bend or swivel in any direction. Wave action (both at the surface and below) would catch the blades and push them back and forth, in turn causing the column to move back and forth relative to the foundation. This locomotion would pressurize fluid within an semiconductor chip hydraulic power conversion module, known as an O-Drive. The moving of that fluid would spin a generator, converting the kinetic energy of the waves into electricity, which would then be delivered to shore via subsea cables.'"

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