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Originally Posted by astroron
Rob I can see where you are coming from, but don't you think they designers would have taken those points into consideration 
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Regardless of their cost/efficiency, I think it is inspiring that people are trying to test alternatives at all.
Sure, it might be a bit costly now, but as the trials continue we find better materials, more cost-efficient designs, more energy efficient concepts and cleaner, more sustainable forms of energy production.
We all know that wind turbines and solar panels cost a lot of money to set-up and maintain, with not a lot of profit reaped from their output. The average takes up to ten years to pay itself off. We have to start somewhere.
Using the existing natural motions of wind and tidal forces could do much, much less harm than the crud we are pouring into the sky now.
If buoys and other sea-faring stations can be built to weather the storms, I am sure the brains behind these new floating behemoths can work something out.
Baz.