Independent Natural Resources, Inc
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Independent Natural Resources, Inc. or INRI is an American IP holding company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. “It formed Renew Blue in Dallas as a wholly owned subsidiary charged with licensing the SEADOG pump.”[1]
The SEADOG Pump is an ocean-wave energy technology patented by Independent Natural Resources Inc. (INRI) and invented by Kenneth W. Welch, Jr.[2]
The SEADOG Pump rises and falls with ocean swells, effectively capturing the energy in the ocean waves, to pump seawater to a land-based elevated holding tank. Once in the tank, the potential energy of the water can be used to drive hydroelectric generators to generate electricity or desalinated water.[3][4][5]
The technology was tested in the Gulf of Mexico with results validated by Texas A&M University at Galveston.[6] The SEADOG Pump's manufacturer estimates that "a square-mile field of pumps could generate 50 to 1,500 megawatts of electricity – enough to power thousands of homes – depending on the size and frequency of waves."[7]
The company’s technology has been showcased in multiple energy conferences including the Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase and the Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum. It also has had features in The Star Tribune,[8] The Houston Business Journal, The Houston Chronicle,[9] and Popular Mechanics.[10]
References
- ↑ Ford Gunter, the Houston Business Journal, http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/11/02/story5.html
- ↑ PRNewswire, Ocean Waves - Holding Potential to Meet World's Energy Needs - Can be Effectively Harnessed Through New Wave-Pump Technology, 08 06, 2007
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4334777.html
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- ↑ Neal St. Anthony, "Company harnesses the power of the sea, 17 February 2007
- ↑ Tom Fowler, Firm to Tap Power of Gulf Waves, http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2009_4798066
- ↑ Tyghe Trimble, Wave Power Desalination Plant Coming Soon to Texas, 10/23/09, http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4334777.html
