MIT has patented an energy storage system it posits makes offshore wind energy more sustainable.<br />The intermittent and unreliable nature of wind energy makes the green energy source untenable in certain conditions.<br />By anchoring offshore wind turbines with 30 meter diameter hollow concrete spheres, scientist believe they have created a way to extend the generation power of the wind turbines.<br />During peak energy production periods, excess energy produced by the wind turbines is used to pump seawater out of the spheres, which sit on the seafloor. During slack periods, a valve in the spheres are opened and seawater rushes in, spinning a turbine also connected to the grid.<br />This video shows how the concrete energy storage spheres would work.<br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition <br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION IN ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAtv <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS US, GO TO:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS JP, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsJP <br /><br />FOR MORE APPLE DAILY ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AppleDailyEnglish <br /><br />CHECK OUT THE ODDBODS!<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/nxTomo
