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And they listen for the echo, and they can build up an image of exactly where the animals are around the turbine. and the other sensor that weve got is underneath this protective housing here, which is passive hydrophones, which are listening to the sounds the animals make and we use those to pick up the sounds of porpoises and dolphins. john 0groats — its here that the monitor will be sunk underwater and installed on the seabed next to the turbine. its sam, the ship is out at sea, were here o...

So, how do we protect them while quenching our thirst for clean energy? tidal has a role, the wind doesnt always blow, the tidal always keeps going. perhaps this monitor is the answer. were at nigg in the north—east of scotland. its about the length of a bus. crikey. and the blades go around... all underwater as well. all underwater. so, vessels pass over the top, were eight metres underwater, the tip of the blade. this tidal turbine is being prepared to go in waters with some of the strongest...

Submerged underwater? can you take us through the technology here? thats right. of course, yeah. so, the two main sensor technologies weve got are the active sonars were using for tracking seals, primarily, so they dont make much noise underwater, so these send out a very, very high frequency ping which is too loud for the animals to hear and be disturbed by, and they listen for the echo, and they can build up an image of exactly where the animals are around the turbine. and the other sensor tha...

No one — enough to lie on the sea floor. no one said _ enough to lie on the sea floor. no one said this— enough to lie on the sea floor. no one said this was _ enough to lie on the sea floor. no one said this was going - enough to lie on the sea floor. no one said this was going toi no one said this was going to be easy. thejourney no one said this was going to be easy. the journey to the far north of scotland begins. john 0 groats. it is here that the monitor will be sunk under water and in...

So the due main sensor technologies that we have our active soon as using for tracking seals, primarily, so they dont make noise underwater, so they send out a very, very high frequency ping which is too loud for the animals to hear and be disturbed by, and they listen for the echo, and they can build up an image of exactly where the animals are around the turbine. on the other sensor that weve got is underneath this protective housing here, which is the passive hyper queens beach are listening ...

So the two main sensor technologies weve got are the active sonars were using for tracking seals, primarily, so they dont make much noise underwater, so these send out a very, very high frequency ping which is too loud for the animals to hear and be disturbed by, and they listen for the echo, and they can build up an image of exactly where the animals are around the turbine. on the other sensor that weve got it is underneath this protective housing here, which is passive hydrophones, which are l...

Food for fish. during slack tide there are fish around these turbines. which would attract these mammals. which would attract predators. and the question is then, as the flow increases and the turbine goes into production and the blades spin faster, do the fish remain, do the predators come back, do we have an impact on those predators, and is it a detrimental impact? and its crucial to develop these kinds of turbines in a way that doesnt harm these creatures, which are already under threat from...

Nothing ever goes quite accordin: to ian. ., according to plan. the moment finally arrives. _ according to plan. the moment finally arrives. remember i according to plan. the moment finally arrives. remember that| finally arrives. remember that umbilical cord prime ministers questions the power cable that sends data to shore. we are watching it being pulled into a hub and this will give the monitor power and this is a crucial moment, is it going to connect? after years in the making, it is not g...

Absolutely terrifying, - the challenge ahead. it 3 absolutely terrifying, because this thing is going to go there and it is going to get plugged in, and it is going to work or it is not going to work. this is about — is about balancing technology with nature.— with nature. this particular area, with nature. this particular area. we — with nature. this particular area, we have _ with nature. this particular area, we have lost - with nature. this particular area, we have lost about i with na...

Because this thing is going to go down and its going to get plugged in, and its going to work or its not going to work. this is about balancing technology with nature. this particular area, we have lost about 85%. so how do we protect them while quenching our thirst for clean energy? tidal has a role, the wind doesnt always blow, the tide always keeps going. perhaps this monitor is the answer. were at nigg in the north—east of scotland. its about the length of a bus. crikey. and the blades go ...