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Added on the 27/01/2022 20:20:24 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Storms frequently hit the island nation of Japan, but one entrepreneur may have found a way to harness the power of nature with his new invention, the 'typhoon turbine'. The inventor of what might be the world's first 'typhoon turbine' says the device can harness the power of storms to supply Japan with boundless amounts of green energy. The team behind the egg-beater-shaped turbines are testing out their prototype machine on Japan's Okinawa island. The country experiences numerous storms, recording an estimated six typhoons so far this year.
Footage courtesy of Japanese TV broadcaster NHK shows aerial views of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of north-eastern Japan causing a tsunami, on Tuesday morning. A wave reportedly about one yard high hit Fukushima’s coast, temporarily causing the water system used to cool fuel rods in the Number 3 reactor to stop. The incident raised concerns over the nuclear power plant, but despite causing a temporary halt to a cooling water pump, the problem was shortly resolved and no further issues have been reported. The power plant was devastated by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in 2011.
Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Tuesday began loading fuel into its Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsuma-Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. About 157 fuel assemblies have been loaded into the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear power plant, which is set to go back online in mid-August.
A view of the coastline near the Fukushima-Daiichi facility as Japan begins releasing wastewater from the crippled nuclear plant, in an operation it insists is safe but which has generated a fierce backlash from China. IMAGES
A small group of protesters gather near the Fukushima Daiichi power plant as the release of the wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is set to begin. IMAGES
Images of Fukushima's Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant before the visit of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, ahead of the discharge of treated water which is scheduled to begin by the end of summer. IMAGES
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