![]() Those include several international sub-sea sites that that Australian-born entrepreneur’s “quoted” company has an active interest in developing, and expecting to partially use its “in house”-configured tidal turbines, of which there are two variants. There are at least 6,000 such sites internationally, with characteristics resembling the Pentland Firth’s Inner Sound, according to a recent study (Aquatera Consultants). Such future sub-sea power-stations would be based in hundreds - if not thousands - of widely-scattered, “near shore”, coastal channels and straits throughout the world, where sea-currents flow swiftly. Those include the more “mature” technology of offshore wind, thus helping to make tidal stream electricity generation a sustainable, long-term, power-source for many of the world’s coastal nations in future. The 40-year-old, whose adroitness and vision largely led to the 2016 start on harnessing the Pentland Firth for electricity, expressed confidence that tidal-stream generation costs can be significantly reduced, to match those from other “green” sources. Tim Cornelius, Atlantis RL’s CEO, said in late 2016 that he foresaw a long-term future for tidal stream electricity on a world stage. “Inner Sound is the world’s most high-profile tidal stream project” ![]() The activist HRANA news agency says that more than 500 people have been killed during the unrest, including 71 minors, as security forces try to stifle widespread dissent.‘Olympic Ares’: installs tidal turbines off Gills bay Labor law in Iran does not recognize the right of workers to form independent unions.Īdding to the dissent, the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly breathed new life into the demonstrations, which officials across the country have tried to quell with harsh measures. Unrest has rattled Iran since last summer in response to declining living standards, wage arrears, and a lack of welfare support. The workers are demanding better working conditions, payment of overdue debts, and higher wage increases, reflecting the harsh economic conditions faced by many Iranians. Other unions and groups, such as teachers and retirees, have also launched mass protests and strikes in recent weeks. The Supreme Labor Council resolved to raise the minimum wage for workers in the Iranian New Year, which commenced on March 21, by only 27 percent compared with the previous year while the inflation rate in Iran has been running at around 40 percent for the past two years.Īdding to the economic pressure on Iranian households, the Iranian Labor News Agency reported a 40 percent increase in the prices of goods and services in the first month of the new year. The workers have rejected the proposal, made by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's government, which also pledged to curb inflation this year.
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