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Dear John,
I think your design is excellent. It hits all the spots and I hope you get your hands on serious funding to go the next stage. Maybe you should study the Pelamis business case to help you there.
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But guys (commenting) please don't bash the wind industry. There's nothing to gain from that. The Renewables part of our energy mix will have to consist of many technologies, even the wind execs know this. The fossil/nuclear crowd use this weakness to peddle their huge machines, polluting massively for decades in the future, as if there's nothing wrong with that.
Tidal should fight its battles against fossil and nuclear, not against other renewables.

Moreover, there's a huge opportunity many people overlook: large tidal projects need marine traffic exclusion zones and underwater hook-up to the distant on-shore grid, just like off-shore wind...
Why not combining wind with tidal projects? The offshore windfarms are coming, that is a reality, so why not use a smart business shortcut and partner up? The HAWT's submerged foot can act as anker for your tidal devices, and the transformers and grid hook-up are already there.

I really hope your design makes it to the next stage. I live in Belgiuum and I can imagine us having a few thousand off our coast and into a few estuaries too.
Good luck!