Patent ID: 7492054

Claim:
An energy module comprising: a. an energy absorber comprising: i. a nacelle; ii. a propeller comprising a plurality of blades attached to the nacelle at a hub to drive an air compressor to compress air; and b. a mooring system comprising: i. a negative-lift wing-shaped polymer shell attached to the nacelle, the negative-lift wing-shaped polymer shell designed to utilize the force of a passing current to create a downward force and thereby reduce any upward motion in the energy module, ii. a mooring cable housed inside the negative-lift wing-shaped polymer shell and anchored onshore to maintain the energy module in a fore and aft and a side-to-side position to provide stability, and to negate a rotational force on the energy module, and iii. a high pressure hose housed inside the wing-shaped polymer shell to transfer the compressed air to an air turbine generator for conversion into electricity.