Hydrokinetics in the News

Hydrokinetics in the News

PhotobucketInterest in the hydrokinetically-powered electric generator (HyPEG) is really heating up. I had numerous calls with potential investors late last week that show real promise.

Also, for the book on renewables that I hope to have published in January, I’ll be interviewing Dr. Brian L. Polagye, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. A colleague referred to him as “the nation’s leading researcher on hydrokinetic energy.” As I wrote back, I’m truly honored to have the good fortune for a conversation with a man of that stature; what a learning opportunity this will be.

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2 comments on “Hydrokinetics in the News
  1. Mike Brace says:

    Craig, I will be back in the northwest sometime in November and/or December. I would love to have an audience with Brian to vet our ideas to him and get some decent feedback. If you can work this into the timeframe of your interview I would be jazzed.

    • Craig Shields says:

      I don’t see why we can’t head up there together. Anytime we get a chance to meet the world’s most recognized authority on a subject like this, I’m there!

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  1. […] Hydrokinetics: Every day, the energy from the sun evaporates water into steam that is later condensed into clouds, the precipitation from which forms rivers, some of which are in high altitudes. The kinetic energy of the water flowing back downhill can be converted into electrical energy. But the conservation of energy tells us that the most electricity one can possibly hope to generate from this water is the potential energy it had before it started to flow (which equals the weight of the water times the height of the elevation from which it fell). This is for this reason that hydrokinetics cannot provide a significant amount to the overall energy picture, regardless of how many dams, how efficient the turbines, etc. […]