What’s going on in the U.S. with Hydropower? The Departments of Energy (DOE) and the Interior announced this month, in April 2011, that $26.6 million in funding to advance hydropower technology has been designated. The studies will focus on innovative and efficient …
[The Vector] Looking at Hydrokinetics: American Hydropower Read More »
As I’ve covered in a few of the reports published here at 2GreenEnergy, notably the “Three Brass Tacks of Renewable Energy,” I’m a partner in a company with a unique approach to run-of-river hydro called Hydrokinetic Laboratories. The company’s founder …
The world’s oceans are a new frontier in the renewable energy world. Ocean energy is emerging and will be ‘make or break’ in the next five years, says the firm Pike Research that focuses on research and analysis of renewable …
[The Vector] Harnessing the Ocean for Energy: the New Frontier? Read More »
The Vector recently ran a story on the potential of ocean energy. Following up on that story, The Vector is reporting on some international ocean energy projects that are being installed, tested or are in operation. A further story on domestic …
[The Vector] Ocean Energy Projects – An International Sampling Read More »
The Vector has written about Ocean Energy in earlier posts. Today we highlight some exciting domestic projects. ** The first U.S. Wave Energy farm launched a test program this spring in Oregon. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is running the test program, …
[The Vector] Ocean Energy Projects – A Domestic Sampling Read More »
The University of Washington’s Dr. Brian Polagye contributed to the book’s chapter on hydrokinetics. His work focuses on responsibly harnessing the kinetic energy in moving water, in particular, developing a better understanding of the practically recoverable resource for tidal streams. …
The migration to renewable energy is complicated by a great number of factors in the renewable energy “triumvirate” -technological, economic, and political. The chart below shows one of many different dimensions of this complexity: land use – which, when you …
Continued from yesterday….. Another drawback of tidal energy is the dependence on location for a successful project. As with most of other water based methods of energy generation, the location plays an essential role in harnessing the potential power source; …
Tidal Energy – By Guest Blogger Anil – Continued Read More »
Water covers about 70 percent of our planet, majorly composed of the oceans with endless waves and perpetual tides. Water is a source that lays the foundation for many forms of renewable energies like Hydro energy, Ocean energy, Tidal energy …
