I don’t think I know anyone stupid enough to pay $160 for a device that requires a gushing stream or a stiff, steady breeze (and the time to position it properly) to do the job performed by a $25 piece …
Waterlily Turbine Charges the Cellphones of the True Morons Out There Read More »
Here’s a video depicting one of variations on the theme of extracting energy from ocean waves. Though I’ve seen countless numbers, I haven’t studied each of the variants thoroughly, so it’s only a guess when I say that this seems …
We’ve all had the experience of reading something from a reliable source and wondering how it could possibly be true. Here’s an article from the Asian Development Bank that heralds the electrification of a village in Nepal with wind and solar.
Like wind turbines, devices intended to extract kinetic energy out of moving water are limited in their generation capacity by their “swept area,” i.e. the area of the imaginary circle made by tips of the blades.
Pictured here is a device that combines wind and hydrokinetic energy. Its proponents make the case that there is a strong overlap between the regulations that govern offshore wind and tidal/ocean current energy (which I’m sure is correct) and that …
Cost-Effective Renewable Energy Means Device Optimization Read More »
Hydroelectric power is one of the oldest forms of electricity production and the largest renewable energy source in use today. Hydro currently makes up approximately 21 percent of global energy production. Hydroelectric power reached 1,064 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity …
From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: What’s the Potential for Hydroelectric Power? Read More »
I had to laugh when I saw the headline above. If your criterion for a good energy policy is jobs/Watt, get everyone in America riding grid-connected stationary bicycles, eight hours per day.
In response to my recent post Wave Energy Isn’t Going To Make It, a commenter writes: Wave energy may not be completely finished. Such technologies may not be economic in today’s economic dynamics, but who knows what the future may hold for …
Facebook users who follow renewables are quite accustomed to seeing videos on ocean wave energy, like this one. I have to admit; there is an intuitive appeal to the subject, as we can all visualize the vast power of the …
Here’s a video suggesting that hydrokinetic energy can power your house. Of course it can, but the video is misleading on a couple of levels: 1) It suggests that this technology for converting the kinetic energy in moving water to electrical …
Powering Your House with Flowing Water: There’s Beauty in that Silver Singin’ River Read More »
