[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozUfsAF8IM&w=425&h=349] Here’ s a short presentation on hydrokinetics, in particular, a few clean energy business plans that are based on run-of-river, ocean current, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, etc. This is of particular interest to me as I go about …
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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 …
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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 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 …
We’ve seen a marked increase in the attention — and the funding — given to hydrokinetically-generated energy by the Obama Administration’s Department of Energy. Personally, I’m gratified by this; until recently, I had been concerned that this subject was being …
Interest 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 …
Frequent contributor Sonny Carri wrote a long and eloquent comment about the coal industry, which I summarize here: Let’s work to get them on board, not be an adversary. Change requires coming together, not schism. Very thoughtful stuff as always, …
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I am by no means an expert in fluid dynamics or hydrokinetics more specifically, but I must say that I’m happy to be learning more every day about the opportunity that exists in extracting energy from the motion of earth’s …
I’m always glad when readers write in to alert me to news items in renewables that I may have overlooked. Scott Ledgerwood writes: Craig — enjoyed your hydrokinetics write-up. In case you missed this, see DOE notice on upcoming projects …
