An astounding research energy programme on a CSP (concentrated solar power) plant for desalination launched by CYPRUS is catching the eye of the global population. This just might be the solution for Cyprus’s water and energy-related issues. British Science Museum says that the programme is capable of generating as much as 5 million more litres [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 16, 2011
Alstom, one of the predominant engineering firms in Europe, agreed to buy AWS Ocean Energy’s 40 percent stake to endorse this Scottish wave energy professional’s strategy to enlarge its business and hasten the advancement of its innovative floating wave energy device. The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, declared at Edinburgh Castle that although the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 3, 2011
Forming a new alliance, European marine energy centres (EMEC) and fundy ocean research center for energy (FORCE) have joined hands to harness the power of marine renewable energy. The agreement for the same was signed by Richard Morris, commercial director of EMEC and john woods, chair of FORCE at all-energy conference in Scotland. Mr. Woods [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 17, 2011
A Hydroelectric Dam System. Background Hydropower is a genuine technology which is also the biggest source of renewable energy. It is contributing to 20% of the global electricity production. Hydro-electric power-plants are of huge size covering large areas and do frequently require a significant capital investment. These power plants also affect the local ecology when [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 3, 2011
On February 28 at, Minnesota, Cargill, a US agricultural company, revealed that with the use of a giant kite, fuel consumption may be reduced approximately by 35 percent in the shipping industry. Skysail, a German company, has been Cargill’s choice in teaming up for the development of the aforementioned 3,400-square-foot kite for the ships. According [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 18, 2010
According to the chief of the Scottish and Southern Energy, expertise present in the northern border will have positive effects on the renewable industry. Ian Marchant said to the Scottish Press and Journal newspaper that Scotland is ideally position to exploit renewable sources of energy. He claims that the expertise that has expanded through offshore [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wave farms are a growing upcoming source of energy provision. It involves using a series of machines which extracts the forces (pull and push) of water to produce electricity or rather wave power. Portugal the Pioneer of Wave Farms Aguçadora Wave Park is the world’s first industrialised wave farm, and it is situated in Portugal [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 17, 2010
Renewable energy options are being implemented in various parts of the world. Caribbean is not an exception, they are going towards a potential clean energy policy. Here are a few examples where they can progress. 1. Hydro Power Hydropower has been used for years. Countries like Canada and Norway depends heavily on hydropower. However, hydropower [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Our planet can be powered fully by renewable sources of energy in only two decades. Research is even showing that renewable energy can be cheaper than conventional coal energy. The question clinging in our mind is certainly – How can that be possible? The key solution is in the scale of solar, wind and water [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 9, 2010
The importance of using renewable energy sources is spreading across countries. However, bio-fuels, wind, hydrogen and solar energy are given the upper hand. What about using ocean waves to generate electricity? If ever you would come across a surfer to discuss the energy of ocean’s waves you would be surprised. The ocean is unlike rivers [...]
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