World’s first commercial wave-power
Bob Morris @ Sep 25th 2008 11:14 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
Pelamis Wave Power is now operating the world’s first commercial wave power project off the coast of Portugal.
Google plans wave-powered floating data centers
Bob Morris @ Sep 13th 2008 18:45 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
Way cool, and seriously out-of-the-box thinking indeed. These data centers will be portable and can be moved anywhere in the ocean as needed.
NASA: Floating ocean wind farms possible
Bob Morris @ Jul 16th 2008 15:15 - Category: Renewable energy, Wind turbines Tags: wave power;
A NASA satellite has located areas in the ocean where massive floating wind farms would be most efficient and generate the most power.
Combine that with the fast-growing field of wave power technology, and it seems clear that much of our power could be generated in and under the oceans. All that’s needed is the will to do it.
(photo. m.prinkle)
Wave power snake reduces costs
Bob Morris @ Jul 3rd 2008 15:47 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
Treehugger has news of a potentially new way to do wave power with far fewer moving parts and thus way less maintenance costs.
Scotland offers $20mn prize for renewable ocean energy ideas
Bob Morris @ Apr 23rd 2008 07:14 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: tidal power, wave power;
Wow. The government of Scotland will give $20mn for those who “design environmentally friendly ocean technology, such as better ways to harness tidal and wind power” that can be implemented in Scotland.
Wave power tests starting in Britain
Bob Morris @ Mar 24th 2008 18:30 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
Four wave power systems will be tested off Cornish coast in Britain. Eureka Magazine has the details and links to the companies.
Wave power technology is developing rapidly, and is, seemingly suddenly, poised to enter the mainstream of renewable energy production.
Orecon. Wave power startup
Bob Morris @ Mar 4th 2008 17:21 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
Orecon has $24 million in vc funding for their new design, which puts most of the moving parts above water level, thus preventing corrosion by salt.
EfficienCity. How wave power works
Bob Morris @ Feb 19th 2008 07:07 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: wave power;
From Greenpeace UK EfficienCity, a short, silent, informative video on how wave power works.
EfficienCity
Bob Morris @ Feb 18th 2008 07:07 - Category: Energy conservation, Renewable energy, Solar power, Wind turbines Tags: biogas, wave power;
From Greenpeace UK comes the absolutely dazzling and informative EfficienCity, a Flash animation of how a town could be designed to create renewable, clean energy. You can drill down to various sections of town, see how the grids work, then view videos detailing specific methods of power generation and more. Bravo!
NBC on wave and tidal power
Bob Morris @ Feb 14th 2008 07:15 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: tidal power, wave power;
Tip: Treehugger
Undersea cable could export Scotland’s wind and wave power
Bob Morris @ Jan 24th 2008 14:55 - Category: Renewable energy, Wind turbines Tags: wave power;
Vast amounts of wind and wave power from some of Scotland’s most remote areas could be exported to southern England and Europe, providing a secure source of power and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
And it can be done so in an economically viable manner. Wow.
