"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
California’s mandated push to at least 33% renewable energy by 2020 faces supply problems for six months each year when the sun sets earlier, says the California Independent System Operator. Their ‘Duck Chart’ shows the problem. More power is needed…
A behemoth Samsung Heavy Industries’ 7 MW wind turbine is being installed 65 feet offshore in Scotland. It has a walkway to people can gape at the 640 ft tall structure, which can power 6,000-10,000 homes.
Europe and the United Kingdom already have huge offshore wind farms. Several gigawatts more are planned by 2020. Costs are dropping dramatically due to constantly improving technology and economies of scale. Studies indicate that building floating turbines in deeper waters…
Dinosaur utility companies unwilling or unable to change are getting slammed by the fast-dropping price and expanding availability of solar energy and wind power. Relying on coal and nuclear is no longer feasible for utilities. Instead, it’s change or die.…
Now this is different! A three blade vertical offshore wind turbine combined with an underwater current turbine. It’ll be tested soon in Japan. This isn’t wave or tidal power, it’s current power. Has this ever be done before? Plus, the…