Tag: Wave Power - Page 4
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World's First Underwater Wind Farm, Er, Tidal Turbine Farm
How can it be a wind farm if it is underwater? Well, you are right. But although wind farms have become iconic images, the average person still has trouble envisioning the many techniques being tested for harvesting the
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Giant Mechanical Snakes Create Electricity from Waves in Portugal
Just two days ago we heard about the progress of a first of its kind wave power project, using Ocean Power Technologies’ Power Buoys off the coast of Spain. Now comes word that the Iberian Peninsular will have another wave power first: The first
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The Tide's Rising For Wave Power: Power Buoys Installed Off the Spanish Coast
The renewable energy potential of the ocean is slowly being tapped. Earlier in the summer the world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine began feeding power to the grid. New York City’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project is up and running, after a
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Solar Power Storage, Cleantech Water Power Research Gets Federal Cash Injection
Back in June the US Department of Energy announced it was investing $90 million in advanced geothermal power research to help develop more of the vast power potential of geothermal. Now the DOE has announced the recipients of more federal
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"Lawnmower" Tidal Turbines Could Produce Electricity at Half the Price
About six weeks ago we reported on the world's first commercial-scale tidal turbine, SeaGen, beginning the first stage of its
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Tidal Energy Plans for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket in the Works
When most followers of renewable energy think of Cape Cod, the first thing they probably think of is the embattled Cape Wind project. That may change if feasibility studies concerning developing tidal energy in between Martha’s
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Most Huggable: Wave-Powered Boating, Green Buildings Cut Carbon, Wastewater Treatment Tech + More
Check out Kenichi Horie, who will attempt to travel between Hawaii and Japan (that's 4,350 miles) this month in a wave-powered boat.
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NBC Coverage of Wave and Tidal Power
We've been writing about wave and tidal power for over 3 years. They're very promising sources of clean energy and so we're happy to see NBC give them some mainstream coverage.
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The Perfect Ecological Toy
Playing in the sand must be one of the oldest, and most ecologically pure, games in existence. But building the perfect sandcastle or creation does not always come naturally—there is an art and a science to it. According to a professional sand
