CleanTechnica » hydroelectric http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Chile’s Mineral Industry Is Mining Renewable Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:00:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76598 Originally published on The Conversation. By John Mathews Mining is the fourth-largest energy consumer in Australia, using roughly 10% of Australia’s total. Some of this comes from the electricity grid — but much is supplied offgrid in the form of diesel and other fossil fuels. Could some of this be replaced by renewable sources? Recently

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/feed/ 2 This German Village Produces 321% Energy Surplus, Worth $5.7M Per Year http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/german-village-produces-321-energy-surplus-worth-5-7m-per-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/german-village-produces-321-energy-surplus-worth-5-7m-per-year/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75854 Originally published on EcoLocalizer. The German village of Wildpoldsried is producing 321% more energy than it needs. Selling that energy surplus back to the region’s local utility company adds $5.7 million dollars to the town’s treasury. Wildpoldsried’s green initiative first started in 1997 when the village council decided it should build local industries to bring in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/nuclear-strength-linthal-2015-takes-shape-swiss-alps/feed/ 17 Running It All On Clean Energy: “A Question Of Social And Political Will” http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/running-clean-energy-question-social-political-will/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/running-clean-energy-question-social-political-will/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:10:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63023 Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson says the United States has the technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if we can manage to exercise the social and political will to do so. He’s the guy who told David Letterman we already have enough wind to power the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/running-clean-energy-question-social-political-will/feed/ 9 Win-Win-Win For Electric Cars, Nissan, Bhutan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/22/win-win-win-electric-cars-nissan-bhutan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/22/win-win-win-electric-cars-nissan-bhutan/#comments Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:30:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63000 Photo of a Leaf negotiating Thimphu, capital city of Bhutan, released by Nissan 2/21/14. A new agreement between leading EV manufacturer Renault-Nissan and the Asian mountain nation of Bhutan looks like a win for both parties, and a great development for electric vehicles in general. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s chief executive officer, visited Bhutan this week

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/01/missouri-environmental-groups-sue-utilities-for-disobeying-renewable-energy-compliance-laws/feed/ 5 Tropical Dams Dispel Clean Energy Myth http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/tropical-dams-dispel-clean-energy-myth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/tropical-dams-dispel-clean-energy-myth/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 08:46:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38657   Tropical reservoirs are a “methane factory, continuously removing carbon from the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and returning it as methane, with a much greater impact on global warming.” Thus argue the scientists Philip Fearnside and Salvador Pueyo, whose latest article just appeared in the journal Nature Climate Change. In their commentary, Fearnside and Pueyo dispel

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/tropical-dams-dispel-clean-energy-myth/feed/ 6 Renewables Now Cheaper than Coal in Michigan, Could Be $5-Billion Industry http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/28/renewables-now-cheaper-than-coal-in-michigan-could-be-5-billion-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/28/renewables-now-cheaper-than-coal-in-michigan-could-be-5-billion-industry/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:56:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35303 New renewable energy generation is now cheaper than new coal generation in Michigan, and could also be a $5-billion annual industry for the economically hard-hit state. So say two recent reports analyzing the state’s progress toward renewable energy goals.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/28/renewables-now-cheaper-than-coal-in-michigan-could-be-5-billion-industry/feed/ 7 The Global CDM Hydro Hall of Shame http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/the-global-cdm-hydro-hall-of-shame/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/the-global-cdm-hydro-hall-of-shame/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35040 The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is meant to catalyze climate-friendly and sustainable projects in low-income countries. Instead, it’s provided massive subsidies to hydropower developers while increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Through deception and abuse of the system, at least two-thirds of all CDM projects are likely not additional, and more are slipping in each year. In

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As part of energyNOW!’s “Israel Connection” series, chief correspondent Tyler Suiters explored how discoveries half a world away could revolutionize the way we generate clean energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/27/three-israeli-innovations-that-could-power-u-s-renewables/feed/ 4 The Hydropower Industry Needs Standards, not Scorecards, to be Sustainable http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/22/the-hydropower-industry-needs-standards-not-scorecards-to-be-sustainable/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/22/the-hydropower-industry-needs-standards-not-scorecards-to-be-sustainable/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:07:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28505 The International Hydropower Association (IHA) just launched the "Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol" at its bi-yearly Congress in the town of Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil, last week. The Protocol is in reality only a scorecard that rewards hydropower companies and financiers with a greenwashed stamp of approval; it does not represent a true step towards the actual practice of sustainability in the sector

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A new national 10-year plan from Brazil shows that the country will triple its use of renewable energy by 2020 and that a lot of that energy will be wind energy.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/09/brazil-to-triple-renewable-energy-by-2020-focus-on-wind/feed/ 8 World Water Day: 60 Posts on Water & Cleantech http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/world-water-day-60-posts-on-water-cleantech/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/world-water-day-60-posts-on-water-cleantech/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:17:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24868 Today is world water day. We've written quite a number of posts on different ways water is connected to cleantech and clean energy. Rather than write a whole new post on one or two aspects of this, I've decided to do a compilation piece. The following are articles on CleanTechnica (and a few from our sister site Planetsave) on some of the connections between cleantech and water

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/world-water-day-60-posts-on-water-cleantech/feed/ 3 Water & Energy Facts (Blog Action Day on Water) http://cleantechnica.com/2010/10/15/water-energy-facts-blog-action-day-water/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/10/15/water-energy-facts-blog-action-day-water/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:00:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=16702 This post is part of our participation in Blog Action Day 2010, which is on the topic of Water. If you didn’t know, we use water to pump crude oil out of the ground, remove pollutants from power plant exhaust, flush residue after fossil fuels are burned, cool power plants, and much more. Our energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/10/15/water-energy-facts-blog-action-day-water/feed/ 28 New Yorkers Can Now Buy Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Online http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/01/new-yorkers-can-now-buy-renewable-energy-certificates-recs-online/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/01/new-yorkers-can-now-buy-renewable-energy-certificates-recs-online/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:39:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4086 A new initiative by New York City, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACENY) is making it possible for residents of New York to buy Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through three easy steps on a simple, new website. The website is called Green Power NYC. The program

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/01/new-yorkers-can-now-buy-renewable-energy-certificates-recs-online/feed/ 3 Largest Working Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Device in the World Launched http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/30/largest-working-hydro-electric-wave-energy-device-in-the-world-launched/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/30/largest-working-hydro-electric-wave-energy-device-in-the-world-launched/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:41:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4074 The largest working hydro-electric wave energy device was launched by Queen’s University Belfast, Aquamarine Power Ltd. and the Scottish government recently, bringing the global wave energy industry one major move forward. The device is called Oyster. It is the only hydro-electric wave energy device producing power in the world, according to Queens University Belfast. How

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/30/largest-working-hydro-electric-wave-energy-device-in-the-world-launched/feed/ 4 Report: Renewable Energy is Leading Source of New Electric Generating Capacity in US http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/23/report-renewable-energy-is-leading-source-of-new-electric-generating-capacity-in-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/23/report-renewable-energy-is-leading-source-of-new-electric-generating-capacity-in-us/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:56:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1954 Renewable energy is starting off right in the new year with the “Electric Power Annual 2007″ report from the US Energy Information Administration. According to the newly released report, non-hydroelectric renewable energy is now the leading source of new electric generating capacity in the US. In 2007, electric power generation increased 2.3%, from 4,065 million

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/23/report-renewable-energy-is-leading-source-of-new-electric-generating-capacity-in-us/feed/ 0 Searaser Device Uses Waves to Pump Sea Water Uphill, Could Be Huge Boost for Hydro Power http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/searaser-device-uses-waves-to-pump-sea-water-uphill-could-be-huge-boost-for-hydro-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/searaser-device-uses-waves-to-pump-sea-water-uphill-could-be-huge-boost-for-hydro-power/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1515 [social_buttons] A UK engineer has invented a device that harnesses wave power to pump sea water uphill, from where it can flow downhill to create hydroelectricity, raising hopes of a cheap, abundant source of renewable energy. In trials, the device, called the Searaser, has pumped water more than 160ft above sea level, using little more

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/searaser-device-uses-waves-to-pump-sea-water-uphill-could-be-huge-boost-for-hydro-power/feed/ 15 99 Year Old Hydroelectric Plant Coming Back Online http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/30/99-year-old-hydroelectric-plant-coming-back-online/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/30/99-year-old-hydroelectric-plant-coming-back-online/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:18:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1395 In our search for new clean technology, it’s important to pay attention to inventions of the past. A tiny hydroelectric plant in the Yorkshire Dales area of England is coming out of a 60 year retirement next summer to create renewable energy. The Linton Falls hydroelectric plant will work with the use of two Archimedean

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/30/99-year-old-hydroelectric-plant-coming-back-online/feed/ 60 British Canals to Become Green Power Stations http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/08/british-canals-to-become-green-power-stations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/08/british-canals-to-become-green-power-stations/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:23:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1257 SmartPlanet report that British Waterways is turning UK canals into alternative energy power stations. The company’s proposal calls for 50 wind turbines and assorted small-scale hydro-power schemes to be installed in canals and locations. In addition to generating enough energy to power 45,000 homes (100 MW of capacity), the proposal will save over 100,000 tons

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