Looking to lay the foundation for sustainable economic development centered on tidal and marine renewable energy, the Ports of Normandy and local government authorities announced plans to expand the ports of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham.
Tidal power is always pretty impressive to understand, given the sheer scale on which the power is generated. Imagine a wind turbine turned upside down and dunked in some of the roughest seas and you begin to imagine just how tricky but beneficial tidal power can be. And according to … [continued]
In the world of energy, Hawaii is known for its need for alternative energy sources, excellent conditions for test bed projects, and access to the Asia Pacific market. So button up your Aloha shirts and slide your feet into a pair of slippers (flip flops); to kick off 2013, … [continued]
NREL just made a big announcement regarding an interactive tool it has created for developing a cleaner energy future. Here’s the full announcement (screenshot from the BITES website added): The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created an energy analysis tool to help individuals … [continued]
When the sun shines, illuminating and inciting photosynthesis for plant life, we also catch it with our solar panels. We catch these rays to use them for our electricity needs, and we catch them to hold for times when the sun is hidden away. When the breeze blows, when wind stirs and incites, … [continued]
Here’s an interesting solar energy video that one of our fabulous readers shared awhile back: The post on which the video was shared was a short post that included these two graphics: And here’s one more worth checking out (from the video above, actually — recommended in the comments … [continued]
This article has been reposted from RenewEconomy with permission. RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on what would be big in 2013 in clean energy in Australia. What emerged was a couple of key themes – the continued proliferation of solar PV and the growing interest … [continued]
Aside from the solar energy news roundup and clean transport news roundup I just published, here’s one more roundup of big cleantech news from the past couple days: Clean Energy (In General) Germany’s Network Agency Says Power Outages “Unlikely” Amidst Renewable Energy Growth: “The President of the Network Agency, … [continued]
