Posts in 'Blue Energy'
Brazil Approves Enormous Hydroelectric Dam in Heart of Amazon
Posted on Feb 16, 2010 by Derek Markham.
Brazil has approved an environmental license for the construction of a huge hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, bringing criticism from environmentalists for potential damage to the river basin and displacing indigenous peoples, even though the project is touted as a carbon neutral way to meet the region’s power needs.
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1.5 Megawatts of Wave Power Coming to Oregon
Posted on Dec 08, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
The first phase of an Oregon wave power project off the coast of Reedsport has begun with the contract award to build the first PowerBuoy. This project is the”first commercial wave energy PowerBuoy® system in North America”, and eventually 10 buoys will be brought online. One buoy will produce 150 kilowatts and create 30 jobs, according to Business Wire, and the first one will be brought online 2010.
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Award-Winning HydroVolt Makes a Splash in Micro Hydro
Posted on Nov 27, 2009 by Scott James.
In talking about renewable and sustainable energy sources, most people think about brand new technologies. In truth, many renewable technologies are improvements and updates of energy options that have been around for centuries. The Hydrovolt is a new take on hydroelectric power that is making a splash in the micro-hydro world. The Hydrovolt is “a hydro-kinetic water turbine that floats in man-made water channels.” In other words, it puts the power of hydroelectricity in your hands.
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Hydropower Is No Longer a “Renewable” Energy Because of Climate Change
Posted on Nov 04, 2009 by Susan Kraemer.
Because a supply of water can no longer be relied on in some regions of the US; some of the states with legislation now in place to increase renewable energy no longer define existing hydro-electric power as a “renewable” source of power.
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$4.4 Million for Diver Who Invented WaveRoller Inspired by Underwater Door Encounter
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 by Susan Kraemer.
It was a Eureka moment for Rauno Koivusaari, and he started to work on harnessing the powerful motion for generating underwater wave power. Now, fifteen years later, the EU is funding the WaveRoller invented by that former diver, with $4.4 million. His company AW-Energy will do a demo of his device in “the wave capital” Peniche area off the Portugese coast.
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