Triboelectric Device Could Harvest Static Electricity From Waves
Static electricity is all around us, from the tiny shocks you get from taking off your shirt on a dry day to electrical...
Could Dale Vince Be Britain’s Elon Musk?
Has anyone cast Elon Musk as a superhero? If so, does he have counterparts in another green universe? All superheroes have them, and “Zero...
DOE Awards $17 Million in Funding to Advance Clean Ocean Power
The US Department of Energy (DOE) just announced the $16 million in funding for public/private partnerships in order to focus on untapped energy resource...
Wave-Powered Desalination Plant to Open in Australia
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) in Perth, Australia is poised to become the very first company in the world to build...
Does Ocean Energy Mean Wave Power or Tide Power?
Another form of hydroelectricity being investigated involves the movement of the ocean. Here, consistency could mean the difference between wave power or tide power.
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New Ocean Current Energy Harvester Cheaper and Easier to Maintain
Solar power drives everything on this planet, from ocean currents to the trade winds, all of which could be used to generate electricity for...
New “Power Matrix” Online Game Focuses on Renewable Energy, Siemens
Siemens, basically the General Electric of Germany, has a lot of stake in renewable energy, from generators to energy storage.
Siemens recently started a supercapacitor...
Commercial Wave Power Farms Hope to Mainstream New Green Energy Source
Despite recent technological advances, wave power has been very unsuccessful. Initially, attempting to harness the most powerful waves for energy made sense, but experts...
Tidal Power May Become Major United Kingdom Energy Source
According to a report in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, estuary barges and tidal streams might be able to provide...
Deep Green’s Tidal Energy Technology a Game Changer for Sustainable Energy
The Swedish company Minesto has secured rights from The Crown Estate to perform tests off the coast of Northern Ireland to determine if they...
