Add Energy Renewable Romania The world's largest solar boat is a catamaran named Tûranor (the name comes from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, it means Master of the Sun) operated by the PlanetSolar Expedition. They've been roaming the oceans for a couple of years, completing a record-breaking 18-month, 37,000-mile trip around the world last year. This year, the … Read more
In the process of conversion, energy is lost. How much energy is lost is an inverse measure of energy efficiency. That is to say, the more efficient the technology is, the less energy will be lost. Wind energy from a wind turbine converts the kinetic energy of wind into a different kind of … Read more
Recently, I argued that Germans are focusing too heavily on storing solar power and that we need to think more about storing everything – not just solar and wind, but just basically power from the grid. In February, my colleague Stephen Lacey published an article in February on a new turbine by GE that … Read more
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Among the big lies that windbaggers like to spread about wind energy, there are 2 that come up a lot. One is that wind turbines kill a lot of birds, relative to other human activities. The other is that windbaggers give a damn about birds. New York State Energy Research and … Read more
Scotland’s energy minister, Fergus Ewing, announced that the nation’s £18 million (US$27 million) Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), established last year, will be used going forward to provide support for the wave energy sector. Project applications will be accepted from June, and the first funds are expected to be distributed later in the … Read more
Writing in today's Guardian and last week's Mail on Sunday, Professor Myles Allen, head of climate dynamics at Oxford University, proposes that governments introduce a new regulation requiring companies that extract or import fossil fuels to sequester and store a fraction of the carbon dioxide they emit. Allen writes: "the only thing that … Read more
We are not the only ones disgusted with politicians who represent us. All over the world, especially in the capitalist countries, people are totally disgusted with corrupt politicians who represent them and who are representing only their own interests. We are not the only ones that have grievances, but also the Spanish, Americans, Greeks, … Read more
Naturally, we here at Wonkblog were all eager to see the results. But we’d quibble a bit with Wile’s interpretations of the data. His charts all struck us as horrible news. So we’re re-analyzing them here with the proper, gloom-heavy spin: 1) Inter-state wars are on the rise since 2002. Zoom in on that pink line: 2) … Read more
As the US shale boom continues and OPEC members rein in production, it is likely that US total liquids production will surpass that of Saudi Arabia and Russia very soon. Natural gas supply is growing rapidly as it is increasingly used for generating power as well as in homes and industrial plants. Traditionally, gas … Read more
The Swedish company Belatchew Arkitekter has developed an idea for a new building cladding system covered in straws that generate energy through the piezoelectric effect, thereby creating an ‘energy-generating shell’. The ‘straws’ are made of a composite material with piezoelectric qualities that turn motion into energy, which could be generated at quite low velocity … Read more
The idea of an underwater pumped hydroelectric power plant may sound like Jules Verne fiction, but then it was hatched by a German engineer who has spent much of his professional life working in aerospace technology. "Imagine opening a hatch in a submarine under water. The water will flow into the submarine with … Read more
But in Haiti’s Central Plateau, the flow of energy is intermittent at best. Consider that in Mirebalais, located 30 miles north of Port-au-Prince, the power goes out for an average of three hours each day. This poses an enormous challenge to running any hospital; surgeries are jeopardized, neonatal ventilators stall, the cold chain is … Read more
Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) development company Solar Press is investigating the potential for flexible plastic-based OPV modules to be used as a power source for remote autonomous sensors within buildings. The ‘energy harvesting’ project brings together a range of partners possessing world-class capability in low power sensors, OPV and energy management and will offer the … Read more
Government Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is currently drafting a legal framework, designed to strictly regulate the hydraulic fracturing process. Among its provisions, are mandatory environmental impact studies and a ban on exploration in the so-called water protection areas. German Brewers Federation warned the executive members through an open letter, quoted by Financial Times, that … Read more
A source of contention. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) That stat comes from this extensive new survey led by John Cook and Dana Nuccitelli, who run the Skeptical Science website. And it builds on earlier studies finding the exact same thing. The authors sifted through 11,944 climate-related abstracts over the past two decades … Read more
“We are determined to work together as advocates and implementers of renewable energy at global level,” said Altmaier. “We in Germany do not stand alone with our Energiewende, but are a part of a strong group of leaders.” The Club is intended to supplement and support the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). … Read more
The develop of a quality P.U.Z. requires (excerpt from Guide to methodology development and content framework of the Urban Zoning Plan): – Entrusting the work to a design unit with experts in the field; – Correlation of the regulations with the results of the General Urban Plan and the conclusions of the specialized studies; … Read more
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) based at Richland in Washington State, USA, has released a new comprehensive report, compiled in association with the Bonneville Power Association (BPA), which reveals that enough wind energy to power about 85,000 homes could be stored underground for later use. The study identifies two unique methods for achieving … Read more
Of course, you only need one blade to perform the function of sweeping the entire wind stream, but we often use two or three blades for mechanical reasons. That the idea is not so crazy as it first sounds is indicated by NASA’s experiment with one 15-meter long blade on its test … Read more
This is the oil producing capital of Russia, a country where oil provides 25% of the national budget, while creating terrible inflation and total dependence on oil markets. We are in the middle of a large bog covered with a slime of thick, black oil — there’s no way to … Read more
Or on the house, or the car – and possibly on fabrics, among other things. One company based in France is setting the solar bar a bit higher. Sunpartner Group, an award winning, sustainably minded business is looking into a way to integrate solar power in everyday items and structures. Their innovative … Read more