Posts Tagged ‘renewable’
Minesto Tidal Energy
Minesto develops a new concept for tidal power plants called Deep Green. Deep Green is based on a fundamentally new principle for electricity generation from tidal currents. The power plant is applicable in areas where no other known technology can operate cost effectively due to its unique ability to operate in low velocities. Minesto expands the total marine energy potential and offers a step change in cost for tidal energy.
The principle of the technology can be explained as a two stage process.
The first stage increases the relative flow speed entering a turbine. When the tide hits the wing it creates a lift force, since the kite is mounted to the ocean bed with a tether and is controlled by a rudder, the kite can be taken in the desired trajectory, here in an eight formed path. The method increases the flow velocity into the turbine by 10 times, compared to the actual stream velocity.
The second stage uses a generator to convert kinetic energy into electrical power.
The net result is increased power from a smaller package. The planned normal full size weighs only 7 tons excluding anchoring which gives an energetic payback time of 3 weeks, compared to 8 months for onshore wind.
The test confirms power production of the plant at Marin in Holland.
Duration : 0:2:34
Video-podcast: Is Europe still a leader in renewable energy technologies?
Video-podcast about a panel discussion at the European Patent Forum in Madrid on 28 April 2010
Duration : 0:3:1
Posted in renewable energy sources | 
Tags: brevet, DG, energy, EnergyEuropean, Environment, EPO, European, greenovate!, inventor, Krell, Madsen, office, patent, Patentamt, renewable, Renewables, Sabatar, Technology, Tourism, transfer, Vestas, Wilnow | 
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Renewable Energy Solution of the Month – Wind
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That there is power in the wind is not a new discovery, man has been using it for thousands of years.
What most people don’t realize is how much experimentation has been going on in this century.
There is no shortage of energy…
20% wind by 2030
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_2030.html
Shifting to Renewable by 2030
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/october19/jacobson-energy-study-102009.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-path-to-sustainable-energy-by-2030
China takes lead in Wind Development
Oil spill animation
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/animation_gulf_of_mexico_oil_s.html
Wind History part1
Wind History part 2
National Academy – Bird and Environmental impacts
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11935&page=72Pumped storage plants in the US
http://www.industcards.com/ps-usa.htm
Wind lowers electricity prices in Europe
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aGDZMpv5Y9Vo&pos=13#
reuters _ “Loss of Wind” event
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2749522920080228
Why the Texas event raises no concern about wind
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1701
ERCOT study of “loss of wind” event
http://interchange.puc.state.tx.us/WebApp/Interchange/Documents/27706_114_577769.PDF
Denmark: Best for Doing Business_2 years in a row
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/6/bizcountries09-best-countries-for-business_Denmark_CHI001.html
New York Times – a Sea of Untapped Energy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02about.html
Nordpool implements negative price
http://www.nordpoolspot.com/Market_Information/Exchange-information/No162009-Nord-Pool-Spot-implements-negative-price-floor-in-Elspot-from-October-2009-/
Denmark: Happiest people in the world
http://www.visitdenmark.com/usa/en-us/menu/turist/nyheder/nyheder/danes-happiest-people-in-the-world.htm
Duration : 0:9:57
Clean Energy Solutions for Climate Change
Dr.Donald Aitken – presents an inspiring ‘yes we can’ vision of a solar energy future and how to get there in this excerpt from a keynote address by physicist, solar architect, recipient of the World Solar Industry Award. 40 mins.
Duration : 0:43:32
Mike Fay on Clean Energy – Part 2 of 3
Around Town (a local cable television program in Concord, NH) hosted by Dick Patten with featured guest Mike Fay to talk about renewable energy promotion.
Duration : 0:10:0
Posted in clean energy |
Tags: around, clean, concord, dick, discussion, Economy, educational, energy, Environment, fay, hot topics, Interviews, michael, Mike, new hampshire, NH, patten, promotion, renewable, sustainable, town |
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