Attendees at the Energy Ocean show in Atlantic City, NJ last week received a snapshot of some of the latest technology for extracting the energy from moving ocean water, and a glimpse into how all this is improving year-to-year. This …
Latest Marine Hydro Technologies at the Energy Ocean Show Read More »
Here’s another post from the Energy Ocean show in Atlantic City, NJ. As I mentioned earlier, ocean energy in its various forms, including off-shore wind, tidal, ocean current, wave, and OTEC, lacks the maturity of its cousins in renewable energy, e.g., …
Ocean Energy Is Important, But Faces Stormy Conditions Read More »
Just a quick note to let readers know that this Energy Ocean show is really worth-while, and I’m very glad I built an extra day onto my trip to New York to attend it. The introductory speaker opened the proceedings …
Here’s an article in the Wall Street Journal that presents a short summary of different types of devices that generate electricity by converting the kinetic energy from ocean waves. I was a WSJ subscriber for many years when I was …
Wall Street Journal Covers Ocean Wave Energy – But Why? Read More »
Here’s a thinly guised attempt to ridicule the idea of government subsidies for renewable energy generally, clothed in a report on a failed company with a huge device to extract energy from ocean waves. Obviously, the burden of proof of …
Ocean Wave Energy Machines Have More Potential Than Some Would Like To Admit Read More »
I just reviewed another in a long series of attempts at ocean wave energy. This one is similar to a Pelamis, but, because it requires less material it will be less expensive, thus offering a lower levelized cost of energy …
About a month ago, I mentioned that I had run across a very interesting group of folks in Brazil. The team, captained by an extremely senior financial/energy professional, has assembled a package of 13 “small” (1 – 30 MW) and …
More on that Super-Attractive Run-Of-River Hydro Project Read More »
South America’s energy demands can be met in different ways, but most countries lean to hydro in one form or another. One of the reasons I’m so excited about the run-of-river hydro projects I’m trying to put together in Southern …
In the Absence of Run-Of-River Hydro, We Get Eco-Wrecking Dams Read More »
For those who may not have seen my email when I sent it around earlier, I ran across a very interesting group of folks in Brazil in late 2013. The team, captained by an extremely senior financial/energy professional, has assembled …
Brazilian Run-Of-River Hydro Project Looks Quite Attractive Read More »
In early march, my colleague Jim Boyden and I are headed up to Berkeley for the annual meeting of the American Physical Society. We’ll be checking out some of the breakthroughs in the application of physics to solving the problems …
American Physical Society’s “Third Conference on the Physics of Sustainable Energy” Read More »
