I’m having discussions with a start-up in the New England section of the U.S. that offers a unique approach and capability to hydrokinetics; they’re interested in having my team and me deliver a set of “biz dev” actions aimed at …
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I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve responded to an inventor: “Will it generate electricity? Yes. Will it do so cost-effectively? Not in a million years.” Here’s the poster child for this phenomenon. If anything like this …
Here’s a question I was asked earlier today. If the average ocean depth is two miles, and 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, that means that there are tens of millions of cubic miles of water bobbing …
I make go/no-go decisions re: attending conferences the way anyone else does. I’m motivated to go if: • I’m invited to speak • It’s close, i.e., a drive as opposed to a plane ride
My friend Bob Huff (of Brazilian run-of-river hydro fame) sent me this incredible piece on the status of the migration to cleantech in Brazil. I respond: This is a wonderful production; I’m really impressed with the idea and its execution, …
(The language used in the diagram here is Estonian. – ed) Today we are all aware of the longstanding water shortage in California that threatens crop production and can lead to restrictions on commercial and domestic use of water. What …
Those keeping track of the development of hydrokinetics (including tidal, ocean current, wave energy, etc.) will be interested to know that the U.S. Department of Energy is shelling out $7.4 million to encourage R&D in this space. As long as …
Even though it’s experiencing appreciable economic and political uncertainty, Brazil doesn’t seem to waver too much in its profound commitment to renewable energy. The vast majority of the 1.8 GW installed last year was wind energy, and, while I’m a …
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I have to give this guy credit for thinking outside the box. Here’s his patent for converting the mechanical energy from falling raindrops into electricity. Will it work? Sure. Does it represent a potentially cost-effective solution in the renewable energy …
Unique Approach To Hydrokinetics: Harvesting the Energy of Rain Read More »
A fellow wrote to me just now to say that, as a high school student, he had become aware of the force of siphoned water, and came to understand that by “using two ponds, (he) could turn a water turbine …
