[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgKgc_Oo1fI]As part of my series of basic videos for newcomers on the main renewable energy technologies, I lay out the basic forms of clean energy and say a few words about photovoltaics, solar thermal (aka concentrated solar power or …
Tag: Hydrokinetics
Infographic – History of Renewable Energy InfoGraphic
We at 2GreenEnergy are on a quest to introduce the basic concepts of renewable energy to newcomers to the field, and, to that end, we’ve begun to create a series of “infographics,” providing a few essential concepts at a glance. …
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Unique Approach to High Head Hydrokinetics — Investors Needed
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmI-Y8EGQnc] Here’s a short video in which I discuss a unique approach that applies nicely to hydrokinetics in high head conditions, e.g., waterfalls or steep rapids. Does this scale to the point that it can replace terawatts of fossil …
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Cyclo Ocean — Clever Start-up in Ocean-Current Hydrokinetics
I just got off the phone with Paul Greyschock, from hydrokinetics start-up Cyclo Ocean in Vero Beach, FL. There were a couple of items that made this conversation noteworthy. First is the technology itself. If you check out the website, …
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Cool Idea in Run-of-River Hydrokinetics
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmoVgU93Z44&w=420&h=315] In this interview, I discuss a radical new approach to run-of-river hydrokinetics where the water is falling far over a short distance, e.g., a waterfall. The company’s solution is extremely straightforward and would be easy for a wily …
Hydrokinetics Has Great Potential to Provide Clean Energy
Hydrokinetics is quite an appealing subject; here’s why: huge masses of water are moving all around us more or less constantly, in our ocean tides and other predictable currents, as well as in our large rivers — and rightfully, these …
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Hydrokinetics: Clean Energy Business Plans Based on Hydro
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozUfsAF8IM&w=425&h=349] Here’ s a short presentation on hydrokinetics, in particular, a few clean energy business plans that are based on run-of-river, ocean current, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, etc. This is of particular interest to me as I go about …
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[The Vector] Looking at Hydrokinetics: American Hydropower
What’s going on in the U.S. with Hydropower? The Departments of Energy (DOE) and the Interior announced this month, in April 2011, that $26.6 million in funding to advance hydropower technology has been designated. The studies will focus on innovative and efficient …
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HydroWorld — Breaking News on Hydrokinetics
As I’ve covered in a few of the reports published here at 2GreenEnergy, notably the “Three Brass Tacks of Renewable Energy,” I’m a partner in a company with a unique approach to run-of-river hydro called Hydrokinetic Laboratories. The company’s founder …
About Brian Polagye, Contributor to “Renewable Energy Facts and Fantasies” – Hydrokinetics
The University of Washington’s Dr. Brian Polagye contributed to the book’s chapter on hydrokinetics. His work focuses on responsibly harnessing the kinetic energy in moving water, in particular, developing a better understanding of the practically recoverable resource for tidal streams. …
