South west of England to become world centre for wave and tidal energy Business secretary Lord Mandelson names Cornwall as the UK’s first low carbon economic area with pioneering Wave Hub project Press Association guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 July 2009 10.30 BST Article history The Wave Hub socket, part of the pioneering wave power project Continue Reading →
July 10, 2009 A Rising Tide for Water Power Funding? by Justin Moresco, Contributor California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Power generated from the movement of water has enormous potential for growth in the United States, but funding for the renewable energy source lags behind other technologies like solar and wind. Institutional investors have been hesitant to Continue Reading →
Methanol and artificial photosynthesis Carbon dioxide generated by power stations can be converted into methanol and used to generate electricity or fuel cars Duncan Clark guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 July 2009 00.10 BST Article history Permanent underground storage is only one of the options for dealing with CO2 captured at a power station. One much-discussed alternative Continue Reading →
Concentrated solar power technologyZenith Solar, based in Nes Ziona a suburb of Tel Aviv, is a pioneer in a new type of solar energy that uses mirrors and lenses to focus and intensify the sun’s light, producing far more electricity at lower cost. Compared with traditional flat photovoltaic panels made of silicon, this so-called concentrated Continue Reading →
Luminescent solar concentrator Luminescent solar concentrators are plastics which concentrate sunlight to a particular spot, where the concentrated solar energy can then be converted by a multi-junction PV solar cell.[16] [17][18] This not only increases efficiency, but also decreases cost, as luminescent solar concentrator panels can be made cheaply from plastics, while PV-cells need to Continue Reading →
The Fireless Locomotive Written by Hank Morris The fireless locomotive is one of the most remarkable and foolproof locomotive designs devised. A locomotive equipped with a large tank or reservoir instead of a boiler and firebox, it carries no fire. This engine was essentially a giant thermos bottle lying on its Continue Reading →