Watching the slow steady success of tidal power …

August 14, 2011

 While reading “Rising tide: Company unveils plans for cutting-edge turbine to be deployed next spring” it spurred some interest on how tidal power continues to slowly move forward. Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) offered an open house to everyone in the Eastport Maine community(1). ORPC’s open house was on their 35-ton research vessel Energy Tide 2 [...]

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Energy Islands, “News”?

May 16, 2010

In a recent article in EnergyBiz Magazine, Salvatore Salamone pointed out a interesting “energy island” concept promoted by KEMA. The original 2007 proposal would “comprised of a ring of dikes surrounding a 50 meter deep reservoir,” pumping sea water into the reservoir during times of excess power, using that sea water generate power during intervals [...]

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Digicel Pacific takes next step in OPEX Savings with Hybrid Solar

February 14, 2010

Back in August 2008 Digicel Pacific took their first step into hybrid energy solutions.  The focus is practical, focusing on “…logistical problems of refueling and maintaining generators ….”.  As mentioned in the press release: Douglas Creevey, Chief Technical Officer for Digicel, said: ‘As oil becomes more scarce and expensive, renewable energy will be used more [...]

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