Day: February 4, 2019
Tidal array scheduled for deployment off the Isle of Wight in England
More than a year after Prime Minister David Cameron publicly announced support for the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Center (PTEC), Great Britain’s Marine Management Organization (MMO) issued a license on April 20 to Royal HaskoningDHV to deploy and operate a proposed 30-MW tidal array at the center,…
Aquatera strengthens marine energy ties in Japan
Scotland-based power and environmental consultant Aquatera Ltd. Has entered into a partnership with the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association in an effort to help Japan bolster its marine energy sector through international collaboration.
First U.S. Grid-Connected OTEC Plant Goes Live on Hawaii
Hawaii Governor David Ige on Aug. 21 joined executives from the Office of Ocean Naval Research (ONR), Makai Ocean Engineering and other organizations on-site at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) in cutting the ribbon and commissioning the first U.S., and world's largest,…
Makai Builds Ocean Thermal-Energy Demo Plant With U.S. Navy
Makai Ocean Engineering Inc. has built an ocean thermal-energy conversion demonstration plant in Hawaii.
Renewable Energy Gains Greater Opportunity in US Clean Power Plan
After a year of being pummeled by opponents, Obama’s final carbon reduction plan emerged this week with an even stronger push for renewable energy. Wind and solar energy are centerpieces of the Clean Power Plan, the United States’ first ever rule to reduce carbon dioxide from power plants. The…
Listen Up: Vampires Sucking Power from your House
Here’s a nightmare for you: at night, when you’re asleep and you think things are quiet, there are vampires sucking power out of your house and increasing your electric bill. The fact of the matter is that every plugged in electrical device in your home uses a small amount of standby power -- even…
Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage, Decrease Carbon Footprint
Executives from 13 major U.S. corporations are announcing at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints as part of a White House initiative to recruit private commitments ahead of a United Nations climate-change summit later this year in Paris. Companies including…
Some Hope for US Renewable Energy Tax Credits As Extension Bill Passes Committee
In a lopsided 23-3 vote, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted yesterday to extend a number of renewable energy production tax credits through the end of 2016. The vote allows developers of wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas, incremental hydroelectric, and ocean energy to take advantage of…
Climate Talks Nearing Consensus in Behind-the-Scenes Meetings
Publicly, the United Nations climate-change talks look mired in disputes over everything from money to the length of the proposed agreement.
Global Renewable Energy Is Status Positive
The headline figure from the authoritative REN21 Renewables Global Status Report 2015 (GSR) states renewables accounted for more than 59 percent of all new electricity generating capacity installed worldwide during 2014.