MendoCoastCurrent, October 30, 2009 Just last week in Scotland the Oyster from Aquamarine Power passed a crucial test and is no longer in locked-down position on the seabed. Now the Oyster moves back and forth in the ocean waves, pumping high-pressure water to its onshore hydro-electric turbine as it readies for full-commissioning. The Oyster captures [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Aquamarine’s Wave Energy Oyster Takes Big Step Forward
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Nearshore Wave Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aquamarine Power, Electricity Generation, Martin McAdams, Near-shore technology, Oyster, Renewable Energy, Scotland, U.K., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Device on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whale Songs Drowned Out by Human Noise Pollution
Posted in Climate Change, Dead Zones, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Ocean Energy, OCS, Research, Whale Death, Whales, tagged Cetaceans, Climate Change, Conservation, Dolphins, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Man-made Noise, Military Sonar, Noise Pollution, Ocean, Ocean Acidity, Protection, Seismic Surveys, Sound Pollution, Whale Death, Whale Sonar, Whales on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Endangered species’ communication critical to survival ARIEL DAVID, Seattle Post Intelligence, December 8, 2008 The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world’s oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday. That sound pollution — everything from increasing commercial shipping [...]
Noise Pollution Forcing Blue Whales to Cope & Compete
Posted in Canada, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, News, Ocean Energy, OCS, Research, Wave Energy, Whale Death, Whales, tagged Behavioral Impact, Blue Whale, Canada, Environmental Impact, Lucia Di Iorio, Noise Impact, Noise Pollution, Ocean, Ocean Energy, Ocean Noise, Ocean Research, Seismic Surveys, Whale Death, Whale Sonar, Whales on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, October 27, 2009 Editor’s Note: Over the past few weeks there have been numerous Blue Whales showing up dead on the coast of California and a cause of the recent Blue Whale washing up on the Mendocino coast has been the topic of great discussion and mystery here. Actual cause of death has been [...]
San Francisco Scoping Wave Energy
Posted in Australia, Bay Area, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Australia, Biopower Systems, bioWAVE, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Renewable Energy, San Francisco, SFPUC, Tim Finnigan, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Farm on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UPI, October 23, 2009 Australian ocean energy company BioPower Systems announced it reached an agreement with the city of San Francisco to explore wave energy technology. “The feasibility of ocean waves as an energy source is being considered and this could lead to further project development,” said John Doyle, acting manager of infrastructure at the [...]
NOAA Boat Kills Blue Whale Off Mendocino Coast
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, News, NOAA, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, Research, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Investigation, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, MLPA, NOAA, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Wh, Whales on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Dan Bacher, October 23, 2009 Environmentalists and fishermen on California’s North Coast are calling for an independent investigation into the killing of an endangered blue whale off Fort Bragg by a mapping survey boat contracted by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service. In order to stop the killing of any more whales, locals are also asking [...]
Somebody Likes Us
Posted in MendoCoastCurrent, tagged GBA, Notes Along the Path on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
To MendoCoastCurrent, October 14, 2009 I hereby present and award the Gorgeous Blogger Awards to the bloggers I admire very much: ~Sharie at Sending Joy Inspiring us to change our minds to let healing happens; ~Sven at A World of Words Exploring ruminations from the spaces between soil and soul; ~Drew at Freestyle Theology Engaging [...]
OPT Inks Deal to Test Wave Energy in Japan
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Hydrokinetic Energy, Japan, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tokyo Wave Power Initiative, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Electricity Generation, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Japan, Japan Wind Development, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., OPT, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Tokyo Wave Power Initiative, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on October 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, October 8, 2009 Ocean Power Technologies Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with three Japanese companies to develop a demonstration wave energy station in Japan. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. and Japan Wind Development Co. comprise this consortium and have invited OPT to become a member of this Tokyo Wave Power [...]
Pelamis Wave Energy Device Testing Again
Posted in Economic Issues, EMEC, Energy Research, Europe, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Orkney Islands, Renewable Energy, Scotland, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged AW-Energy, E.On, Electricity Generation, EMEC, Funding, Iberdrola, P2, Pelamis Wave Power, Scotland, Sea Snake, Tidal Energy, Tidal Turbines, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, WaveRoller on October 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
NAO NAKANISHI, Reuters, October 5, 2009 A first attempt fell victim to the crisis: now in the docks of Scotland’s ancient capital, a second-generation scarlet Sea Snake is being prepared to harness the waves of Britain’s northern islands to generate electricity. Dwarfed by 180 metres of tubing, scores of engineers clamber over the device, which [...]
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price
Posted in California, Economic Issues, Incentives, News, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, China, Electricity Generation, Energy Tax Credits, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Incentives, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Residential Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, SolarCraft, U.S., US Energy Policy on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, August 27, 2009 When Greg Hare looked into putting solar panels on his ranch-style home in Magnolia, Tex., last year, he decided he could not afford it. “I had no idea solar was so expensive,” he recalled. But the cost of solar panels has plunged lately, changing the economics [...]
Renewable Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
Posted in California, Energy Research, Nevada, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, Water Issues, Water Rights, tagged Amargosa Valley, BrightSource, California, Dry Cooling, Electricity Generation, FPL, Ivanpah, Nevada, NextEra Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Mellennium, Solar Millenium, Solar Thermal, Southwest, Tessera Solar, VantagePoint Venture, Water Issues, Water Rights, Wet Cooling on October 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
TODD WOODY, The New York Times, September 30, 2009 In a rural corner of Nevada reeling from the recession, a bit of salvation seemed to arrive last year. A German developer, Solar Millennium, announced plans to build two large solar farms here that would harness the sun to generate electricity, creating hundreds of jobs. But [...]
25-inch Tsunami on Mendocino Coast
Posted in California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Tsunami, U.S., Wave Energy, tagged California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Tsunami, U.S. on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: When walking Manny, my dog, at Seaside Beach on the Mendocino coast on October 3rd, I noticed evidence from the tsunami in the dramatically high water markings left behind and advised below: Ukiah Daily Journal, September 29, 2009 A 25-inch tsunami is expected to hit the Mendocino Coast tonight at 8:53 p.m., according [...]
Re-Examine Kent State Now, Let’s Finally Get the Truth Out
Posted in Allison Krause, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Truth Tribunal, News, Obama, Ohio, President Obama, Student Protest, The Aftermath of Loss, Truth Tribunal, U.S., Vietnam War, tagged 40th Anniversary, Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Murders, Kent State Truth Tribunal, MendoCoastCurrent, Ohio, Order to Shoot, Student Protest, Truth Commission, Truth Tribunal, U.S., Vietnam War on October 3, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Editor’s Note: The Kent State Truth Tribunal invites your participation, support and tax-deductible, charitable donations. If the Truth at 1970 Kent State matters to you, please join us here. MendoCoastCurrent, October 3, 2009, December 14, 2009, March 11, 2011 On May 4, 1970, 67 bullets were fired at protesting anti-Vietnam war students on the Kent [...]
WaveRoller Signs $4.4M Demonstration Project in Portugal
Posted in Energy Research, EU-15, Europe, Finland, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Ocean Energy, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged AW-Energy, CALLFP7, Electricity Generation, EU, Europe, Finland, Funding, John Lilejlund, MendoCoastCurrent, Peniche, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, WaveRoller on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, October 2, 2009 AW-Energy, a Finnish renewable energy company developer of WaveRoller, a patented wave energy technology, has signed a $4.4M (3 million euros) contract with the European Union to demonstrate its technology. The contract between AW-Energy and the EU is the first one under the “CALL FP7 – Demonstration of the innovative full [...]
