CASSANDRA SWEET, Dow Jones Newswires, November 20, 2009
California regulators have proposed approving a long-term contract between PG&E and Solaren, developers of a speculative technology that would beam 200 megawatts of solar power to earth from outer space.
Under the 15-year contract, Solaren Corp., of Manhattan Beach, Calif., would ship 850 gigawatt-hours of solar power a year [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Electricity Generation’
California CPUC Considering PG&E’s Space Solar Energy Project
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solaren, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S. on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nature Inspired, Award Winning ECO-Auger Flows Forth
Posted in Biomimicry, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Feasibility, Fish-friendly, Hydro Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Nearshore Wave Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged Alaska, Bi-directional, Biomimicry, ConocoPhillips, Double Helix, ECO-Auger, Electricity Generation, Fish-friendly, Hydraulic Pump, Hydrokinetic Energy, Kenai River, Penn State University, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., W.S. Anderson, Wave Energy on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, November 16, 2009
For centuries humanity has gazed at the sea, rivers and rambling brooks in awe of water currents and the energy potential they hold. With increasingly critical demand for safe renewable energy solutions, our ability to capture water power has been an abstruse, distant choice for mitigating our dependence on fossil fuels.
Now with [...]
Bob Lyon Installs Cool Residential Small Wind Turbine
Posted in AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, News, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Editor’s Note: They’ve got it going on!
LISA BULE, St. Petersberg Times, November 7, 2009
This is Bob Lyon’s version of a midlife crisis sports car.
“This is the craziest thing I’ve done in my life,” the 47-year-old commercial painter joked Friday after a crane lowered a 19-foot, 1-ton wind turbine onto a pole behind his waterfront vacation [...]
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 »
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 energy found [...]
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 San Francisco [...]
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 Initiative.
This [...]
Pelamis Wave Energy Device Testing Again
Posted in EMEC, Economic Issues, 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 | 1 Comment »
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 is designed [...]
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 for many [...]
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 then things [...]
WaveRoller Signs $4.4M Demonstration Project in Portugal
Posted in EU-15, Energy Research, 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 size systems.” [...]
American Progress Publishes Investment Plan for Low Carbon Economy
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Center for American Progress, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Funding, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Low Carbon Economy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PODESTA, GORDON, HENDRICKS & GOLDSTEIN, Center for American Progress, September 21, 2009
With unemployment at 9.5%, and oil and energy price volatility driving businesses into the ground, we cannot afford to wait any longer. It is time for a legislative debate over a comprehensive clean energy investment plan. We need far more than cap and trade [...]
U.S. Dept of Energy to Fund 22 Ocean Energy Projects with $14.6M
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., Funding, EPRI, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Smart Grid, Ocean Energy, Marine Energy, Electricity Generation, Hydropower, Energy Funding, Hydro Research Foundation on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, September 21, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it is providing $14.6 million in funding for 22 water power projects to move forward in the commercial viability, market acceptance and environmental performance of new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as conventional hydropower plants.
The selected projects will further the nation’s supply of [...]
Salazar’s View on US Offshore Wind Energy Potential
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, News, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Offshore Wind, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farms on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Excerpts from Environmental Leader, April 10, 2009
US Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told participants at a summit meeting “that U.S. offshore areas hold enormous potential for wind energy development in all coastal metropolitan centers, and the wind potential off the coasts of the lower 48 states could exceed electricity demand in the U.S.
The [...]
Maine Moving Forward in Tidal Energy with FERC
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Maine, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., tagged Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, FERC, Maine, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S. on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JACKIE NOBLETT, Mass High Tech, August 18, 2009
Maine and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will cooperate on the application, review and permitting process for tidal energy projects after signing a memorandum of understanding Wednesday.
The MOU calls for the entities to notify each other when a tidal developer applies for a preliminary permit, pilot project license [...]
Aquamarine’s Oyster Now Placed & Connected in Ocean
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, EMEC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Europe, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Nearshore Wave Energy, Ocean Energy, Orkney Islands, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aquamarine Power, California, Electricity Generation, EMEC, Martin McAdams, Near-shore technology, Orkney, Oyster, Renewable Energy, Scotland, U.K., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hydro Review, August 18, 2009
Off the north coast of Scotland in waters 10 to 12 meters deep, ocean energy developer Aquamarine Power Ltd. has bolted its Oyster wave energy converter to the ocean floor and expects to be generating power by year’s end.
A team of offshore professionals eased the 194-ton converter into the sea at [...]
North Carolina to Ban Mountaintop Wind?
Posted in Electricity Generation, North Carolina, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, U.S., Viewscape Issues, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, tagged Electricity Generation, North Carolina, Renewable Energy, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, July 22, 2009
Some North Carolina politicians consider this type of thing an aesthetic blight — and want to ban it from the state’s peaks and ridgelines.
A furious battle over the aesthetics of wind energy has erupted in North Carolina, where lawmakers are weighing a bill that would bar giant [...]
Solar Forests Shade for Parking and Charging Electric Cars
Posted in Biomimicry, Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, News, Plug-in Hybrids, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, tagged Biomimicry, Car Charging Network, Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, Neville Mars, Plug-in Hybrids, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Forest, Solar Photovoltaic on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MIKE CHINO, Inhabitat, July 27, 2009
Although electric vehicle use is on the rise, we’re certainly not out of the woods yet in terms of providing them with a steady supply of clean energy – that’s why designer Neville Mars has conceived of an incredible EV charging station that takes the form of an evergreen [...]
Establishing Oyster Nearshore Wave Energy Off Orkney
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, EMEC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Europe, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Nearshore Wave Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Orkney Islands, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Aquamarine Power, Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, EMEC, Hydraulic Oscillator, Near-shore technology, Orkney, Oyster, Queen's University, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Array, Wave Energy Device on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, August 4, 2009
Oyster nearshore wave energy technology from Aquamarine Power is in the process of being placed on the seabed in the Atlantic off the coast of the Orkney Islands, Scotland for trials in autumn 2009.
The Oyster is based on a large, hydraulic oscillator fitted with pistons and activated by waves. The oscillation pumps [...]
EnviroMission Files to Build Two Solar Towers in Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., tagged Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, EnviroMission, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Tower, U.S. on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 2, 2009
EnviroMission Ltd. recently filed two land applications in the United States for two prospective Solar Tower power station developments.
Melbourne, Australia-based EnviroMission Limited, also opened operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and established a 100% owned subsidiary, EnviroMission (USA) Inc., to lead Solar Tower development in the American market.
The drive for Solar Tower development in [...]
The Way to a New Energy Future
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Carbon Emissions, Colorado, Congress, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Research, Geothermal Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Greenhouse Gas, New Mexico, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Wind Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Colorado, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Geothermal Energy, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, New Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, President Obama, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, July 26, 2009
Just north of the Colorado-New Mexico border, in the sunny expanses of my native San Luis Valley, America’s clean energy future is taking root.
Under President Obama’s leadership, four tracts of land in southern Colorado and two dozen tracts across six Western states may soon be supplying [...]
From Coal Mine to Wind Farm in Four Years
Posted in Coal-fired Power Plants, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, Wyoming, tagged Coal Mine, Electricity Generation, Glenrock Wind Farm, Reclamation, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Tracking, Wind Turbines, Wyoming on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DANIEL TERDIMAN, CNET, July 23, 2009
Wyoming — Walking across the former site of the Dave Johnston Mine here, about half an hour outside Casper, you’d never know that over the course of 42 years, 104 million tons of coal was taken out of the ground.
But now, instead of having a heavy carbon footprint–and coal certainly [...]
FERC Guiding & Accelerating Development of Smart Grid
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, News, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cybersecurity, Demand Response, Electricity Generation, Energy Transmission, FERC, Smart Grid, Transmission Issues, U.S., U.S. Power Grid, US Energy Policy on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 19, 2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) moved to accelerate the development of a smart electric transmission system that could improve the efficiency and operation of the grid. The Smart Grid Policy Statement sets priorities for work on development of standards for the developement of a reliable and smart grid.
Smart grid advancements are [...]
U.K. Funding Massive Marine Energy Project
Posted in Britain, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Europe, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, tagged Cornwall, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OPT, RDA, Renewable Energy, Severn Tidal Project, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.K., Wave Energy, Wave Hub on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EMMA WOOLLACOTT, TG Daily, July 15, 2009
The world’s largest wave farm is to be built off the coast of south-west England under plans announced today. Pledging an investment of £9.5 million ($15.6 million), Business Secretary Lord Mandelson dubbed the region the first “Low Carbon Economic Area”.
The Wave Hub project – a giant, grid-connected socket on [...]
U.S. Treasury, DOE Offer Cash including Ocean and Hydro Renewable Energy Projects
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, U.S., Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Tidal Energy, DOE, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectric Dams, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Steven Chu, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Dept of Treasury, Energy Funding, Hydro on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hydro Review with edits, Pennwell, July 9, 2009
The U.S. Treasury and the Department of Energy are now offering $3 billion in government funds to organizations developing renewable energy projects including hydropower and ocean energy projects.
The funds, from the economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February, support the White House goal of doubling U.S. renewable [...]
DOE Awards $153 Million to State Energy Programs
Posted in ARRA, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged U.S., Funding, New York, DOE, Renewable Energy, Georgia, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Steven Chu, Electricity Generation, ARRA, Energy Efficiency, SEP, State Energy Programs, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Virgin Islands, Local Energy Strategies on July 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 06, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $153 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Under the Dept. of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP), states and territories have proposed statewide [...]
DOE Secretary Chu Heralds $32 Million to Modernize Hydropower
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydro Energy, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydropower, MendoCoastCurrent, Pumped Storage Technology, Renewable Energy, Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 30, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is making available over $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
His announcement supports the deployment of turbines and control technologies to increase power generation and environmental stewardship at existing non-federal hydroelectric [...]
Massachusetts Proposes Master Plan for Ocean Energy
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Massachusettts, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, Massachusetts, OCS Leases, Outer Continental Shelf, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILIA WANG, GreenTechMeida, July 1, 2009
The draft plan covers how the state would plan and oversee all sorts of projects located within the state waters, including wind, tidal and wave farms.
Massachusetts released a draft of a plan Wednesday that would govern the permitting and management of projects such as tidal and wave energy farms.
Touted by [...]
British Wave Energy Buoy Powers On
Posted in Britain, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, England, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Cornwall, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Funding, PRIMaRE, Renewable Energy, SWMTF, UK, United Kingdom, University of Exeter, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Devices, Wave Hub on June 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
STEPHEN IVALL, Falmouth Packet UK, June 27, 2009
The ambition for Cornwall to become a world-leading centre for wave energy has moved a step closer to reality with the launch of a two-tonne (2000kg) buoy off the coast of Falmouth.
Developed by a team at the University of Exeter, the South Western Mooring Test Facility (SWMTF) buoy [...]
New England Tidal Energy Research Scores $950K Federal Grant
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Maine, Massachusettts, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Atlantic Ocean, ATMC, Cape Cod, Dartmouth, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Maine, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, MREC, MTC, New England, New England Renewable Energy Center, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, U.S., UMass, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GRANT WELKER, Herald News, June 25, 2009
A renewable energy consortium based at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center has received a $950,000 federal grant to study the potential for a tidal-energy project between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, among other projects.
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center, which includes professors and students from the University of [...]
Senate Adopts Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., Funding, DOE, OREC, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Ocean Energy, Marine Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, US Senate, Marine Renewable Promotion Act, Sean O'Neill, Adaptive Management Program on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 19, 2009
The United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today adopted legislation to include key provisions of the Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act (Senate Act 923).
In response, the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) commended Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for including the marine energy provisions to [...]
Obama Energy Officials Reveal New Western States Renewable Energy Initiatives and Strategies
Posted in ARRA, Biomass, DOA, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Western Renewable Energy Zones, tagged ARRA, Biomass, DOA, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, MendoCoastCurrent, MOU, National Electricity Grid, Obama, Reliability Issues, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Western Renewable Energy Zones, Western States, Wildlife Data Systems on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 17, 2009
The West has been at the forefront of the country’s development and implementation of renewable energy technologies, leading the way in passing effective Renewable Portfolio Standards and harnessing the region’s significant renewable energy resources. The initiatives announced at the recent annual western governors’ meeting offered a collaboration of federal and state efforts [...]
OPT Reaching Milestones with PowerBuoy in Scotland
Posted in EMEC, Electricity Generation, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged Electricity Generation, EMEC, Europe, European Marine Energy Centre, Manufacturing, Mark R. Draper, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OPT, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Devices on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EnergyCurrent, June 11, 2009
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (OPT) has reached two major manufacturing milestones in the development of the company’s PB150 PowerBuoy, a wave energy converter that is to be ready for deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland by the end of 2009.
The mechanical elements of the power take-off system of [...]
GE Energy Lands $500M in Bahrain Project
Posted in Electricity Generation, Funding, Natural Gas Turbines, News, Persian Gulf, Steam Turbines, tagged Al Dur Project, Bahrain, Electricity Generation, Funding, Gas Turbines, GE Energy, Natural Gas Turbines, Renewable Energy, Steam Turbines, Steve Bolze on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PAM ALLEN, The Business Review, Albany, June 11, 2009
GE Energy said today it has secured more than $500 million in contracts to supply advanced power generation equipment and long-term services for the Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project, the largest power plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain, an Arabic country in the Persian Gulf.
The [...]
The Renewable Energy Vision of FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Fossil Fuel, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Peak Oil, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Coal-fired Power Plants, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Electricity Generation, Electricity Grids, FERC, Grid Hacks, Jon Wellinghoff, Natural Gas, Reliability Issues, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2009
When giving his slide presentation on America’s new energy direction, Jon Wellinghoff sometimes sneaks in a picture of himself seated in a midnight blue, all-electric Tesla sports car.
It often wins a laugh, but makes a key point: The United States is accelerating in a new energy direction [...]
Worldwide Investments Increasing in Tidal, Wave and Hydrokinetic Energy
Posted in Australia, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Eureka, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Hawaii, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Scotland, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., UK, US Energy Policy, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aguçadoura, Alstom, Australia, California, Canada, Chevron, Concepts ETI, Cost of Wave Energy, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Endesa, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Georgia Tech Research, Hawaii, Humboldt, Lockheed Martin, Northern California, Oceanlinx, OPT, Oregon State University, OTEC, OWC, Pacific Energy Ventures, PCCI, Pelamis, PG&E, Portugal, Re Vision Consulting, Renewable Energy, RWE, SAI, Scotland, Siadar, Siemens, Snohomish PUD, Tidal Energy, Tidal Turbines, U.S., UK, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, Verdant, Wave Energy on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
JAMES RICKMAN, Seeking Alpha, June 8, 2009
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. As the world’s largest solar collectors, oceans generate thermal energy from the sun. They also produce mechanical energy from the tides and waves. Even though the sun affects all ocean activity, the gravitational pull of the moon primarily drives the [...]
OPT Leaving California for Oregon Wave Energy
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Oregon, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, California Wave Energy, California Wave Energy Partners, Cape Mendocino, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Humboldt, MMS, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OCS, OCS Renewable Energy, OPT, Oregon, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, WaveConnect on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts from FRANK HARTZELL’s article in the Mendocino Beacon, June 4, 2009
Ocean Power Technologies’ subsidiary California Wave Energy Partners in it’s “wave energy project proposed off Cape Mendocino has surrendered its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit, making two major companies that have abandoned the area in the past two weeks.
The moves come at [...]
Obama Moves to Cut Wave Energy Funding
Posted in DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Budget Cut, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Obama, Port Townsend, President Obama, Puget Sound, Renewable Energy, Snohomish PUD, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Navy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
LES BLUMENTHAL, The Bellingham Herald, May 30, 2009
The Obama administration has proposed a 25% cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest – wave and tidal energy. At the same time the White House sought an 82% increase in solar power research funding, [...]
Molten Salt Technology Sheds New Light on Solar Energy
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Molten Salt, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, U.S., tagged Aerospace, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Mirrored Heliostat Arrays, Molten Salt Technology, Renewable Energy, Rocketdyne, Solar Collector, Solar Energy, SolarReserve, U.S. on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm’s proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proven workable in a pilot project near Barstow in the 1990s.
PETER PAE, The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009
Just past Barstow on Interstate 15, Las Vegas-bound travelers can eye a tower resembling a lighthouse [...]
Sonoma Funds First AB 811 Loan
Posted in AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Sonoma, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, tagged AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Tax Credits, Funding, Homeowner Funding, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, Sonoma County, U.S., US Energy Policy on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OurGreenJourney, May 20, 2009
Sonoma County has funded its first clean energy loan secured by a lien on property taxes. As we have posted before, the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program is California’s first county wide energy efficiency financing district, authorized by AB 811.
The loan of $25,500 went to homeowners and paid for a 5 [...]
Mendocino Energy Launches
Posted in California, DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, Mushroom Bioremediation, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, SRI, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Stanford, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, DOD, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, EPRI, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, NOAA, Northern California, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy Incubator, Renwable Energy, Silicon Valley, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wind Energy on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, May 20, 2009
At this core energy technology incubator, energy policy is created as renewable energy technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.
The Vision
Mendocino Energy is located on the Mendocino coast, three plus hours north of San Francisco/Silicon Valley. On the waterfront of Fort Bragg, utilizing [...]
PG&E Cancels Mendocino WaveConnect Project
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, FISH, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Humboldt Wave Energy, Humboldt WaveConnect, Mendocino County, Mendocino Wave Energy, Mendocino WaveConnect, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Pilot License, WaveConnect on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editors Note: On June 9, 2009, PG&E filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a petition to release the Mendocino WaveConnect preliminary permit.
MendoCoastCurrent, May 11, 2009
In early May 2009, PG&E’s WaveConnect team decided to cancel the Mendocino WaveConnect project because the Noyo Harbor didn’t pass muster and was deemed insufficient in several engineering aspects, [...]
FERC Issues GreenWave Wave Energy Permit
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Fort Bragg, Green Wave, GreenWave, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Northern California, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sonoma County, Tony Strickland, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts of FRANK HARTZELL’s article, Mendocino Beacon, May 7, 2009
GreenWave Energy Solutions, an “alternative energy startup has been granted a three-year preliminary permit to study wave energy off Mendocino.
It’s locals’ first look at action by a newly recast Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is tasked by the Obama Administration to make a greater push [...]
US Senate Bill May Boost Ocean Energy Research
Posted in Alaska, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, California Wildfires, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Funding, Marine Energy, Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Senate, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SustainableBusiness.com News, April 30, 2009
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to encourage development of renewable ocean energy.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the legislation as a companion to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Jay Inslee, (D-Wash.), that would authorize as much as $250 million a year to promote [...]
AB 811 Workshop in Sacramento on April 29th
Posted in California, California Energy Commission, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Event, Funding, News, Northern California, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Small Wind, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Mendocino, California, Funding, DOE, Renewable Energy, Northern California, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Economic Stimulus Plan, AB 811, Caifornia Energy Commission, ARRA on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 26, 2009
The California Energy Commission is conducting a workshop on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in Sacramento, to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provisions related to funding for energy projects.
The workshop will focus on Assembly Bill 811 (Levine, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2008) that finances the installation of energy efficiency improvements, [...]
Ocean Energy Surges Forward
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, EPRI, FERC, Fishermen, Hawaii, Humboldt, Maine, Marine Renewable Energy Center, Minerals Management Service, MMS, New York, Northern California, Ocean Renewable Power, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind, PG&E, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Surfers, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Verdant, Wave Energy, WaveConnect, Wind Energy on April 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 2009
Three miles off the craggy, wave-crashing coastline near Humboldt Bay, California, deep ocean swells roll through a swath of ocean that is soon to be the site of the nation’s first major wave energy project.
Like other renewable energy technology, ocean energy generated by waves, tidal currents or steady offshore [...]
FERC Dismisses All Grays Harbor Permit Apps
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Massachusettts, Mendocino Coast Current, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, UAE, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, Grays Harbor, Hawaii, Massachusetts, MendoCoastCurrent, MMS, MOU, New York, OCS, OCS Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wave Energy, Renewable Energy, Rhode Island, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 23, 2009
In Octoberr 2008 Grays Harbor Ocean Energy applied for seven Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permits for projects located in the Atlantic Ocean about 12 to 25 miles offshore off the coasts of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and in the Pacific Ocean about 5 to 30 miles off the coasts [...]
Offshore Wind and Wave Energy DOI Regulations
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Wind, Dept of Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, MMS, Ocean Energy, OCS, OCS Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H. JOSEF HEBERT, AP/StarTribune, April 22, 2009
Washington D.C. — The Interior Department issued long-awaited regulations on April 22, 2009 governing offshore renewable energy projects that would tap wind, ocean currents and waves to produce electricity.
The framework establishes how leases will be issued and sets in place revenue sharing with nearby coastal states that will receive 27.5% [...]
PG&E Exploring Space Solar Energy
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Gary Spirnak, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Solar Array, Solar Energy, Solaren, Southern California, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 17, 2009
San Francisco – PG&E has begun exploring renewable energy from space as it seeks approval from California state regulators, the CPUC, to purchase power from Solaren Corporation offering 200 megawatts over 15 years.
Solaren’s technology uses solar panels in Earth orbit, converting the energy to radio frequency for transmission to an Earth-based receiving station. The [...]
Wave Energy Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Edwin Feo, Electricity Generation, Energy East, Environmental Issues, EPRI, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Finavera Renewables, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Maurice Hill, MMS, NOAA, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Palo Alto, Pilot Project Licensing Process, Renewable Energy, Roger Bedard, Socio-Economic Issues, Stanford University, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Geological Survey, Washington, Wave Energy on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
COLIN SULLIVAN, The New York Times, April 14, 2009
Palo Alto — Technology for tapping ocean waves, tides and rivers for electricity is far from commercial viability and lagging well behind wind, solar and other fledgling power sectors, a panel of experts said last week during a forum here on climate change and marine ecosystems.
While the [...]
Scottish Oyster Installing at EMEC
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Europe, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino Coast Current, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Scotland, Tidal Energy, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aquamarine Power, Electricity Generation, EMEC, Europe, Fugro Seacore, Funding, MendoCoastCurrent, Ocean Energy, Oyster, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Devices, Wave Energy Trials on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, March 25, 2009
Aquamarine Power has signed a $2.7 million contract with Fugro Seacore to install their wave energy generator, the Oyster, at the European Marine Energy Center.
Aquamarine’s Oyster converter is designed for waters that are from 26-52 feet deep with anticipated installation 550 yards offshore in the second half of 2009. The Oyster has [...]
FERC Proposes Smart Grid Energy Policy & Invites Comments
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Electricity Generation, FERC, Interoperability Standards, Mendocino Coast Current, MendoCoastCurrent, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy Blogger on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, March 20, 2009
Yesterday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), led by Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, filed this FERC Smart Grid Policy Statement introducing a proposed Smart Grid, interoperability standards with an interim period rate plan. FERC has invited comments by May 1, 2009.
FERC offered this summary:
This proposed policy statement and action plan provides guidance to inform [...]
Interior and FERC Announce Agreement on Offshore Renewable Energy Development
Posted in DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, DOI, Electricity Generation, Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC, FERC Licensing, MMS, MOU, Ocean Energy, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Permitting Issues, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Flux, Wind Energy on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cherry Creek News Staff, March 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint statement issued today Secretary of the Interior (DOI), Ken Salazar and Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Jon Wellinghoff announced that the two agencies have confirmed their intent to work together to facilitate the permitting of renewable energy in offshore [...]
Center for Ocean Energy Tech Funding Ocean Turbine Studies
Posted in Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Florida, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Research, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged COET, Commercialization, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, FAU, FERC, Florida, Funding, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, SeaTech, Susan Skemp, Turbines, U.S., US Energy Policy on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ocean Energy Council, March 17, 2009
Researchers in Dania Beach, Fla., landed almost $1.2 million in a federal grant to continue working on an underwater turbine prototype that will use ocean currents to generate power.
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) joined Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., today to announced the funding [...]
Wave Energy Flux Around the World
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Electricity Generation, Map, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Flux on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, March 17, 2009
Here’s a map indicating the measurement of wave energy flux around the world:
From March 2009 Greentech Innovations Report.
