Posted in bioenergy, tagged algae, biofuels, USA on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two years into development, innovative startup enables path to energy independence; Unveils proprietary production system capable of supplying unlimited quantities of renewable fuel at costs competitive with fossil fuels
Cambridge, Mass.—July 27, 2009—Joule Biotechnologies, Inc., an innovative bioengineering startup developing game-changing alternative energy solutions, today unveiled its breakthrough Helioculture™ technology—a revolutionary process that harnesses sunlight to [...]
Posted in infrastructure, tagged UK on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aquamarine welcomes new funding for marine energyBack
16 July 2009
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power welcomes the £60m package for marine renewable energy development announced yesterday [July 15] by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) under The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan.
The package includes £9.5m for the Wave Hub in Cornwall; £10m for the New [...]
Posted in infrastructure, tidal and currents, wave, tagged UK on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 July 2009 10.30 BST Article history
The PowerBuoy wave energy converter, which is to be used as part of the Wave Hub project. [...]
Posted in infrastructure, tagged grid on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WWF, Germanwatch, Vattenfall Europe Transmission and TenneT promote full grid integration of renewable energies
Renewables-Grid-Initiative brings together NGOs and TSOs and announces initial partners
Europe needs a better electricity grid for renewables. It is necessary to:
- Fully integrate localised and decentralised renewable supplies
- Fully integrate large-scale offshore wind and concentrated solar power
- Facilitate the possibility to recover [...]
Posted in infrastructure, tagged grid on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Europe needs a Supergrid
2 July 2009 | By Jessica Rowson
Investment in a Europe-wide energy grid should be prioritised over renewable technology, an EU advisor claimed this week.
“The transmission is the key for reducing CO2 emissions, not the renewable technology,” said Interconnection coordinator for the EU Commission Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch at last week’s Off shore Wind [...]
Posted in offshore wind, tagged offshore wind on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Engineers warn ports must invest more to support the offshore wind industry
2 July 2009 | By Jessica Rowson
UK ports must start investing in facilities to support the off shore wind industry, leading wind engineers said this week.
More capacity will be needed to handle the demands of larger wind farms which are to be built further [...]
Posted in tethered, wave, tagged Orecon, wave on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wave devices can last 25 years, says Orecon – 22-06-09
Orecon believes its multi-resonance chamber device can last for 25 years
A Cornish wave power developer is working towards extending the longevity of its wave device to 25 years, it has been revealed.
Speaking at Seaworks’ maritime industry conference in Southampton on Tuesday, Clive Adshead of Orecon, said [...]
Posted in floating, tethered, wave, tagged moorings on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Launch powers wave energy research
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 is [...]
