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Unwanted Properties are Becoming Energy Hotspots

One conflict that has plagued the renewable energy industry is that wind farms and solar arrays require a lot of public space. But what if that space was previously neglected, unused and going to waste? Recently, renewable energy developers have begun building on abandoned or contaminated sites u...

Ben | 0 comments | Oct.25.2013 | Get involved > Post
Energy for free from the sea

Martin McAdam of Aquamarine Power in Edinburgh has expressed his delight at receiving funding from the Scottish government. He reckons Aquamarine have proved the worth of their Oyster in the most powerful storms (nine-metre waves, to be exact). “I hope that this award will help us to attrac...

catchkin | 0 comments | Sep.23.2013 | Get involved > Post
More Wind Turbines, Not Batteries, Could Be Grid Answer

A new study appears to back up the idea that building more wind power in order to meet peak demand – even if the turbines sometimes produce more energy than the grid needs – could be a better strategy than spending resources on trying to store the energy in batteries. You might recall that this w...

twopiece | 0 comments | Sep.17.2013 | Get involved > Post
Hawaii’s next energy source could be power from the sea

Energy from the ocean shows huge promise. Can you imagine a totally clean 100-megawatt power plant running on water power? We take a tour of the new facility. Can you imagine a 100-megawatt renewable energy power plant capable of running this entire island of 185,000 people? I can, because I’ve s...

mini | 0 comments | Sep.16.2013 | Get involved > Post
Bubbling Up: Geothermal Sees Big Global Growth

The Geothermal Energy Association says 70 countries are moving forward with nearly 700 projects. Global geothermal power capacity could be on its way toward doubling, according to a new industry report, as projects unfold around the world, with a number of countries closing in on putting their fi...

catchkin | 0 comments | Sep.13.2013 | Get involved > Post
World’s Biggest 100 MW Geothermal Plant Built by Israel’s Ormat in...

The New York Stock Exchange-traded company Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) has built what’s being cited as the world’s largest geothermal plant. Geothermal plants tap into heat emitted by the earth’s core, turning this otherwise wasted heat into electricity. The 100 MW plant now online in New Zeala...

winpower2 | 0 comments | Sep.13.2013 | Get involved > Post

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