Villa Åkarp is a positive net energy house being built outside of Malmo, Sweden. The house, brainchild of doctor of building physics, Karin Adalberth, will … A Positive Net Energy HouseRead more
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Posted inEnergy / Water
Water and Energy
The connections between energy and water are significant and complex. We use vast amounts of energy to collect, move, treat, use, and clean water. And … Water and EnergyRead more
Posted inConservation / Energy
Save the daylight
Moving the clocks forward an hour in summer makes better use of evening daylight. The flipside is the darker mornings. It’s an idea that’s been … Save the daylightRead more
Posted inEnergy / Wave
PowerBuoy
PowerBuoy Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. are point absorbers, with a linear generator for a power take-off system. The “smart” buoys, based on integrated patented hydrodynamics, … PowerBuoyRead more
Posted inEnergy / Osmotic Power
World’s First Osmotic Power Plant Opens in Norway
Norway’s Statkraft has been researching the technology — which generates power by exploiting the hydrostatic pressure created when fresh water passes through a special membrane … World’s First Osmotic Power Plant Opens in NorwayRead more
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Salt power plant
In the hunt for alternatives to polluting and climate-warming fossil fuels, attention has turned to where rivers meet the sea. Here, freshwater and saltwater naturally … Salt power plantRead more
Posted inEnergy / Geothermal / USA Empire
US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts
A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. US Geothermal Power Production and … US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 GigawattsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Energy
The hidden costs of energy production
’A report just released by the National Academies of Science estimates the ‘hidden’ costs of energy production and use. These costs, which include human health … The hidden costs of energy productionRead more
Posted inConservation / Energy / USA Empire
Use clothesline
After taking a class that covered global warming last year, Jill Saylor decided to save energy by drying her laundry on a clothesline at her … Use clotheslineRead more
Posted inEnergy / Renewable / Wind
Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Go Online
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is expected to go into operation at a site 30 kilometers off the coast of Denmark. The farm, called … Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Go OnlineRead more