PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A tidal power project is delivering electricity to the U.S. power grid for the first time, energy officials said Thursday. ...
The summer Arctic could be ice-free in a few years, further accelerating global warming, and ultimately causing more volatile weather in the lower 48, of the kind we've been experiencing only... worse.
We have a problem distinguishing between wants and needs. Needs are food, clothing and shelter. Wants are iPods, Lady Gaga and nuclear energy. Honestly, we could all do with a good scolding from Mother Nature.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine regulators on Tuesday put three utilities on the path to distribute electricity harnessed from tides at the nation's ea...
Imagine expanding the number of tidal turbines in NYC's East River over the next ten years -- enough to ultimately generate about 1 megawatt of electricity, enough to power 9,500 New York homes.
From EarthTechling's Pete Danko: Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories see marine-based power generation – which they call MHK, for mar...
From EarthTechling's Caleb Denison: Add another notch to Oregon’s growing wave power industry. The case for commercialized wave energy is enjoyin...
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When it comes to ocean power, wind turbines get all of the attention. But below the surface of the infamous East River, tidal turbines are getting ready to make a big statement in the Big Apple.
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Fickle weather can make for inconsistent power supply from wind and solar. Unless we lose the Moon or the Earth stops rotating, we can depend on the tide.
PORTLAND, Maine — A developer of tidal power in the nation's northeastern corner is reporting success with its first commercial-sized underwater...
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A quiet revolution is underway in the world of hydropower. A suite of emerging technologies holds the promise of a benign form of power generation tha...
The Swedish start-up Minesto is working on a new kind of underwater turbine, called "Deep Green." One of these kites, working for an hour, could suppl...
Morgan Stanley plans to build a 150-megawatt data center powered entirely by tidal energy off the coast of Scotland, the banking giant announced earlier this month.
The article also notes that Wiehl speaks to Google's efforts to generate renewable energy, and mentions their investments in wind, thermal solar and geothermal energy.
San Francisco is one of the greenest cities in the country because we did not wait for Washington. We are taking action now to green our environment and our economy from the ground up.
North America should forget a continental energy policy which will guarantee its economic pre-eminence -- but this will only work if the US imposes strict conservation and Mexico changes its oil policies immediately.
