Tidal Power

Maine Finds Electricity In The Tides

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 04.25.2012

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine regulators on Tuesday put three utilities on the path to distribute electricity harnessed from tides at the nation's ea...

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Hydrokinetic Power: The Next Wave in Renewable Energy?

Peter Hanlon | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Wave Power, East River, New York City, Hydrokinetics, Department of Energy, Hydrokinetic Power, East River Tidal Power, Wave Power New York, East River Tidal Energy, Green News
Peter Hanlon

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.

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Is Marine Power The Next Wind Power?

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Verdant Power, Video, Water Power, Sandia National Laboratories, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Tidal Energy, Marine Power, Green-Technology, Green News

From EarthTechling's Pete Danko: Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories see marine-based power generation – which they call MHK, for mar...

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The Power Plant Of The Future?

Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Green News Report: March 3, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Eastern C...

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Tidal Power Rolls Into New York

Peter Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Ocean Energy, New York, Verdant Power, East River, Turbine Blades, New York News
Peter Hanlon

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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Green News Report: December 7, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Happy Bir...

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The Most Reliable Energy Source in the World? (video)

Frank Sesno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Intermittancy, Snohomish, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Clean Energy, Washington State, Puget Sound, Green News
Frank Sesno

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.

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'Largest Ocean Energy Power Plant' In US Reports Success With First Turbine

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Green News Report: August 17, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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A Quiet Revolution in (Non-Dam) Hydropower

Patrick McCully | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Offshore Renewables, Renewable Energy, Hydropower, Renewables, Tidal Power, Wave Power, Tidal Energy, International Rivers, Green News
Patrick McCully

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...

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'Deep Green': Underwater, Kite-Based Energy Powered By The Tides

GOOD | Andrew Price | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Morgan Stanley Floats Tidal Power Plans

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josie Garthwaite

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.

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Google Sets Your Data Adrift?

Nancy Edwards Cronin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Edwards Cronin

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.

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Green Leadership

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Solar, Green Jobs, Wind, Green, Pollution, Van Jones, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Environment, Tidal Power, San Francisco, Austin, President Bush, Mayor Newsom, Netroots Nation, Green Economy, Green News
Gavin Newsom

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.

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NAFTA: America's Energy Solution

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Alternative Energy, Manhattan Project for Energy, Mexico, Conservation, Obama, Mccain, Canada, U.S., Drill Bans on Federal Lands and Offshore, Democrats, Nafta, Windfall Profits Tax, Power Generation, Hybrids, Oil, Tidal Power, Fuel Efficiencies, Hydro-Electric Power, Natural Gas, Alberta, Newfoundland, Green News
Diane Francis

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.

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